The Flash: Ezra Miller Teases Speed Force Meet-up With Grant Gustin
Miller discussed his upcoming standalone DCEU Flash movie as with MTV News. In the interview, he praised director Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), as well as co-star Kiersey Clemons (who will portray Iris West). The cinematic-version of Barry Allen also says “he can’t wait” to meet up with CW star Gustin, and not just in the real world. He teased, or at least wants to encourage a full-fledged DCEU Flash-collaboration, saying:
“He’s a boss. I can’t wait to see him, eye to eye, adrift in the Speed Force — our eyes will lock and, in that moment, we will both know the truth. What truth? I dare not say.”
Miller’s hopeful allusion to a Speed Force meet and greet sounds too good to be true. At the same time, he did recently talk to with another major Grant from the DC Universe – writer Grant Morrison. The young actor was excited to chat with the influential comic book creator, explaining how Morrison’s work with the fastest man alive humanized The Flash and helped him understand the character better:
“Grant Morrison is my absolute Guruji when it comes to The Flash and the mythos of the comic book — these two-dimensional realities that we engage with in our three-dimensional world. Us trying to understand those beings is as ludicrous as those two-dimensional beings trying to understand us, and yet there’s something about The Flash that we can relate to on a uniquely human level.”
Rumor has it that Morrison’s powerful comic, Arkaham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, will play a role in Ben Affleck’s upcoming Batman standalone. It’s also very likely that his work on The Flash, while not as prominent at the moment as Geoff John’s ‘Flashpoint’ saga, will impact the Keystone Comet’s first big screen adventure. While not necessarily sending the DC’s two iterations on a brief Speed Force collision-course, Morrison’s Multiversal storytelling and down-to-earth take on character will hopefully rub off on the upcoming production.