Ryan Reynolds is The Flash?
Filed under: Action, Casting, RumorMonger, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
Your friendly neighborhood geek beat writer would just like to take a moment aside from all the Batman and Wonder Woman talk we've been doing lately to remind you that yes, DC does have other major comic book titles. And no, I'm not talking about Superman here, either. The DC stable, while probably not quite as large as Marvel's when it comes to movie worthy films with instantly recognizable characters, is still a big stable. And at least a few of them are on tap, such as The Flash, attached to noted director David Goyer. Goyer, who is quickly becoming a go-to guy for both Marvel and DC, has The Flash currently slated for some undetermined date in the future.So who will be the title character (probably Wally West)? Believe it or not, Ryan Reynold's name is still being bandied about for the famous speedster. This makes a fair amount of sense, at least from a purely physical perspective; Reynolds has more or less the correct look for a Wally West type. So will he do it? Reynolds himself still has no clue, according to SuperheroHype, who just had the opportunity to ask him about it. He got a little fan-geeked out about it, and finally admitted: "It's just such a huge undertaking. I'd love to wear a red unitard sometime, but I can do that on my own." Reynolds as Wally West, fans? If not, who do you want in the famous red suit?










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12-15-2006 @ 11:48AM
stephen p. said...
I think it's a great choice. Reynolds is such a smart ass he could really pull it off. Just watch Blade 3 and you'll be sold. My first choice though would be for him to play Speedy/Arsenal/Red Arrow, but I doubt we'll ever see that character appear on film so yes Wally West it is.
Now will Barry Allen be mentioned? We've got Bart Allen going by the codename of Impulse on Smallville next month so anything is game I guess.
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12-17-2006 @ 4:57AM
Joe said...
I think he fits not just because he's kinda tall with brown hair, etc., but because he's witty and could pull off the humour that The Flash delivers between running really fast and... running really fast.
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