The Flash Solo Movie Back On

The Flash movie may be back on. MTV is reporting that David Dobkin has been hired to direct it. We’re talking about a Flash solo project here, not that bound to be awful JLA movie George Miller is working on in between coffee breaks.

However, JLA will be in theaters first and it’ll have the Flash figuring prominently in it. Dobkin says that unlike the already existing Batman and Superman franchises, his Flash movie will exist in the same universe as the JLA characters. So I guess that makes The Flash sort of a spinoff, with JLA as a launching pad for Warners to get something going with their more minor superhero characters. Does that also mean that the guy who gets announced as Flash in JLA will be playing him for Dobkin? It seems likely.

Dobkin confirms that his version of Flash will be Wally West, the Flash version also most likely to be seen in JLA. I’ve always liked Barry Allen better, but as long as the character wears red and runs fast, there’s no reason to be picky.

The somewhat disturbing thing about the direction the Flash movie is headed is that they seem to be pushing for a comedic bent. Before Dobkin, Shawn Levy was attached to direct, and he’s best known for Night at the Museum, The Pink Panther, and Cheaper by the Dozen. Dobkin is another comedy helmer, director of Fred Claus, Wedding Crashers, and Shanghai Knights.