New The Flash Photo Teases Supergirl’s DCEU Debut

June 18, 2021

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Only days after The Flash director Andy Muschietti debuted a sneak peek at Ezra Miller’s upgraded suit as the Scarlet Speedster, the IT filmmaker continues to hype up the Warner Bros. Pictures’ long-in-development DC film by dropping another behind-the-scenes photo from its UK set. This time, the new The Flash photo offers our first look at Sasha Calle’s Supergirl suit, teasing the Girl of Steel’s upcoming DCEU debut. Calle will be the first Latina actress to portray the popular hero and is also the second actress to ever play the character on the big screen.

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The Flash movie features the return of Ezra Miller as he reprises his role as the DCEU’s Scarlet Speedster/ Barry Allen, who he first portrayed in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League. He also played the hero in a cameo appearance on The CW’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event, where he got to meet Grant Gustin’s version of Barry Allen.

Further details about its plot are still being kept under wraps but it is said to based on Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert’s Flashpoint comic. Some fans are also speculating that WB and DC Films might be utilizing the story to fix any continuity issues within the overall DCEU franchise.

Joining Miller are Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen, Sasha Calle (The Young and the Restless) as Supergirl, and Ron Livingston as Henry Allen. It has been confirmed that Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck will be reprising their respective versions of Bruce Wayne/Batman for the film.

The Ezra Miller-led Flash movie is being directed by IT‘s Andy Muschietti from the latest screenplay written by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey). It will be executive produced by Marianne Jenkins with Michael Disco and Barbara Muschietti set as producers.

The Flash is currently set for a November 4, 2022 release.