BvS The Barry Allen/Flash Casting Thread

[sebandres23]

Yep. People these days are obsessed with protecting superheroes as if they are made of eggshells. What's it all about? Are people just more sheltered and afraid of the world than they used to be?

No, people just like practicality. I mean, everyone in the world who is considered a crime frighter in one or another wears some sort of protective armor. Its logical.

 

[regwec]

Because policemen can run faster than the speed of sound and vibrate their corporeal forms through solid matter.

Because a being who could do that would want to be slowed down by redundant armour offering needless "protection".

It's the opposite of logical.

 

[LEVITIKUZ]

I don't think having armor on would slow down the Flash. I mean he's the Flash. I don't mind hearwear like a helmet in that photo I posted.

 

[regwec]

Why wouldn't it slow him down? Why would he need it? Has there ever been a scenario where a Flash tripped and bumped his head? If he did so while running fast enough to enter another dimension, would a crash helmet really help?

 

[InJustice]

I'm not supporting the armor (I'm impartial really), but I don't want the Flash to look like this:

 

[LEVITIKUZ]

Why wouldn't it slow him down? Why would he need it? Has there ever been a scenario where a Flash tripped and bumped his head? If he did so while running fast enough to enter another dimension, would a crash helmet really help?

Captain Cold ices the fall.

POW

Flash just hit his head on the ground slipping into a wall and has a concussion.

 

[regwec]

Is this for real?

 

[LEVITIKUZ]

I'm sure Captain Cold has used his gun on the floor so Flash would slide. I mean that's what I would do if my enemy was a speedster and I had an ice gun.

 

[regwec]

Perhaps...he could use a banana skin!!??

Better put Flash in a tank.

 

[LEVITIKUZ]

Perhaps...he could use a banana skin!!??

Better put Flash in a tank.

I'm sure Grodd has already done that too Flash before.

 

[regwec]

What? And he didn't swap his costume for a suit of armour?

How illogical of him.

 

[sebandres23]

Is Flash impervious to pain too? I don't remember that being one of his powers. I mean, he can be stabbed, hurt, shot and it'll hurt like hell. A form of armor on the Flash is extremely logical.

 

[regwec]

He doesn't tend to get shot, as bullets move rather slowly to him.

Why does he need to wear armour again?

 

[Nathan]

There are tons of heroes, not impervious to pain, who don't wear armor. Is the fact that Arrow doesn't wear any armor on his show an issue? So why should it be an issue with someone that can literally outrun bullets?

 

[Batmannerism]

Eh, I'd say they're about even. Pine has more of the leading man charisma, while I would say Hedlund is a bit more versatile. Pine, as much as I like him, is been pretty similar in a number of films (Star Trek, Unstoppable, This Means War). That's not necessarily a bad thing; a lot of actors have a persona that carries from movie to movie because they know what works. But chances are, Pine would play Barry in a way similar to how he plays Kirk. Hedlund, on the other hand, seems to vary his performances more (Tron, Troy, Friday Night Lights, Four Brothers), so I'm not sure what we would get if he ended up in the role. Either could work though, I think.

Fair call ! I'll have to see Pine as Jack Ryan, but yeah he is quite similar
in most of the roles he takes on - and most of them are pretty similar roles (even in Bottle Shock )
Although I still think he has Hedlund on the charm thing.

Personally, I think Hedlund would make a good villain, whereas Pine probably not so much.

BTW apparently Pine was one of the original contenders for Hal Jordan in the GL film, but they went for RR and his abs. Honestly, I think that maybe Pine was a better choice, and not saying his performance would have saved the movie, but it would have certainly improved it.

I don't watch Arrow much, so I'd be keen to hear people's reaction when Barry Allen makes a speedy appearance.

I suppose another question would be, who would the Villain be?
For me the logical choice is professor Zoom (the original reverse flash), then the Flash film could also have a time travel angle -maybe even a
non-linear narrative.

So yeah, if Hedlund was cast I could live with that (but still prefer Pine).

 

[MaceB]

He doesn't tend to get shot, as bullets move rather slowly to him.

Why does he need to wear armour again?

Several people just gave you potential reasoning for it... You're obviously not interested in having a real conversation about the option.

 

[InJustice]

Several people just gave you potential reasoning for it... You're obviously not interested in having a real conversation about the option.

And he rebutted...saying that why would he need armor if he could just use the speed to avoid being hit?

 

[Lone]

So I looked at Grant Gustin's twitter for a second. He tweeted this photo. It's a fan made Flash suit.

If the Flash suit looks anything like this or they hire this guy at all, I'm down for Grant as the Flash.

That makes The Flash look like a sports car...I understand the idea behind the design and I'm kinda digging it to be honest.

 

[MaceB]

The point was brought up about how captain cold could freeze the floor causing flash to skid into a wall. And of course there have been instances when flash trips due to whatever reason, which should cause serious damage when going at extreme speeds. Then of course... There's no real reason why a super fast crime fighter wouldn't want armor... Unless he really thinks he's so fast he'll never ever get hit... Which seems really dumb.
That's why he might want armor.

 

[InJustice]

Even then, if you're going at excessive speeds, you're also increasing the amount of force your body will take when it hits something. So really, armor isn't going to help him seeing that it'll break easily.

 

[MaceB]

Yeah, but even if it couldn't help entirely, armor at very least could mitigate the damage of such an impact. It's a highly practical and logical approach.

 

[InJustice]

You do realize you're dealing with heavy force? Armor mitigating that kind of force would be like Batman taking a punch from Superman. It's so minuscule that Flash wouldn't even be protected.

 

[MaceB]

Yeah but that gets to the improbability of the character as a whole. The slightest mistake at that speed could cut him in two in the real world.for the movie, If you're trying to portray flash as a super fast being who is just as vulnerable as any other human, then it makes sense that he'd want added protection in case of an impact. For movie watchers, just a little extra gear would go a long way in accepting the illusion that he could walk away from such an incident.

 

[BatFleck2016]

 

[Kevin Smith]

The mask looks good. He needs something armor on the mask if he trips on something and lands on his head.

Flash super heals, plus he has a protective aura around him that prevents him from burning up/breaking as he runs, also the reason he wears a skin tight suit is so his aura overlaps it easily and he doesn't have to work hard to expand it as he would when he carries another person to protect them for instance - it's the Speed Force that does this.

The Flash won't trip. He "sees fast", or sees things in slow mo, has enhanced reflexes (and recovery time).

Also, that The Flash is NOT "invincible" and over protected and uses only speed as his weapon/defense is what makes him as a character.

Either way you look at it armor is moot and just so very very wrong for a character like him.