The fan outcry to recast Ezra Miller with The CW’s Grant Gustin in the movie The Flash is growing, and it’s got nothing to do with his on film performance but by his real life acts in public, and the public now want a new actor isn’t shocking really but the issue here is the movie “
The Flash” is that it has wrapped production (
it finished filming back in October of 2021), so while there isn’t that much they could do. Or is there? Well about Miller’s presence in it at this point, they could easily announce a change for the future of the DCEU and the casting. Still, Warner Bros. has been relatively hush-hush thus far about the situation as a whole..
Barry Allen is a beloved character, and fans have been waiting for him to have his standalone movie. Now, that is tainted by Miller’s actions in Hawaii and their continued actions there despite already having been arrested once. Yes the easy decision, is to cast Grant Gustin in the larger universe, given how beloved his portrayal of Barry Allen is.
It’s what everyone online seems to be yelling and want. This would mean that DC Comics’ movies don’t lose too many fans in the process (and would add in fans from the show, as well).What has been happening, though, is everyone online making jokes while also hurting the non-binary community at the same time. Back in 2020, Miller spoke with GQ about their pronouns, and it was widely covered online.
So, talking about Miller’s misdeeds doesn’t also mean you have to misgender them. Many online have been using “he/him” pronouns while talking about them, when it has been widely known and put into publication that Miller’s pronouns are “they/them.”
The future for Miller and his career isn’t going to be a fun press tour for a movie that fans have been waiting for. If anything, it wouldn’t be surprising if Warner Bros. delayed the release of The Flash again, even though we still have a year before its release date (in June of 2023).
What needs to happen, though is Warner Bros. has to have a serious conversation about what they want to put out into the world, because Miller does not need to continue being the face of Barry Allen with how they have been acting in Hawaii. Time to move on, and dump this loser who doesn’t even know who he is, and mis uses his fame to hurt others, and is just throwing shame to a loved character.
