After being in the works for several years, The Flash is finally slated to release in theaters this summer. However, the road has certainly been bumpy. In addition to its lengthy and troubled development process, the film has been the subject of controversy due to Miller's highly-publicized legal woes. The actor is currently in treatment for "complex mental health issues" and Warner Bros. is still committed to releasing the film. Notably, The Flash's story not only holds major implications regarding DC's future, but has also reportedly played very well with test audiences.
It was a number of creative differences that caused us at a certain point to decide that it was time to go," Daley told Variety. "If we feel like the powers-that-be aren’t excited about making the same movie as we are, we’re not going to win that battle. And so it’s better to cut your losses and get out of there," Goldstein added. The Flash was ultimately directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Christina Hodson, with Goldstein, Daley and Joby Harold receiving story credits.
Goldstein and Daley recently got the chance to screen The Flash -- and while a lot obviously changed, they were still able to see shades of their original vision in the final film. "They took what we had started and really ran with it and made it a very fun and emotional movie," Goldstein said. "We're really happy with how it all turned out.The upcoming superhero film The Flash is shaping up to be an epic affair with massive implications for DC's shared movie universe going forward. Under filmmakers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, however, the Scarlet Speeder's first big-screen solo outing likely would have looked a bit different.
During an interview with Variety, Goldstein and Daley discussed the vision they had for The Flash prior to exiting the project. "We pitched this idea of a ground-level superhero where it isn't entirely end-of-the-world stakes," Daley said. "He's just learning his powers and is also somewhat dysfunctional with his life. The more imperfect we can make a superhero, the better, because that’s the inherent challenge: How do you give imperfection to someone that is, you know, physically perfect?"
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