David Dobkin is the Latest Director to Be Attached to The Flash

Posted: Monday, October 29, 2007
Posted By: Kevin Powers

"MTV learned on Saturday at the junket for director David Dobkin's Fred Claus that Warner Bros. has signed the helmer for The Flash. Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) and David Goyer ("Blade" films) were previously attached to direct.

Dobkin (Wedding Crashers) says his adaptation won't be the character's first appearance in theaters, with the Flash a major part of George Miller's Justice League movie. Dobkin confirmed that his movie will be set in the same universe as Justice League as a direct spin-off.

He added that the Flash they will use is "Wally West."

Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, The Flash has the ability to run and move extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes and violate certain laws of physics, like time travel."

Analysis: David Dobkin is the third director to now be attached to The Flash. So now WB is planning to do spin-offs on the Justice League movie. Something doesn't fit here. Not only is WB looking for a new writer for the Superman Returns sequel, but the new Batman franchise is shaping up to be the definitive "Batman on film." So if George Miller's Justice League does not include Bale and Routh, do Supes and Bats get Justice League spin-offs? Not to mention David Goyer's Supermax starring Green Arrow, where does that film fit into the apparent multiverse of DC films? Anyone else got a headache? Let's hear what you've got to say on the SBC forums. http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/forum/index.php

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