Summary
Before he directedDeadpool & Wolverine, Shawn Levy was in talks to take on DC’sThe Flashmovie. TheDCEUwent through quite a few names for the director ofThe Flashover the years. In the end,Itfranchise director Andy Muchietti was the one responsible for bringing Barry Allen’s first and only solo adventure in the DCEU to life on the big screen. However,The Flash’s multiverse storywas almost handled by someone else who is now well-versed on the subject.
Speaking toEntertainment Weekly,Deadpool & Wolverinedirector Shawn Levy revealed he came close to directing Ezra Miller’sThe Flashfor “a brief moment in time.“While the director did not say why him directingThe Flashdid not work out, Levy implied it was related to the film’s story based on his comments regarding IP-based movies. At the moment, Levy is not attached to anyfuture DC movieafter passing onThe Flash, and Marvel wants to keep him in-house forAvengers 5. Check out the full quote below:
“I get offered some IP-based movie every week, and, as you’ve noticed from a lack of announcements, I pretty much always turn them down because I need to feel that I see a story worth telling.”
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Levy would have been able to theoretically shoot bothThe FlashandDeadpool & Wolverine. That is becauseThe Flashstarted filming in 2021, wrapping up long before the upcoming MCU movie started production. However, it was director Andy Muschietti’s job onThe Flashthat led to James Gunn hiring him to work on the DCU’s Batman reboot movie,The Brave and the Bold.
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If Levy did a similarly good job withThe Flash’s multiple versions of Batman, then perhaps he would have been the one in charge of the DCU’s Batman reboot. That could have prevented him from taking onDeadpool & Wolverine, with the director’s free schedule even allowing the DCU movie to get started earlier than it is now, as Muschietti is presently occupied with theITprequel seriesWelcome to Derry.
As forThe Flash’s story, Levy would have been the perfect fit. As the records broken byDeadpool & Wolverinemonths before the MCU movie show, Levy’s work on the multiverse film has built up a lot of anticipation. SinceThe Flashfocused on one of DC’s most iconic multiverse stories, Levy would have been at home, with the director mastering Barry Allen’s comedic tone, as well as more emotional scenes. Levy’sThe Flashcould also have been more closely tied to DC’s Flashpoint, as the director would have been able to weave in the DCEU-wide ramifications of it seamlessly.
The Flash
Cast
The Flash is a DC Extended Universe film starring Ezra Miller as Barry Allen, A.K.A. The Flash. Wishing for a world where his mother still lives, Barry Allen manages to find a way to travel through time to save her. However, Barry ends up in an alternate universe where metahumans aren’t present, meaning a living General Zod arrives to conquer the planet. To save this world and return home, Barry will seek the help of two alternate reality heroes, Batman (Michael Keaton) and Supergirl (Sasha Calle).
Deadpool & Wolverine
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
