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I think prob. one of the Reverse Flashes. Hunter Zolomon/Zoom or Profesor Zoom
But I'm not sure
But I'm not sure
Question: Logically who do you think will get picked Barry or Wally?
Not who's better, not who you prefer, but who do you realistically think will get chosen?
IMO its hard to say. Barry was the first Flash with the suit with the mask, but Wally has been the Flash for the last 20 years. From what I've seen Wally is the fan favorite, but they shouldnt shove that down the writers throat if he doesnt feel comfortable using that incarnation. Barry recently has come back, but to lukewarm response..but thats just due to bad writing.
The last 2 Flash film projects by Goyer and Levy had Wally West...but those fell through. There using Hal Jordan in the GL film and he originated in the Silver Age like Barry, but then again the movies arent the comic books and they could take liberties as theyve done with alot of good comic book films in the past
Honestly I just want to hear some words from this Dan Mazeau guy. Just an interview about some of his ideas for The Flash be it Wally or Barry I just want some kind of confirmation that this project is still alive and running. I would be happy with either Wally or Barry
AND another kind of OT question: Why has GL been on the fast track while other DC projects have trouble just getting past the script stages. Is it a lack of a director that pushes for the movie?
Grodd could work as well as anything. It'd just be really, really silly in some sense.
Hey, and they could all ride motorcycles. Feh. That's montage stuff.
He needs a supervillain. Something that will REALLY test his forensic abilities and his mettle.
I think they'll pick Barry since they went with Hal Jordan in the GREEN LANTERN movie.
This makes me want to write a Flash script. Bah. Any screenwriters out there want to collaborate?
Listen, I know you don't want Barry back and don't like Rebirth, but a few things: One, Rebirth isn't over yet. It's just started. It's too early to say whether fans liked it or not yet. Secondly, it is not poorly written. You haven't even read it, so how can you even make that statement? Geoff Johns is an excellent writer in everything, even with characters I don't personally care for.
Here's a question. How the hell do you explain the presence of The Rogues in a way that's remotely believable? I know how to explain their abilities, and I suppose that co uld be used to explain their personas as well.
The Weather Wizard
Captain Cold
Mirror Master
Captain Boomerang
The Trickster
The Pied Piper
The Top
Why would people like this exist, especially in a town that has its own superhero?
They'd almost have to be a group from the start, banding together to take on The Flash, bonding, becoming brothers in crime, etc. And they'd literally have to come out of nowhere, because explaining some of these characters would just be silly.
I'm thinking The Top could essentially be a cameo, one of the first rogues to fall, with The Pied Piper sort of working "behind the scenes", The Trickster mostly causing diversions, and Cold, Boomerang, Wizard and Mirror Master being the main team.
I didnt say I didnt want Barry back or if I did it was to make lil fanboys upset, I dont mind if he comes back as long as the writing is good, but it's not.
The story is boring, if they want to bring him back they should have made it cool.
I would prefer him to stay dead but not because hes a bad character but because his death was so effective and its not like Hal Jordan who died sacrificing himself after being a villain, Barry died a hero so I dont see the reason to bring him back unless he's gonna be the villain (which I bet he wont be at the end of Rebirth). I dont see the point in bringing back a character who has been dead for over 20 yrs, Hal was only dead for less than 10 yrs. It makes comic book deaths stupid
and from what ive seen I said it hasnt been well received
I'd have two comic-books: "The Flash" and "Flash - The Fastest Man Alive!".
"The Flash" would be Barry's title. Settled in Central City, with Iris, Bart, Captain Frye, the Rogues, etc.
"Flash - The Fastest Man Alive!" would be Wally's title. Settled in Keystone City, with Linda, Jai, Iris, Chyre, Morillo, the new Rogues, etc.
Jay would make esporadic appearances in both, but "SJA" would be his main title.
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Alot of the Rogues are "gadget villains". That's not to say that's a bad thing. Half of Spidey's foes are, too. And he's credited as having one of the best rogues galleries in comics. And thanks to the excellent writing of the last...well almost the last whole decade, Flash's Rogues are up there, too. What I'm trying to say is that origins for them are fairly simply (a guy with a freeze gun, flame gun, boomerangs, ect., that robs banks and such). How they got their respective weapons is less important to me than how much depth is given to the actal portrayal of the characters.
The Rogues are the 3° best villain gallery of comics, behind Batman's and Spider-Man's.
Oh, and a reminder: Captain Boomerang is rumored to be in the Suicide Squad movie, so, we probably won't see him in a Flash movie.![]()
I'd have two comic-books: "The Flash" and "Flash - The Fastest Man Alive!".
"The Flash" would be Barry's title. Settled in Central City, with Iris, Bart, Captain Frye, the Rogues, etc.
"Flash - The Fastest Man Alive!" would be Wally's title. Settled in Keystone City, with Linda, Jai, Iris, Chyre, Morillo, the new Rogues, etc.
Jay would make esporadic appearances in both, but "SJA" would be his main title.
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I've decided that my Flash: Legacy trailer would begin with a voice over from Wally West: "Uncle Barry wasn't just my hero, but a hero to the world", and then I feature several heroic Barry Allen scenes. "And then he was taken from us....from the world, from Aunt Iris, from me".
I've also decided I'd also open the film with voiceovers from Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, and Wally West, explaining the history and lineage of The Flash, the speed force, and the various methods used to gain super speed. At that point Wally West becomes the focal point of the voiceover, stating that this was his particular story. A that point, the films first scenes are set in Barry Allen's forensic lab as he takes his Wally West, clad in a Flash t-shirt, on a personal tour. After Barry Allen sneaks away to change into his Flash gear as a suprise for Wally, lightning strikes the chemicals in the lab as well as Wally, whp Barry finds face down on the ground after he returns as The Flash. It's at this point Barry recieves a telephone call from his partner, Jay Garrick, about Hunter Zolomon's father trying to ill his mother and go on a murderous rampage. Barry Allen chooses to save Wally first, and even with his super speed Barry arrives at the Zolomon incident as Hunter's dad is being gunned down by the police after killing his wife. This leads to Hunter Zolomons's lifelong obsession with killing The Flash/Barry Allen and taking over the mantle himself, just so he can destroy everything The Flash stood for.
Please remember that my version of the Reverse Flash is a combination of Hunter Zolomon and the Rival. This Reverse Flash gains his speed abilities after discovering the hard water formula that gave Jay Garrick his powers, and because of his work as a Police profiler at the Central City Police Department, discovered some time ago that his associate, Barry Allen, was The Flash and just waited until he himself gained powers to make a move and kill Barry Allen. And when Zolomon does ambush and kill Barry Allen, he kills Allen out of costume, so no one actually knows that the Flash is dead, just that a forensics guy for the police department got killed. At this point, Zolomon dresses up in the yellow Reverse Flash costume and masquerades as The Flash, murdering criminals and purposefully causing damage everywhere he goes in an effort to take one big crap all over The Flash legacy and turn the public against the image of the speedster.
Wally West, after being struck by the lightning, cannot use his speed powers due to the disease that would kill him, like the period of time in the comics. This also explains away any "Kid Flash" deal. Barry and Jay develop a cure, but it's established that Wally never wanted it. After Barry dies, Jay gives Wally the cure and tells Wally how Barry always wanted Wally to take over as the Flash if something were to happen, and Wally reluctantly agree's, against Iris Allen's wishes, and Jay begins preparing Wally to become The Flash.. This brings in Tina McGee, to study up on Wally's physiology and make sure everything is ok with him physically, and there romance begins, with Linda Park basically playing a supporting role in this film.
Jay Garrick is a cripple in my film, with a missing leg which prevents him from fully using his speed powers. Garrick lost his leg in battle while he was The Flash and retired, only to seek Barry Allen out after Allen gained speed powers and began calling himself The Flash in honor of his boyhood hero, which happened to be Jay Garrick. Allen and Garrick form a partnership to stop crime, with garrick acting as the behind the scenes guy. Jay and Wally wouldn't have the best relationship at the start, with conflicting personalities, but it would get better as the film went on.
Reverse-Flash/Hunter Zolomon would decimate Wally West in there first encounter. I mean, completely stomp the hell out of Wally. I'd really try to make the audience question Wally's ability to stop the guy so the audience can identify with a bloody, bruised, and beaten Wally in the situation.
My film would take place in both Central City and Keystone City, giving a Flash movie yet another unique element to call it's own. The Flash protects two cities.
At the end of the film, I would show Wally West starting to take courses on becoming a forensic scientist, like Barry.
As for sequels, my follow up with would feature Wally West taking on the rogues, with flashbacks to Barry Allen battling the rogues and the parallels between Wally and Barry. And here, Wally and Tina break up, which causes Wally to start having severe emotional problems which see Wally use his powers irresponsibly, which would make flashbacks to the great and perfect Barry Allen all the more powerful. And this is where Wally and Linda begin there relationship, which in a way saves Wally personally.
My third film would be The Flash/Wally West going up against Kobra and the Cult of Kobra. I keep wanting to work Deathstroke into a Flash movie, but I think Kobra would be better.
And by the way, if there is an origin film about Barry Allen, I'd love a Kid Flash television series about Wally.