Justice League character in The Flash: Who will be joining Ezra Miller in the stand-alone DC movie?
A Hollywood trade newspaper has confirmed a Justice League character in The Flash. But who is it? More below.
Ezra Miller‘s The Flash won’t be going at it alone in his forthcoming stand-alone movie. The Flash, which is set for release in 2018, will also feature Ray Fisher‘s Cyborg in some way, though at this stage we’re not too sure as to how big his part will be.
The news, which comes from Variety, shows that the WB and DC are serious about linking their properties as much as possible and giving Marvel a darned good run for their money.
Cyborg was briefly introduced in this year’s Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and will have an expanded role in next year’s Justice League. The character is a half-man, half-machine hero, and his metallic prosthetic limbs give him super strength and other enhanced abilities.
Here’s a bit more about the character from DC Comics themselves.
Nowadays, everyone’s juggling an offline and online persona. But only one hero is a literal marriage of technology and man. Half human, half machine, Victor Stone is Cyborg, a digital and physical tank—and a true superhero for the modern age.
Although a star athlete, Vic Stone only yearned for his father’s approval. But Dad was too focused on his scientific career to notice… until the day Vic became his greatest experiment. After Vic suffered a grave injury, his father saved him by replacing over half his body with cybernetic parts.
Now Cyborg is plugged into every computer on Earth, and no firewall—or brick wall—can keep him out. While his cybernetic enhancements provide superhuman strength, speed, and endurance, that same technology destroys his chances to live as a professional athlete. Now flourishing in the digital realm, Vic is desperately alone in the physical world—and still longs for his father’s affection. Hungry to find purpose again, he fights alongside the World’s Greatest Super Heroes.
Shooting on The Flash is expected to start later this year in London under the direction of Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa. There are plans for a stand-alone Cyborg movie in 2020 following individual outings for Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and of course, Batman.
So will Cyborg be the only other Justice League character in The Flash? More as it comes in.
