A new 2022 movie preview released by Warner Bros., courtesy of their press site, has revealed thatMichael Shannon(The Shape of Water,Knives Out) could be making his DCEU return inAndy Muschietti’sThe Flash.
Shannon’s first run in the DCEU was as General Zod in 2013’sMan of Steeland again briefly when Zod was bought back as Doomsday by Lex Luthor inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The official cast list forThe Flashalso featuresAntje Traue, who appeared as Faora-Ul, General Zod’s right hand inMan of Steel, who ended up imprisoned in the Phantom Zone in the film. While it would make sense to assume that Michael Shannon is playing the character again now inThe Flash, it’s not yet known if he will reprise the role of Zod.
The Flash’s story will follow the Flashpoint story from the comics, which means that time travel will be involved. Ultimately, the Flash himself is his own antagonist in that story, as he comes to grips with some of his own mistakes coming back to haunt him — especially as those consequences pertain to the multiverse. According to the plot summary released by Warner Bros., Miller’s Barry Allen “pushes the limits of his superpowers” in his first solo movie, and based on the teaser we sawearlier this year at DC FanDome, that sees him butting up not just against other versions of DCEU superheroes but other versions of himself.
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The Flashmovie will feature Miller as the Scarlet Speedster andBen Affleckas Batman, who returns to reprise his role fromJustice League. The upcoming DC movie will also see the return ofMichael Keatonas Batman for the first time since 1992’sBatman Returns— though this may not be the only DC movie Keaton returns to, as the actor also appears on the cast list forthe upcomingBatgirlfilmstarringLeslie Graceas Barbara Gordon.
The Flashwill also starSasha Calleas Supergirl,Kiersey Clemonsas Iris West,Maribel Verdúas Nora Allen, andRon Livingston, who will be replacingBilly Crudupas Barry’s father in the DCEU. Muschietti directs from a script byChristina Hodson(Birds of Prey), who is also writing theBatgirlmovie, with screen story by Hodson andJohn Francis Daley&Jonathan Goldstein.Barbara MuschiettiandMichael Discoproduce, withWalter Hamada,Galen Vaisman, andMarianne Jenkinsserving as executive producers.
