Trying to save The Flash, Ezra Miller makes nice with studio execs
By Dan Selcke
It’s been a strange couple of years for Ezra Miller. The actor is the star of the upcoming Flash movie, which Warner Bros. Discovery has poured $200 million into; it’s a big deal. But the movie has been threatened by Miller’s unhinged behavior, which has included multiple arrests in Hawaii and then being accused by multiple families of grooming their young children. It’s hard to tell how that will affect Miller in the long run, but at the moment, they’re at least trying to save their film career.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Miller and their agent, Scott Metzger, recently met with new Warner Bros. film chairs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy to make nice. Miller reportedly apologized for their rash of bad behavior and reiterated what they posted earlier this month about being committed to getting help for their mental health issues.
Per THR, Miller wasn’t bothered by all the bad press they were getting. But they were afraid that the studio might scrap the Flash movie. “They care about The Flash,” said one source. “It’s one of their favorite characters to play.” I mean, whatever gets them to stop terrorizing the country, I guess.
Fine, Ezra Miller will stop harassing people if it helps their career
You also have to wonder if newly crowned Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s decision to scrap the Batgirl movie — which the studio already spend $90 million on — had something to do with Miller’s about-face. Sure, The Flash may be an important movie for the DC Extended Universe, but the studio doesn’t have to release it, not if they don’t think it’s worth the PR headache.
In any case, it sounds like the movie is still on. Barring some unforeseen circumstance, expect to see The Flash in theaters on June 23, 2023.
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