DC FanDome has been rolling for a couple hours now, and Ezra Miller and producers of the upcoming film "The Flash" popped by to chat. This panel was less a Q&A session about the movie and more a chance for them to share some fun facts about production and the history of Barry Allen in comics.
Along the way, Miller provided a few interesting tidbits about his character:
- Flash Fact: DC Comics stands for "Detective Comics"... Comics.
- Flash Fact: Superman is a vegetarian and a Metallica fan.
- Flash Fact: The hippopotamus is faster than the average human being.
- Flash Fact: The first appearance of the Multiverse is in a "Flash" comic.
- Flash Fact: The first-ever Batman movie was, apparently, an unlicensed Batman/Dracula crossover made by Andy Warhol with a soundtrack by the Velvet Underground.
The panel also talked about the the filmography of director Andy Muschietti, who is a big fan of DC Comics and has a tendency to include Easter eggs in his movies, including "It: Chapter 1."
The group chatted about the concept of multiple universes known as the "Multiverse," which is nothing new for hardcore fans of DC Comics and TV shows but has never been directly addressed in live-action films. As announced earlier this week, Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck have both been confirmed for "The Flash," each reprising their roles as Bruce Wayne. By opening the door that Flashpoint did in the comics, all of these cinematic characters and the stories they told in previous films can start to collide. It should be a wild ride.
Although they were not ready to show off the first official trailer for the movie, Muschietti did show a few images of concept art for Barry's new suit, which he confirmed was built by Bruce Wayne.
Finally, Miller commented that he wants the Flash to meet Nicholas Cage in the cinematic multiverse, so there's that.
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