The Flash

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Warner Bros. FLASH Back

The latest comic book hero to make his mark on the big screen will be DC Comics' The Flash. Warner Bros. Pictures has signed David Goyer - who has been working on the upcoming Batman Begins - to write, produce and direct the feature adaptation.

The Flash was created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert back in 1939. He's the alter ego of chemistry student Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick, an aspiring athlete whose exposure to heavy water fumes gave him the ability to move at amazing speeds - faster than the speed of light.

Before he began work on the newest Batman project, Goyer wrote, directed and produced New Line Cinema's Blade: Trinity. Warner Bros. executive VP of production Lynn Harris produced that one and will oversee development on The Flash for the studio.

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EXCLUSIVE: David Dobkin Takes 'Flash' Reins, Spills Details
Source: MTV

Faster than the man himself, "The Flash" movie has once again changed directors – and you'll never guess whose quick hands have grabbed the franchise.

"Wedding Crashers" and "Fred Claus" director David Dobkin revealed to MTV News that he's signed with Warner Bros. to bring the fleet-footed super to the big screen in a solo project, taking over for Shawn Levy who has left for undisclosed reasons.

Dobkin's film won't be the character's first appearance in cinemas, of course, with the Flash a major part of the upcoming "Justice League of America" film. But while fans wait for "JLA" story and casting announcements with bated breath, Dobkin can't help but hold his – confirming that his movie will exist in the same universe as the upcoming flick as a direct spin-off.

Which made his next comment all the more revelatory: Asked which version of the Flash would be the hero of his flick, Dobkin didn't hesitate. "Wally West," he said. This would seem to mesh perfectly with recent rumors that "JLA" opens with Barry Allen's funeral.

From Levy to Dobkin, "The Flash" movie has certainly courted directors primarily known for their comedic work. But that doesn't mean they'll treat the character like a joke, Dobkin said. Asked about his vision for the Flash, Dobkin teased us with a somewhat melancholy tagline: "You can't outrun yourself."

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The Flash film will be like Se7en. Yes, Se7en.
Source: SfyFy

Screenwriter Greg Berlanti gave an update about the in-development Flash film that, depending on your tastes, is either terrific or terrifying news.

According to Berlanti—who's been working with Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim on both Green Lantern and The Flash—using films like David Fincher's Se7en and Jonathan Demme's Silence of the Lambs as inspiration for Warners' take on the Crimson Speedster isn't really that far off base.

Said Berlanti:

"I think because of the nature that [Barry Allen] was a CSI and moved in this world of crime before this stuff happened ... It's actually a little bit darker than when we were working on [Green Lantern], because you're dealing with somebody who is already a crimefighter in a world of those kinds of criminals and that kind of murder and homicide. I find you talk a lot about different films when you're working on a film, and we spent a lot more time talking about Se7en or The Silence of the Lambs as we construct that part of Barry's world than I thought when we got into it. It helps balance a guy in a red suit who runs really fast.

"There's the sci-fi component and there's the crime component and it's fitting those two things together, and the sci-fi thing, we obviously want to nail that and honor that and do that in a way that feels visceral and real and cool and probably more in the tone of The Matrix films."