Missy Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 According to Variety, David Goyer (Blade: Trinity, Batman Begins) will write, direct and produce The Flash. No word on which Flash (Jay, Barry or Wally) this will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 The latest rumors indicate that he wants to cast Ryan Reynolds, and that they'll go with the Wally West incarnation of The Flash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 My favourite Flash is from the JLA cartoon, so given that, Ryan Reynolds is probably a pretty good fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 Think Mark Hammill will return to reprise his role from the TV series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 God I hope not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat DJ Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 The latest rumors indicate that he wants to cast Ryan Reynolds, and that they'll go with the Wally West incarnation of The Flash. Hahaha, you fucking wish. Blade: Trinity writer/director and Batman Begins writer David Goyer has committed to write, produce and direct a feature adaptation of DC Comics' The Flash for Warner Bros. Pictures. Created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert, the Flash first appeared in DC Comics late in 1939. He's the alter ego of chemistry student Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick, an aspiring athlete whose exposure to heavy water fumes gives him the ability to move at incredible speeds. "'Flash' is my favorite of the properties," said Goyer, "I think the character of the Flash, who moves faster than the speed of light, opens itself up to rich cinematic and story ideas." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Since that initial posting at SHH he's gone on to say he wants to use Wally. That bit about Jay was simply the writer explaining the origin of The Flash, which led many people to wrongly believe he'd use Jay and not West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted June 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Writer/Director David Goyer recently said: Fans know there's been more than one Flash over the years. There's been a lot of speculation and rumor, but both Barry Allen and Wally West will be in this movie. We're going to go into the Speed Force and a lot of the cosmic aspects of the character from the more recent past. Trust me, we're going to do a lot more than have the Flash run on water and create vortexes. I have a guy from M.I.T. helping me with all of this. We're going to be playing with relativity, Doppler effects and all kinds of things like that. Audiences will be amazed. Sounds cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 On the same day that Joss Whedon announced he is no longer involved with the Wonder Woman movie at Warner Bros., David Goyer has revealed at his Blog that he is not writing and directing The Flash at the studio anymore either: Well, I've been waiting a few months to relate this news -- but I am sad to say that my version of The Flash is dead at WB. The God's honest truth is that WB and myself simply couldn't agree on what would make for a cool Flash film. I'm quite proud of the screenplay I turned it. I threw my heart into it and I genuinely think it would've been the basis of a ground-breaking film. But as of now, the studio is heading off in a completely different direction. I expect you'll hear of some new developments on that front shortly. But in happier news, I'll soon be able to report on what I've been doing INSTEAD of The Flash. Stay tuned. David Goyer had wanted his Blade: Trinity star Ryan Reynolds to star in the title role. http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5175 edit: Of course I find the Flash thread after I post this. Please merge it. MOD EDIT: Done. --James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 I'm confused. Batman begins wasn't a typical WB type movie, but they went with that. Now in a short space of time they have nipped 2 developments in the head to "go in another direction". I eagerly await news from WB on what is going on with these 2 movies. I wish this had gone ahead, Ryan Reynolds would have been awesome as Wally, totally awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Very interesting stuff. David Goyer Talks More Flash Source:Advanced Dark February 5, 2007 Former The Flash writer/director David Goyer has posted another note about the project and more on his official Blog. He also mentions that one of his upcoming projects is in the DC Universe: Attempted to post a bit more about The Flash and it appears to have disappeared. Well, in any event, just wanted to say thanks to all of you who've expressed their regrets, etc. To be honest, when WB first approached me about doing The Flash, it seemed a little too good to be true. A part of me thought they'd never really make a movie like that. For the record, the script did involve both Barry and Wally as The Flash. I wanted to showcase the legacy aspect of the hero -- as that was something that hadn't been explored yet in film. Like Batman Begins, the script drew on some seminal comicbook runs (Mike Baron, Mark Waid, Geoff Johns). There have been other super-hero scripts of mine that fell by the wayside. An R-rated Ghost Rider script that Stephen Norrington was going to direct. A horror-centric Doctor Strange script for Sony (which portrayed Mordo and Dormammu in a very Lovecraftian light). Even a pretty crappy Venom/Carnage script that I got roped into writing for New Line! Andy Walkers script for Batman/Superman was great. And I'm sure Whedon's Wonder Woman is pretty damn cool as well. The truth is, I've had a remarkably good track record with these kinds of films so far, so I don't have a lot to complain about. My peers and I are well-compensated for what we do. We're essentially living the dream we'd envisioned when we were kids. Now we get to meet and work with people we viewed as roll models and heroes. Just the other day I had lunch with Wendy & Richard Pini, the creators of Elfquest. (And I can remember buying their very first issue back in 1978 when I was just thirteen). I got to have dinner with Neal Adams before the Batman Begins premiere. Work with the likes of Stan Lee and Mike Mignola. In the coming weeks I'll post a bit more on the projects I've been working on since the Flash's demise. (One of them takes place in the DC Universe.) Until then... http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=5184 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 A horror-centric Doctor Strange script for Sony (which portrayed Mordo and Dormammu in a very Lovecraftian light). Very interesting, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 MTV caught up with Ryan Reynolds, who has been mentioned often as a frontrunner for The Flash. In the quotes, he leaves the door open that he might be involved with the Justice League of America movie instead of a standalone flick: I don't really know how much I'm allowed to talk about that stuff. But I'm sure they'll figure out something. It's no secret that they have a JLA script and it's a project that's in development – the contents of which, who knows. We'll see." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 MTV learned on Saturday at the junket for director David Dobkin's Fred Claus that Warner Bros. has signed the helmer for The Flash. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) and David Goyer ("Blade" films) were previously attached to direct. Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) says his adaptation won't be the character's first appearance in theaters, with the Flash a major part of George Miller's Justice League movie. Dobkin confirmed that his movie will be set in the same universe as Justice League as a direct spin-off. He added that the Flash they will use is "Wally West." Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, The Flash has the ability to run and move extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes and violate certain laws of physics, like time travel. http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=6456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Roven also told us that there is "no momentum" on comic book adaptation The Flash at Warner Bros. Pictures. http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=8115 God I hate how the media uses puns all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 So is their going to be a movie or not. Also they can fuck right off with that JL movie. If they have the kid from Reaper I'm going to move to the southern depths of hell........Where I'll be watching this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Geoff Johns to produce and write treatment for Flash movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 This makes me very happy. If they use Wally instead of Barry, that will make me even more happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Ehh. I've not much liked his work on Flash: Rebirth, so if it's anything like that, I'm wary. However, he's done a good job with Green Lanern to this point, so I'm interested in seeing what he comes up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Ehh. I've not much liked his work on Flash: Rebirth, so if it's anything like that, I'm wary. However, he's done a good job with Green Lanern to this point, so I'm interested in seeing what he comes up with. He also had a very long and successful run on Flash with Wally. Don't worry, few get the Flash like Johns does. Maybe no one but Mark Waid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Flash: Rebirth was the first experience I've had with Johns' Flash, so maybe it wasn't the best introduction for me. What would you recommend I read to get a better sense of his Flash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Flash: Rogue War is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Flash: Rogue War is awesome. This. Also, Blitz and Blood Will Run (includes the GN Iron Heights) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Out of the Flash issues of his I've read, this is my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 How very Goldfinger.... I can't really add anything except the fact that hiring great comic writers is absolutely what these DC film properties need to get them off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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