'Justice League' Movie Hints At Flash's Origin Story
The Justice League movie Twitter account just hinted at the DC Extended Universe origin story for [...]
The Justice League movie Twitter account just hinted at the DC Extended Universe origin story for the fastest man alive.
Specifically, it tweeted out an animated GIF of The Flash using his super speed. The tweet reads "After an electric storm, Barry Allen was never the same."
When Batman (Ben Affleck) first becomes aware of Allen (Ezra Miller) in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, via Lex Luthor's secret files, the young hero already has his super speed. That being the case, it's unclear if fans will ever see The Flash's DC Extended Universe origin story told on screen.
After an electric storm, Barry Allen was never the same.⚡️ #JusticeLeague pic.twitter.com/q0yF0gnkaW
— Justice League Movie (@justiceleaguewb) August 22, 2017
However, the reference to an electric storm suggests that DCEU Barry Allen's origin is pretty similar to the character's classic DC Comics origin story, where Allen gained his super speed after being struck by lightning while holding chemicals in his laboratory.
More details about the DCEU Flash's origin story may come into focus in the Flashpoint movie. Though the film is now titled after a DC Comics event rather than the Flash himself, the cornerstone of that event was the murder of Nora Allen, Barry's mother, when Barry was still a child.
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Justice League opens in theaters on November 17, 2017.
