The Flash Movie: Characters That Should Appear In This Movie

With DCFanDome still over a month to go and rumours about upcoming projects popping up a lot (though it'll be interesting to see if any of them are true), here's a rundown of some of the characters who should/will likely appear in the upcoming The Flash movie, starring Ezra Miller in the title role, directed by Andy Muschietti.

1: Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer)

With Michael Keaton's much older Bruce Wayne/Batman being brought into the DCEU apparently for this movie and the future, the only other character from that universe who should also appear in this movie would of course be Michelle Pfeiffer's Selina Kyle/Catwoman. Thanks to Crisis On Infinite Earths we already know these two got back together and got married. Seeing this iconic pair on screen again would be fantastic.

2: Barry's Other Rogues

Because at the end of the day, this is a movie about The Flash and we do need to see his own enemies factor into things. The rumours already are that both Reverse Flash and a female Mirror Master will be in this movie but I'm sure we can get a nice opening scene where Barry encounters the likes of Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Killer Frost,  Pied Piper and so on as he did in The Flashpoint Paradox animated movie. I'd also put in a Gorilla Grodd cameo, setting up the character as the antagonist for a potential sequel.

3: Kingdom Come Superman (Brandon Routh)

If ever there was proof that second chances are needed, it would be this case. Brandon Routh may not have gotten the love when he was in Superman Returns but there a lot of love when he took on a Kingdom Come version of the character for Crisis On Infinite Earths. He could play the same role that Superman somewhat played in the original comic, before having Henry Cavill also appear but more on that in a bit.

4: Justice League themselves

This is more something that should appear towards the end of the movie when things are back to a new normal. It's clear that Barry's messing with time will have long term consequences (Michael Keaton's Batman/Bruce Wayne instead of Ben Affleck) but it'd be a missed opportunity not to have Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and possibly Henry Cavill and Ray Fisher appear in some capacity in this movie. Especially if rumours of a Rebirth movie have any merit to them. Maybe even Zachary Levi's Shazam as well for good measure.

5: Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) - but not quite!!!!

With Birds Of Prey scribe Christina Hodson also writing this movie, it's very likely some characters from her previous DC effort will surface here, mainly due to the characters in question actually being in the original Flashpoint comic or some added in lieu of others being scrapped. With no Thomas Wayne Batman appearing in this movie, it's likely we won't get Martha Wayne Joker so maybe in lieu of that, perhaps we take Harley's Flashpoint counterpart YoYo and slightly merge with the Martha Joker here for a brief scene with Keaton's Batman. Then our Harley could make a brief appearance at the end.

6: The Flash (Grant Gustin) - CW TV Series

I know some DCEU fans hate the idea of anything CW related being within sniffing distances of a big screen movie but a cameo from Grant Gustin's Flash (maybe a post credit sequence between both Gustin and Ezra Miller) is something I think would delight a lot of fans, myself included. Yeah, that's it really.

7: Jack Ryder

It's amazing that for a character who has been around for over 50 years, we've not had one live action version of him. Man Of Steel nearly brought him to the big screen but replaced him with original character, Glen Woodburn. Jack Ryder appears in a minor role in the Flashpoint comic but I think you could use him in the same role that Lois Lane had in the comic and he's a character that's flexible enough to pop up in other movies as well.

8: Constantine & Zatanna

With rumours of both characters getting their own solo movies (and I emphasise the word "rumours" here) and HBO Max working on a Justice League Dark series, having this magical pair appear even if briefly would work for me. Zatanna at least had a role in the expanded material for the comic and she's on the verge of becoming the next big break out character for the DCEU and I can never say no to seeing Constantine either. I could also see them being part of a resistance force along with some other characters. Leading into my next point.

9: Green Lanterns

We know that HBO Max have a series in the works and there's still some rumblings that a Green Lantern Corps might happen at some point but I do think some fans are going to prefer seeing some of these characters on the big screen more than on a streaming series. Perhaps characters like Simon or Jessica could briefly factor into this movie.

10: Birds Of Prey themselves

I know the movie was a mixed bag for some people and with the box office numbers, it didn't exactly set the world alight but given that Christina Hodson is writing this movie and the potential with both Black Canary and Huntress (still meh on Renee Montoya here), I definitely think this group could be part of a growing team Barry might need when trying to get things back to a new normal.

Right, those are the characters that I'd like to see in The Flash movie. Is there anyone I missed out on? Who would you add into the mix?

The Flash is due to be released June 3rd 2022, with filming to commence next year. Casting information will be unveiled at DCFanDome on August 22nd.