{"id":503355,"date":"2025-10-16T05:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/503355\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T05:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:28:12","slug":"the-flash-director-defends-dceu-movie-talks-ezra-miller-pr-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/503355\/","title":{"rendered":"The Flash Director Defends DCEU Movie, Talks Ezra Miller PR Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Flash<\/strong> director Andy Muschietti<\/a> has finally opened up about Warner Bros.\u2019 Ezra Miller<\/a>-led superhero movie, which received mixed reviews from critics and had an underwhelming box office performance during its theatrical run in 2023. Before its debut, the movie was also plagued by controversies concerning Miller\u2019s personal and legal issues. It served as one of the final DCEU movies before James Gunn officially rebooted the franchise into the DC Universe<\/a> in 2024. <\/p>\n

What did The Flash director say about the Ezra Miller movie?<\/p>\n

During a recent interview on the Bingeworthy podcast, Muschietti shared his thoughts on The Flash\u2019s disappointing box office performance and negative fan reception, revealing that he\u2019s still very much proud of the work they\u2019ve done on the film. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe just moved on and understood that sometimes there\u2019s a headwind and a project that you dedicated a lot of work to. And we\u2019re very proud of it. I think it\u2019s a good movie,\u201d He said. \u201cA lot of people did not see it. But you know how things are these days \u2014 people don\u2019t see things, but they like to talk s*** about it, and they like to jump on bandwagons. They don\u2019t really know. People are angry for reasons that are unrelated to these things.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Muschietti also briefly acknowledged Miller\u2019s controversies, admitting that it did affect the public\u2019s perception of the movie. \u201cOf course, we had a publicity crisis with Ezra that is undeniable,\u201d He continued. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not questioning that. But yeah, we love the movie. And actually, we really recommend it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muschietti also expressed how grateful he is towards Warner Bros. for believing in the movie, despite the bad publicity it received before its debut. <\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThis may seem immaterial now, but we also had so much support from the studio, really, at a point where they could have been like, you know, backing out because of all the issues we were having with publicity. And they went all in, and we all went all in. And again, we love the movie. We, you know, we gave it our blood, sweat, and tears all the way to the end. And I watched it, like a week ago, and loved it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Flash\u00a0movie was directed by Andy Muschietti (IT: Welcome to Derry) from a screenplay written by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey). The film also starred Kiersey Clemons as Iris West,\u00a0Maribel Verd\u00fa as Nora Allen, Sasha Calle\u00a0as Supergirl, and Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, with\u00a0Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck reprising their respective versions of Bruce Wayne\/Batman. It currently holds a decent Popcornmeter score of 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. <\/p>\n

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