The Flash Ending Explained: The Complex DCU Timeline & That Multiverse Cameo Broken Down
The Flash movie is finally here after a long, tumultuous production, and its ending presents a complicated series of scenes and unanswered questions.
The Flash (2023)
The Flash is a DC Extended Universe film starring Ezra Miller as Barry Allen, A.K.A. The Flash. Wishing for a world where his mother still lives, Barry Allen manages to find a way to travel through time to save her. However, Barry ends up in an alternate universe where metahumans aren't present, meaning a living General Zod arrives to conquer the planet. To save this world and return home, Barry will seek the help of two alternate reality heroes, Batman (Michael Keaton and Supergirl (Sasha Calle).
- Release Date:
- June 16, 2023
- Director:
- Andres Muschietti
- Cast:
- Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon
- Rating:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 2 hours 24 minutes
- Writers:
- Christina Hodson, Joby Harold
- Budget:
- 200 million
- Studio(s):
- Warner Bros. Pictures, DC
- Distributor(s):
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Franchise(s):
- DC Extended Universe
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