Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new plot summary for the upcoming “The Flash” film which goes into a bit more detail about how the new film’s story works.
The new synopsis appears alongside the listing for a new 12-inch statue of Michael Keaton’s Batman in “The Flash” film which was just unveiled at McFarlane Toys.
According to the listing, the film sees Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) arriving in an alternate 2013 where he urgently seeks out the expertise of his friend and mentor Bruce Wayne.
However, “the one he finds in the Multiverse is different on all fronts: older, long-retired from service as Gotham City’s protector and somehow even more hardened than the billionaire superhero Barry has grown to know. With a global threat on the horizon, Bruce Wayne must decide whether he can become Batman once more.”
The 2013 timing is deliberate of course, the year “Man of Steel” came out which would explain the return of Michael Shannon’s General Zod but not the lack of Henry Cavill’s Clark Kent.
Sasha Calle’s Kara Zor-El/Supergirl fills that niche here – seemingly changed in the way Batman has from Barry’s perspective. The trailer released last month indicated there are no other superheroes.
“West Side Story” and “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” star Rachel Zegler recently revealed to Slashfilm that she tried out for Supergirl in the film but “I was not right for it” which led to her scoring the “Shazam” sequel role.
Ben Affleck, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdu, Kiersey Clemons, and Antje Traue co-star in “The Flash” which will open in cinemas June 16th.
