The Flash is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, Double Dream, and the Disco Factory, it is the 13th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Christina Hodson and a story by Joby Harold and the writing team of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the film stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash, who travels back in time to prevent his mother's death and becomes stranded in an alternate past. Sasha Calle also stars in her film debut, alongside Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, and Michael Keaton.
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Andy Muschietti, the director of The Flash
Image: Seth Grahame Smith by Gage Skidmore
Image: Rick Famuyiwa by Gage Skidmore
The Flash is a superhero Barry allen is the flash American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second character known as the Flash, following Jay Garrick. The character first appeared in Showcase #4, created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciler Carmine Infantino.
Showcase#4 (October 1956): First appearance of the Silver Age Flash. Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Kubert.
Barry Allen returns to the DC Universe, fleeing from the Black Racer. Art from Final Crisis #2 by J. G. Jones.
Barry Allen as a member of the Blue Lantern Corps during the Blackest Night event. Cover art to Blackest Night: The Flash #3 by Scott Kolins.
Grant Gustin as Barry Allen / The Flash in The CW network television series The Flash.
