Now you'll be able to see "The Flash" a week early, and it'll be right up there with the latest from Pixar. Surprised? Close observers of the movie industry have spent much of the past year wondering what Warner Bros. might do about "The Flash." The DC movie has become a PR headache for the studio due to the increasingly erratic public behavior of star Ezra Miller. In recent years, the actor has come under scrutiny for choking a woman in Iceland, has been accused of grooming children, faced multiple arrests for assault and robbery, and reportedly harbored a mother and three young children in a unlicensed cannabis farm despite his father's protests.
All of that led to speculation that it might be impossible for Warner Bros. to even release "The Flash," which had already been completed, let alone work with Miller on any more projects. Warner Bros. executives reportedly paused further plans to include Miller in the DC universe earlier this year, but that still left the question of what to do with "The Flash."
Director: Andy Muschietti
Writers: Christina Hodson, Joby Harold
Stars: Michael Shannon, Ben Affleck, Ezra Miller
But according to a new report, the studio has begun to view the troubled film more as an asset than a liability.
Deadline has reported that response to early test screenings of "The Flash" has been overwhelmingly positive, with one anonymous source saying the film is as good as Disney's "Spider-Man: No Way Home." The film reportedly features nostalgia-invoking cameos from Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck that have done extremely well with fans.
The strong response prompted Warner Bros. to move the film's release date up a week to 2023. The film was originally scheduled to open in theaters on June 23, 2023, but will now open on June 16. That slot positions the film to compete for a big chunk of the Father's Day weekend box office, with Pixar's "Elemental" and Sony's Jennifer. Lawrence sitcom "No Hard Feelings" as the film's only major competition.
It's still unclear if the early positive responses to "The Flash" will cause Warner Bros. and new DC Studios CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran (who were hired after "The Flash" was finished) to reconsider. work with Miller in the future. Miller issued an apology for his behavior and vowed to seek mental health treatment for him in August.
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