Despite lead actor Ezra Miller’s propensity for being a maniacally laughing cartoon villain incarnate, it seems DC is absolutely hellbent on making The Flash happen goddamnit, tapping a hero their menacing star neither needs *nor* deserves in attempting to earn even the slightest ROI — Michael Keaton’s Batman.
Yep, alongside detailing the controversial flick’s double-Flash plot — or as Twitter user @thefilmdrunk so aptly described it, “Hawaii’s greatest fear” — DC pulled out all the stops during the trailer’s premiere on Sunday, February 12, dedicating a significant chunk of the clip’s 45-second Super Bowl runtime to Keaton’s Bruce Wayne badassery.
The first trailer for ‘THE FLASH’ has been released.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) February 12, 2023
The film releases on June 16 in theaters. pic.twitter.com/i3oPuGnU2R
Prominently featuring clips of Keaton’s iconic character amid cuts of notable menace Miller, the trailer banked it all on Batman, a method that as Jared Leto could probably tell you, does not work.
Hawaii’s greatest fear - two Ezra Miller’s https://t.co/Q6qulyalU6 pic.twitter.com/YvhzU9zBPV
— The Film Drunk (@thefilmdrunk) February 12, 2023
Though Miller has addressed their laundry list of allegations, including assault, burglary, grooming minors and smelling like literal shit — “I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment," they told People last August — it seems neither their apology nor the resurrection of a beloved ‘80s Batman may be enough to sway audiences.
Beyond questioning the public safety logistics surrounding Miller’s presence at The Flash-related events and questioning the suspicious ways this movie has managed to not die, fans pondered whether Keaton’s return was worth it, considering the *real* cost of the upcoming movie.
Ezra Miller at press junkets for The Flash pic.twitter.com/eUWG6Ueycq
— kambole (@kambolecampbell) February 13, 2023
Say what you will but Ezra Miller really proves that in today's society the sky's the limit for any young star who witnesses a drunk Hollywood exec run someone over and then helps dump the body
— merritt k (@merrittk) February 13, 2023
almost 3 years of ezra miller constantly getting caught red handed being a violent insane person and some of you immediately forget about all of that because of this...
— B0l // Comms open (@Bolverk15) February 13, 2023
this industry will never improve dawg pic.twitter.com/GPVRpEnDmr
“Ezra Miller was allowed to hold a kid hostage for this shit lol,” wrote @Boringstein, referencing an instance from last year in which the actor was accused of housing a 25-year-old mother and her three children in unsafe conditions… either that or the claims that Miller groomed and brainwashed a teenage girl, it’s hard to keep up.
Ezra Miller was allowed to hold a kid hostage for this shit lol https://t.co/2K2L2fPQcR
— rotating cubes in my mind palace (@Boringstein) February 12, 2023
Ezra Miller must have video evidence of someone at Warner bros committing murder https://t.co/NQL7JDxD9k
— kathani bridgerton’s defense attorney (@sameolegal) January 31, 2023
DC, it’s not too late to take the more ethical — and profitable — route with this. If you can release the Snyder cut, you can release a 20-minute context-free Michael Keaton supercut, goddamnit — or whatever damning video footage Ezra Miller must have of your executives committing homicide.
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