The Official Flash Thread - Part 2

[The Overlord]

Mirror Master or Weather Wizard would be a decent enough villain to start with, since they have powers that would specifically be a challenge to Flash. Mirror Master screws with Flash's ability to get places quickly, and Weather Wizard can create disasters that Flash has to deal with. Maybe Flash would even have to diffuse a tornado that is going to tear apart a city?

Less potent foes like Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, and Trickster could fit into a movie also, but they should be teamed up since none of them are really formidable enough to carry a movie on their own. Maybe they could be manipulated by Professor Zoom, which solves the problem of Flash being paired against a one-note bad guy who is easily defeated or against just a "bad flash." Throw them all into the same movie, and you've got quite a challenge for the ol' speedster.

If they have all those villains in the first film, who would be the villain in the second movie?

 

[EditNinja]

The Flash is my all-time favorite DC character. All I want is a GOOD movie. Is that TOO much to ask?

No, I don't think so. Perfectly reasonable. We just have to wait!

 

[The Guard]

Personally I think the relative silliness/deadliness of the Rogues is half the point.

I have minor concerns about Grodd being seen as a Planet of the Apes ripoff. But only minor ones.

 

[EditNinja]

Personally I think the relative silliness/deadliness of the Rogues is half the point.

I have minor concerns about Grodd being seen as a Planet of the Apes ripoff. But only minor ones.

Yep. The TV Series had just the right tone with regards to that. And after two seasons, they never attempted Grodd. But I think they could do it now.

 

[EditNinja]

Yep, it's been said before: Michael Clarke Duncan FTW:

 

[HighFivingMF]

Yep. The TV Series had just the right tone with regards to that. And after two seasons, they never attempted Grodd. But I think they could do it now.

There was only one season, and they referenced Grodd by name once.

 

[Timstuff]

If they have all those villains in the first film, who would be the villain in the second movie?

It doesn't have to be the first film, but even if it was, like I said there are more formidable villains like Weather Wizard and Mirror Master that can carry a movie on their own.

 

[solidsnake86]

Considering the script was turned in december we haven't heard much on this film which leads me to believe more than ever the green light is going to depend on how well green lantern does, which is sad in a way because so much is riding on that film.

 

[Octoberist]

James Gunn of 'Super' made a comment about DC and he's KINDA right:

(Paraphrasing) "It just feels like WB is completely lost to comic book movies without Nolan."

I as a DC fan can agree that they have been sluggish DCE and they need to do promoting for their slate come Comic Con this Summer.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Someone's grumpy he didn't get asked back to write a Scooby-Doo 3!

I don't see how they're being sluggish, we're getting Green Lantern and Superman. Flash is in active development. There have been rumblings for Green Lantern sequels and Aquaman. How can we possibly judge that they only know what to do with Batman when we haven't seen a single movie after they decided to get their act together?

 

[terry78]

Well, you can't put all your eggs into one basket, the basket being one guy. Find some more auteurs out there.

 

[Panthro]

Still would like to see Chris Pine as Flash! I made this quick manip:

http://tiweb.deviantart.com/art/Flash-Movie-Teaser-195740024

I could support that.

 

[Hypestyle]

I'd like to see Zoom as the villain, have them get their powers at the same time, only one guy gets bitter and reckless, but Barry maintains his moral integrity..

 

[Lone]

Stephen McHattie for Jay Garrick.

 

[Octoberist]

While I haven't seen 'Attack the Block' but I've nothing but good things about it, and perhaps, Joe Cornish (or someone like him) should be considered. Get someone fresh, creative, and with a vision. That being, no to Greg Berlanti.

 

[Timstuff]

I'd like to see Zoom as the villain, have them get their powers at the same time, only one guy gets bitter and reckless, but Barry maintains his moral integrity..

I think Barry and Wally should get their powers at the same time. I wouldn't mind seeing them update the origin a bit so that instead of a lightning bolt hitting lab chemicals, Barry and Wally ends up inside of a particle accelerator while it goes active while Barry is investigating a murder that happened there. Perhaps Wally accidental stumbles into the accelerator, and Barry tries to get him out, only causing them both to have their atomic structures accelerated past the speed of light. Shortly afterwards the facility explodes, for unknown reasons.

It could later be revealed that the murder was commited by Zoom shortly before he himself activated the accelerator and became a speedster. It would also be revealed that he destroyed the accelerator to prevent anyone else from obtaining power from it, but later found out that he was too late, when reports came out of a "flash" being spotted around the city when disasters and crime were miraculously stopped.

 

[ChickenScratch]

The whole point of it being a bolt out of the blue quite literally as well as the chemicals and him standing in the right spot was to point out it was it's rarity. If it's a particle accelerator as you put it, then the transformation would be within anyone's reach. After all, the lightning bolt that hit Barry and Wally was Barry traveling through time.

 

[Timstuff]

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[Timstuff]

Not if the particle accelerator was destroyed after Barry, Wally, and Zoom were inside of it. Especially if Zoom had secretly made modifications to the accelerator with the sole intention of accelerating himself. It's a change to the mythology, sure, but it would make more sense to the audience, especially since the way Wally got his powers in the comic was more than a little contrived.

 

[ChickenScratch]

Not contrived when you keep in mind that the lightning bolts in both occasions was Barry himself traveling through time.

You have a decent idea there for an opening. But I just find it less elegant than the existing one.

 

[Timstuff]

The time traveling Barry was another, more recent contrivance that I'd rather not be in the movies, and it was only really introduced to fluff up Barry's reputation as "the ultimate Flash." Also, the reason for Barry perfectly re-creating the conditions of the initial accident when Wally first got his powers was not only implausible, but also illogical. "Hey Wally, since you are such a big Flash fanboy, I'll arrange all of these dangerous chemicals on a shelf exactly the same way they were when the lightning bolt hit me! If a lightning bolt were to strike right about now, you'd get powers too!"

 

[GinsterHead]

While I haven't seen 'Attack the Block' but I've nothing but good things about it, and perhaps, Joe Cornish (or someone like him) should be considered. Get someone fresh, creative, and with a vision.

YES. Attack the Block looks frigging brilliant. t:

 

[Chris B]

I think Mirror Master would really fit the whole mystery angle they seem to want to play up. I'd throw in Captain Cold as well, and I think we would be set.

 

[Lone]

I think Barry and Wally should get their powers at the same time. I wouldn't mind seeing them update the origin a bit so that instead of a lightning bolt hitting lab chemicals, Barry and Wally ends up inside of a particle accelerator while it goes active while Barry is investigating a murder that happened there. Perhaps Wally accidental stumbles into the accelerator, and Barry tries to get him out, only causing them both to have their atomic structures accelerated past the speed of light. Shortly afterwards the facility explodes, for unknown reasons.

It could later be revealed that the murder was commited by Zoom shortly before he himself activated the accelerator and became a speedster. It would also be revealed that he destroyed the accelerator to prevent anyone else from obtaining power from it, but later found out that he was too late, when reports came out of a "flash" being spotted around the city when disasters and crime were miraculously stopped.

Would work better for The Atom IMO. Why would he call himself The Flash and use a lightning bolt as his symbol if his origin was tied to a particle accelerator?

No need to reinvent the wheel here.

 

[Airwings]

Actor suggestions?
Devon Sawalsky?