A new featurette from the upcoming DC movie The Flash is out. It is centred around the much-hyped return of 71-year-old Michael Keaton in the role of Batman. Since the Andy Muschietti directorial deals with the multiverse, it can have multiple realities intertwining and one presumes the timeline where Ezra Miller's titular speedster superhero resides collides Keaton Batman's. The featurette has interviews from Muschietti, his sister Barbara, and Sasha Calle, who is essaying the role of Kara Zor-El or Supergirl. You can see the featurette below. Michael Shannon reprises the role of General Zod. Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, and Antje Traue also star.

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<h2>The Flash and a long road to release</h2>

The Flash has had a long and difficult road towards its release. It has been in development in one form or another since 2014, and has experienced a revolving door of writers and filmmakers over the years before Andy Muschietti joined. And even after the film was shot, Warner Bros at one moment considered scrapping the project, thanks to the erratic behaviour of the main star Ezra Miller. They have had numerous run-ins with the law in the last couple of years. Even the lockdown induced by COVID-19 did not deter them as they were involved in a spate of incidents around the globe and many of which were violent in nature.

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<h2>What is The Flash all about?</h2>

The Flash has Barry Allen (aka the Flash) trying to bring back his dead mother, but he inadvertently makes parallel realities collide. Sasha Calle joins DCU as Supergirl. Michael Shannon reprises the role of General Zod. Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, and Antje Traue also star. Since the film deals with the multiverse the possibilities are endless, and there may be more surprises in store.

<h2>Early reactions</h2>

While the film is yet to screen for the general public, it has been seen by many bigwigs, including Tom Cruise and Stephen King. Both praised the film effusively. King tweeted, "I got an advance screening of THE FLASH today. As a rule I don't care a lot for superhero movies, but this one is special. It's heartfelt, funny, and eye-popping. I loved it."

The Flash releases on June 16.

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A new featurette from the upcoming DC movie The Flash is out. It is centred around the much-hyped return of 71-year-old Michael Keaton in the role of Batman. Since the Andy Muschietti directorial deals with the multiverse, it can have multiple realities intertwining and one presumes the timeline where Ezra Miller's titular speedster superhero resides collides Keaton Batman's.

A new featurette from the upcoming DC movie The Flash is out. It is centred around the much-hyped return of 71-year-old Michael Keaton in the role of Batman. Since the Andy Muschietti directorial deals with the multiverse, it can have multiple realities intertwining and one presumes the timeline where Ezra Miller's titular speedster superhero resides collides Keaton Batman's. The featurette has interviews from Muschietti, his sister Barbara, and Sasha Calle, who is essaying the role of Kara Zor-El or Supergirl. You can see the featurette below. Michael Shannon reprises the role of General Zod. Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, and Antje Traue also star. The Flash and a long road to release The Flash has had a long and difficult road towards its release. It has been in development in one form or another since 2014, and has experienced a revolving door of writers and filmmakers over the years before Andy Muschietti joined. And even after the film was shot, Warner Bros at one moment considered scrapping the project, thanks to the erratic behaviour of the main star Ezra Miller. They have had numerous run-ins with the law in the last couple of years. Even the lockdown induced by COVID-19 did not deter them as they were involved in a spate of incidents around the globe and many of which were violent in nature. What is The Flash all about? The Flash has Barry Allen (aka the Flash) trying to bring back his dead mother, but he inadvertently makes parallel realities collide. Sasha Calle joins DCU as Supergirl. Michael Shannon reprises the role of General Zod. Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, and Antje Traue also star. Since the film deals with the multiverse the possibilities are endless, and there may be more surprises in store. Early reactions While the film is yet to screen for the general public, it has been seen by many bigwigs, including Tom Cruise and Stephen King. Both praised the film effusively. King tweeted, "I got an advance screening of THE FLASH today. As a rule I don't care a lot for superhero movies, but this one is special. It's heartfelt, funny, and eye-popping. I loved it." The Flash releases on June 16. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Hollywood actor Michael Shannon is ready to make his directorial debut with ‘Eric Larue’. ‘Eric Larue’ movie is based on the Brett Neveu play that debuted in 2002 at the Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, where Shannon is a founding member. He will be directing by adapting Neveu’s script, as per Deadline. Reportedly, the film has been scheduled to be shot in Arkansas.&nbsp;

But since the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade triggered that state’s Act 180 of 2019, which bans nearly all forms of abortion, such as cases of rape and incest, Hollywood filmmakers have withdrawn from shooting in Arkansas and now will be shooting in and around Wilmington, NC.

For Neveu, the origin of ‘Eric Larue’ as a play was in response to the mass shooting in 1999 at Columbine High School in Colorado. The play premiered at the Red Orchid in 2002. Almost 15 years after its debut, Shannon was directing the play ‘Traitor’, which is a new way of telling Neveu's' ‘An Enemy of the People’. When a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, those shootings led to Neveu adapting his original play into the feature film that Shannon will direct. The film follows Janice, the mother of 17-year-old Eric, who shot and killed three of his classmates.&nbsp;

As Janice faces a meeting with the mothers of the other boys and a long-delayed visit to her son in prison, the story becomes not about the violence but about what we choose to think and do in order to survive trauma.&nbsp;

According to Deadline, Shannon said, "Eric Larue has so much to say about our country, about the way we try (sometimes quite ineptly) to deal with the trauma of living here, which is so insidious because it does not present itself overtly in concrete terms most of the time."&nbsp;

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"Like most great stories, Eric Larue plays at the macro and micro level simultaneously. When I read the screenplay, I immediately knew I had to direct it. I saw it. I heard it. I could feel it. And I wanted to make sure that it received just the right touch in all its aspects, because at the end of the day, it is an extraordinarily delicate thing," Shannon continued.&nbsp;

"I find it interesting," he added, "to align with artists possessing the most vivid imaginations, the most stringent yet empathetic senses of morality, and the most passionate and rigorous disciplines to create worlds and stories that contribute to our experience and understanding of what it is to be a human being in this day and age and, particularly, this country," he added.

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Hollywood actor Michael Shannon is ready to make his directorial debut with ‘Eric Larue’. ‘Eric Larue’ movie is based on the Brett Neveu play that debuted in 2002 at the Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, where Shannon is a founding member.

Hollywood actor Michael Shannon is ready to make his directorial debut with ‘Eric Larue’. ‘Eric Larue’ movie is based on the Brett Neveu play that debuted in 2002 at the Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago, where Shannon is a founding member. He will be directing by adapting Neveu’s script, as per Deadline. Reportedly, the film has been scheduled to be shot in Arkansas. But since the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade triggered that state’s Act 180 of 2019, which bans nearly all forms of abortion, such as cases of rape and incest, Hollywood filmmakers have withdrawn from shooting in Arkansas and now will be shooting in and around Wilmington, NC. For Neveu, the origin of ‘Eric Larue’ as a play was in response to the mass shooting in 1999 at Columbine High School in Colorado. The play premiered at the Red Orchid in 2002. Almost 15 years after its debut, Shannon was directing the play ‘Traitor’, which is a new way of telling Neveu's' ‘An Enemy of the People’. When a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, those shootings led to Neveu adapting his original play into the feature film that Shannon will direct. The film follows Janice, the mother of 17-year-old Eric, who shot and killed three of his classmates. As Janice faces a meeting with the mothers of the other boys and a long-delayed visit to her son in prison, the story becomes not about the violence but about what we choose to think and do in order to survive trauma. According to Deadline, Shannon said, "Eric Larue has so much to say about our country, about the way we try (sometimes quite ineptly) to deal with the trauma of living here, which is so insidious because it does not present itself overtly in concrete terms most of the time." Also Read: 'Loki' season 2 set photos feature 'Eternals' nod & new Tom Hiddleston look "Like most great stories, Eric Larue plays at the macro and micro level simultaneously. When I read the screenplay, I immediately knew I had to direct it. I saw it. I heard it. I could feel it. And I wanted to make sure that it received just the right touch in all its aspects, because at the end of the day, it is an extraordinarily delicate thing," Shannon continued. "I find it interesting," he added, "to align with artists possessing the most vivid imaginations, the most stringent yet empathetic senses of morality, and the most passionate and rigorous disciplines to create worlds and stories that contribute to our experience and understanding of what it is to be a human being in this day and age and, particularly, this country," he added. Also Read: Woody Allen reveals specifics about his last film set to be shot in Paris

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Hollywood actor Michael Shannon to make directorial debut with adaptation of play 'Eric Larue'