Flashby Andrés Muschietti, is the closing of a stage for the cinematographic world of DC and the beginning of a much more ambitious one. Perhaps for this reason, his plot has an audacity hitherto unknown in the franchise. He not only dares to present the publisher’s already mythical multiverse, but also to explore the true scope of the speedforce of the protagonist The result is a frenetic story, filled with astonishing twists and showing the potential of a hitherto uneven and troubled saga.
The movie is more than the expected reboot announced by James Gunn. It is also a journey that pays tribute to several of the iconic figures of popular culture that are part of the world of DC. From the most beloved incarnations of his popular characters, to a rare glimpse into the possibilities the future holds. Flash It has the curious honor of being a large-scale narrative experiment that integrates, from various points of view, the recent and the old of the publisher. Which indicates that this new stage will be an intriguing and sophisticated rethinking of the previous one.
We leave you the best cameos that the feature film includes Flash, a celebration of DC and its long imprint on popular culture. Although they are not an essential part of the plot, they do make it clear that the saga is going to use all the elements at its disposal to acquire greater interest. Something that is demonstrated in the film by Andrés Muschietti, who has begun to build a legacy for the continuation of the franchise.
George Clooney as Bruce Wayne
Without a doubt, one of the most surprising appearances in Flash. Especially, because it happens when everything in the life of Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) seems to be back on a precarious footing. Nothing is that simple, even though the young hero enjoys the fruit of all his efforts. After making sure that his father’s name is cleared before the courts, he makes the long-awaited appointment with Iris (Kiersey Clemons). Then you get a call from bruce waynewho is on his way to congratulate you on the legal success of the case of henry allen.
Barry does not recognize the voice on the phone. Much less to the figure that gets out of the car in which, supposedly, the billionaire is traveling. Instead of the man she considers his mentor (Ben Affleck), the one walking in his direction is another individual.
This is George Clooney, who returns to embody the hero of Gotham in a surprise appearance. An element that shows that The Flash’s last attempt to prevent his father from going to jail had an unexpected consequence.
Jason Momoa as Aquaman/Arthur Curry
Without appearing in the credits, the king of the Atlanteans has a brief appearance in the only post-credits scene of Flash. In it, you can see him sharing a night of drinks with Barry Allen. Both meet after the events narrated in the film and make two things clear.
The Justice League it may be something else entirely in the unknown timeline that The Flash finds itself in. The son of the ocean remains the same, at least the context, history and personality of him.
Which suggests that, perhaps, there is only one version of the hero -or all its variants are very similar to each other- in the multiverse of DC. A wink that could ensure the survival of the character beyond the feature film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomwhich will be released in December 2023.
The amazing cameo of George Reeves as Superman in Flash
One of the most astonishing and unexpected appearances—and quite a tribute to DC television history—is George Reeves’s as Superman. The actor was in charge of giving life to the first version of the live action of the son of kryptonianstarted in Adventures of Superman. Eventually, she turned away from the role in search of other horizons, but she left her mark on popular culture by imagining the celebrated superhero.
In Flash, he is shown in a black and white world. Which suggests that it is very likely that the multiverse of the franchise will be explored in a new way. Not always with the same appearance or similar anthropomorphic aspects. Could there be even an unexpected crossover with the animated world? The answer is not clear. But the alternate reality of the first Superman is an announcement of what can be expected from now on for the publisher’s film saga.
Christopher Reeves as Superman
In one of the most moving cameos of Flash, the version of the last son of Kryton played by actor Christopher Reeves appears for a couple of minutes. He does so during the sequence where Barry Allen and the younger version of him use the speedforce and they roam the multiverse in a rapid succession of possibilities and futures.
Among them, the classic figure can be seen wearing the pure blue suit with red details while contemplating what appears to be a break in reality. The recreation says nothing, just stares at the inexplicable disturbance spreading over the familiar Metropolis skyline.
Helen Slater as Supergirl
Next to Superman by Christopher Reeves, is the incarnation of the character Supergirl played by actress Helen Slater. She has the same look as in the movie she starred in in 1984, directed by Jeannot Szwarc.
In other words, he is wearing a blue and red suit very similar to his cousin’s in the original context of the story. Unlike the variant with the face of Sasha Calle in the feature film by Flashthe one in the brief cameo has long blonde hair.
As Superman, gazes up at the sky above Metropolis as signs of the reality rupture around you begin to become more apparent. A curious sequence considering that Christopher Reeves and Helen Slater never appeared together in any film, only in the promotions that surrounded the latter’s big screen debut.
Adam West as Batman, another mythical cameo that shows the legacy of Flash
In the midst of the persecution Barry Allen to its younger version between multiverses, Flash shows another variant of Batman. This time, it is the one played by Adam West, who can be seen for less than a minute in what seems like the sequence of a larger adventure. In other words, a quick glimpse pointing out that the hero has a version in each parallel dimension.
The narrative twist makes it clear that in DC’s alternate realities everything happens in a similar way, although with a differentiating element. Which adds even more mystery to what is related to Arthur Curry/Aquaman. This does not exist in the time line to which Barry arrives, but in the one substantially identical to his, in which George Clooney is Batman. Does this fact point to a method to preserve some characters in the future?
Teddy Sears as Jay Garrick
Another of the surprising appearances in the film of Flash is that of Teddy Sears as the original version of the main hero. At one point, the character crosses paths with current variants of him as they travel the multiverse thanks to the Speed Force.
A curious fact is that the actor Teddy Sears played an impostor of Jay Garrick in the recently completed series Flash of C.W.. Later it was revealed as Zoom and lastly how Black Flash.
Nicolas Cage, the Superman that nobody expected to see in Flash
Without a doubt, the most singular of all the cameos of Flash It is that of Nicolas Cage embodying Superman. This version comes directly from the canceled movie of the hero that Tim Burton would direct. Superman Lives It would be a journey through the life of the Kryptonian through a dark and regretful look.
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Interestingly, in the concept art for the frustrated film, the superhero fights a giant spider. As the sequence of Flash in which their participation is added.