The first official trailer for The Flash has dropped, and it features Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) in the fight of his life. The Scarlet Speedster's film debut has seen a number of directors and writers board and depart the project before finally settling on director Andy Muschietti and writer Christina Hodson. And it looks as though they're attempting to deliver one of the most epic superhero films of all time - not only does The Flash draw inspiration from the infamous Flashpoint storyline, but it will also serve as the starting point for James Gunn and Peter Safran's new vision for DC Studios. Here's a closer look at the trailer and every important moment.
Michael Keaton is Batman. And he’s back. Keaton’s Caped Crusader made his official return before the Super Bowl in the first trailer for The Flash. It’s a good thing he still makes for a formidable Dark Knight, too. Barry Allen will need all the help he can. That includes from both himself and a Supergirl.
The trailer opens with Barry, in full Flash costume, standing outside his childhood home. "Tell me something. You can go anywhere. Another universe. So why do you want to stay and fight for this one?" someone asks him. Barry has a simple answer: "Because this is the one where my mom lives." He also breaks down the mechanics of time travel and the Multiverse, saying that different worlds and times are drawn to each other "like magnets." "Time has a pattern that it can't help reliving."
In Flashpoint, Barry attempts to travel back through time and save his mother from being brutally murdered by his archnemesis, the Reverse-Flash. It looks as though he'll attempt to do the same thing in The Flash, though this draws reservations from several people - including Barry's fellow superhero Batman/Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck). "If you were to go into the past, you have no idea of what the consequences could be," the Dark Knight tells Barry - and he's soon proven correct.Watch video