If you’re someone who can forgive kidnapping, assault and grooming children, but draw the line at starring in bad movies, then we’ve got some great news – ‘The Flash’, starring Ezra Miller, is being hyped as one of the greatest films of the modern era ahead of its release in June 2023.
According to the film’s production designer, Oscar winner Paul Austerberry, it’s so good that “people will forget” Ezra Miller’s sketchy history when it releases.
“Austerberry says he’s not too concerned about how the stories surrounding Miller will affect the film. ‘People will forget that,’ he said, noting that Miller did a superb job playing the titular hero as two distinct characters, which required production to shoot the film in ‘two different chunks,’ with Ezra switching roles every few days.”
In a previous breakdown by Variety, experts predicted The Flash would be the biggest DC hit since The Dark Knight hit cinemas 15 years ago. High praise indeed:
“Director Andy Muschietti is hot off of the It movies, Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck are returning as Batman, and the plot hinges on time travel and multiverses, two of the hottest things going in superhero storytelling.
Studio insiders haven’t been this excited for Warner Bros. superhero movie since The Dark Knight movies. In fact, almost everything about The Flash points to a massive summer sensation.”
Production of ‘The Flash’ had been mired by controversy because of Ezra Miller’s disturbing behaviour over the last couple years. Most recently, the 29-year-old was charged over a burglary, which was pretty tame compared to the time he choked a woman out, threatened to murder a man and his “sl*t wife”, and groomed a 12-year-old girl.
This sent Warner Bros into full on crisis mode over whether they should scrap the $200 million blockbuster, but I guess they decided not to because a) it cost $200m to make and b) they actually think it’s that good a movie. You might be thinking; well obviously DC would make out like ‘The Flash’ is one of the best films ever, but test screenings earlier this year also received the highest scores the industry has seen since The Dark Knight trilogy. So it’s looking promising in that regard.
With Miller somehow avoiding jail time and now seeking help for “complex mental health issues”, it seems the waters have calmed a little bit and Warner Bros are on course to release the film as planned this June. Pretty ironic how they will have managed an almost real-life Joker situation with Miller if the film does end up being on par with The Dark Knight. Who knows, Ezra Miller’s personal troubles might even end up being a net positive, having contributed to the hype in their own way. Let’s just hope he doesn’t do anything mental before the film drops in a few weeks’ time.
For the parents of the 18-year-old who have accused Ezra Miller of grooming their daughter using violence and intimidation, click HERE.
