Just weeks after it was confirmed thatBatman v SupermanstarRay Fisherwill return asCyborgin Warner Bros.‘The Flash, Warner Bros. is in talks withBilly Crudupto join the cast. If a deal comes together the actor will portray Dr. Henry Allen, the father ofEzra Miller’s Barry Allen. This would markBilly Crudup’s return to the DC world, having played Dr. Manhattan in Warner Bros.’ 2009 comic book adaptationWatchmen.
Varietybroke the news today, although this report doesn’t include any details about how this character may be different from both the comics and the hit TV series. On The CW’sThe Flash, Dr. Henry Allen is played byJohn Wesley Shipp, who playedBarry Allenin the 1990 TV seriesThe Flash. In the series, much like in the comics,Henry Allenwas framed for the murder of his wife and Barry’s mother, Nora Allen.
Billy Crudupjoins a cast that also includesKiersey ClemonsasIris West, a character played byCandice Pattonon The CW TV series. It has been revealed that this movie version of Iris is a ‘tough-as-nails’ journalist who befriends Barry Allen, but it isn’t clear if she will become Barry’s love interest in the movie. A report from April teased that there will be five DC Comics characters that will be cast in this movie, but Henry Allen wasn’t on that original list.
The list included the already-cast Iris West, along with Eobard Thawne (Reverse Flash), Fred Chyre, a Central City Police Detective, Len Snart (Captain Cold) and Jay Garrick, who serves asThe Flashon Earth-2. It still hasn’t been confirmed that these characters will be included in this story, but a rumor circulated last week that the main two villains will be Captain Cold and his sister, Golden Glider. Neither of those characters have been cast yet, but that may happen soon.
Rick Famuyiwa(Dope) is directingThe Flashfrom a script bySeth Grahame-Smith. Warner Bros. has set a August 02, 2025 release date forThe Flash, but we don’t know exactly when shooting will begin.Billy Crudupmost recently starred in the Best Picture winnerSpotlight, and he will next be seen in20th Century WomenandYouth In Oregon, neither of which have release dates quite yet.
