Joss Whedon is busy finishing upJustice Leagueand getting it in the best shape possible in order to hit the November 17 release date. Zack Snyder had to step away following a personal tragedy and it has been undergoing reshoots ever since. This movie is going to have to accomplish a lot, especially since Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash have had very little screen time to speak of in the DC Extended Universe thus far. However, it looks likeJustice Leagueis going to find time to giveThe Flashsome backstory, as teased in a new promo for the movie.
The officialJustice League Twitteraccount recently shared a gif of The Flash from the trailer that shows him using his speedster abilities. Since there hasn’t been a soloFlash movieyet, his origin hasn’t been explored, but based on the caption provided, it sounds like we may at least get a glimpse of that origin story inJustice League.
“After an electric storm,Barry Allenwas never the same. #JusticeLeague”
Aquamancomes out next year, so he is going to get plenty of screen time followingJustice League. Vic Stone/Cyborgand Barry Allen/The Flash are a little more up in the air right now, so showing off a bit more of their origin stories in this movie would actually make a good bit of sense. As teased by the caption, Barry Allen got his powers during a lightning storm and it wouldn’t be too difficult to show this, even briefly, in the movie. Granted, there is going to be a whole lot going on, so it is going to be tough to not clutter things up.
InJustice League, Bruce Wayne is fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s sacrifice at the end ofBatman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice. He enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, to face an even greater enemy; Darkseid’s second in command,Steppenwolf. Together, they quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash may already be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf’s assault.
During San Diego Comic-Con, it was revealed that the troubleFlashsolo movie is actually going to be titledFlashpoint. That is one of the most important storylines in the history of DC Comics, but it is most certainly not an origin story. In fact, Flashpoint was used to reset the DC universe at the time and takes place in an alternate reality, so there probably won’t be any time to dance around Barry’s early days in that movie. The DCEU is going to have to accomplish that elsewhere, andJustice Leagueseems like the most logical place to get it done. Be sure to check out the promo for yourself below.
