Ezra Miller’s problems cast doubt on the fate of The Flash movie

The fate of the Warner Bros film The Flash is now uncertain due to the controversial behavior of Ezra Miller, to which several arrests have been added. On Monday, August 8, the actor was charged with a serious crime of robbery in Vermont, where he resides and the police are allegedly looking for a mother and three children who were allegedly victims of the robbery.

For its part, Warner and its new parent company, Warner Bros Discovery, were hoping that this negative publicity about the protagonist of Rapidwhose, whose the first is scheduled for June 23rd 2023, but the situation with Miller worsens.

A source familiar with the matter and who asked not to be identified said Hollywood reporter that the study prepares for three possible scenarios.

What are the possibilities

First of all Warner received the information that Miller, 19, whose mother is accompanying him in recent days seek professional help after returning to his farm in Vermont.

If that happens, the actor might give an interview at some point where he might explain his erratic behavior in recent years; After this meeting with the press, one would think that he participates in an abbreviated way in advertising for Rapid and the film would come out as planned by the studio.

The second scenario is that if Miller doesn’t ask for help, Warner could release the film, but does not expect Miller to play a leading role in terms of marketing and advertising. Miller would also not be the Flash in the future as the role would be recast in future projects.

The third believes that if Miller’s situation were to worsen even further, it would prompt Warner to decide do not preview Rapid and that the project is rejected, as it cannot be shot with a different actor. Miller plays various characters and is present in almost every scene. Indeed, demolishing a $ 200 million film would be unprecedented in the history of the sector.

change company

Now, it all comes between changes at Warner.

Earlier this month, Warner Bros. Discovery’s new CEO David Zaslav shocked Hollywood when he quit. bad girl, a $ 90 million movie made for HBO Max. Unlike Rapidthere was no controversy, on the contrary, Zaslav chose to reduce taxes on the project and stop making films streaming for DC Universe.

Miller was cast in the role of The Flash in 2014 at the same time as the film was announced. The development process of this film was extensive and with multiple directors coming and going in those years up to the director Andy Muschietti managed to get the project off the ground.

The film is also the protagonist Michael Keatonreturning as Batman after his performance 30 years ago e Ben Affleckalso like Batman but in a different version of the character.

Miller already has his history in superhero movies, in which he starred Batman and Superman: Dawn of Justice Y suicide squadboth released in 2016, before having the lead role in Justice League, in 2017.

Rapid It is considered a key film for Warner, as it hopes it will mark a new direction for the DC universe; according to opinion polls, the film has done well so far, despite Miller’s growing legal woes.

Earlier this week it emerged that Miller had been accused of stealing several bottles of alcohol from a Vermont home.

According to the police report, authorities were informed of a possible robbery when County Road residents in Stamford reported it. several bottles of spirits were stolen from the inside during his absence. The investigation, which included the collection of statements and the analysis of surveillance videos, found reason to accuse Miller of robbery.

In April, Miller was arrested in Hawaii and charged with second-degree assault when asked to leave a party. which infuriated the actor who overturned a chair and hit a 26-year-old woman in the head. Shortly before, he had been arrested for disorderly conduct and harassment at a karaoke bar in Hilo, Hawaii.

The consequences of his behavior began to become evident last Tuesday when Salvador Dalí’s biopic, Daliland, excluded Miller from the press release. The film will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September. The actor plays a younger version of the artist in the project, played by Ben Kingsley.

For his part, Zaslav puts his chest to problems and stressed that the studio is engaged in the theatrical releases of several films, in particular Rapid. “We have seen them and we think they are great and we are convinced that we can still make them better,” the executive said of the next DC Universe list.

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