The Flash lost two directors last year, and still hasn’t officially found a third. Nor has the movie secured a release date, but the title’s been changed to Flashpoint, and it’s still alive and kicking. We recently learned that Gal Gadot will reprise her Wonder Woman role in Flashpoint., and – thanks to Variety's Justin Kroll – we now have some additional updates.
According to the film reporter, Joby Harold has completed the Flashpoint script, and he’s already handed it over to Warner Bros. The studio brought in the King Arthur: Legend of the Sword scribe to do a page-one rewrite in January, just a few months after Rick Famuyiwa left the project.
In June, we learned that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who wrote the original story treatment for the Scarlet Speedster's standalone movie in 2015, had met with the studio about returning to the project after he was fired from the Star Wars franchise's untitled Han Solo movie. However, Kroll suggested that since the script was ready, and the duo recently signed on to direct the big-screen adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel Artemis, it was safe to assume that they’re no longer in contention to direct the DC Extended Universe installment.
According to the film reporter, Robert Zemeckis, who's been a rumored contender for the Flashpoint director's chair since April, is still in the running. But Warner Bros. is in no rush to immediately seal the deal with the Back to the Future director and come out with an announcement. Rather, they intend to take it slow and explore their options before they make a decision. Check out Kroll's tweets below!
For those wondering, this ARTEMIS news pretty much takes L&M out of running for FLASH. That script was turned in yesterday to studio.
"” Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) September 26, 2017
Bob Z still being considered but studio will take meetings with other filmmakers, in no rush to make announcement.
"” Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) September 26, 2017
Sorry FLASH script by Harold
"” Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) September 26, 2017
Two directors have already pulled out of the project due to creative differences, so it's understandable that the studio wants to take small, deliberate steps this time around. They surely don't want another filmmaker to just come and go. But if they’re happy with the recently submitted script, they might be ready to turn their attention to the quest for a director.
