Chris Pine is the Latest Actor Rumored to Play THE FLASH
If you recall, Bradley Cooper was recently rumored to play The Flash in Warner Bros. upcoming comic book film. Cooper quickly shot down that rumor. Now according to our friends at Screen Rant Chris Pine (Star Trek) is the latest actor rumored to possibly take on the role. Here is the quote for the site:
Other rumors through the grapevine hint at Chris Pine as a sought-after lead.
That doesn't mean he's going to be The Flash it just means that maybe the studio is interested in casting him in the lead role, which would be fine! I have no problems with Pine. The guy is a solid actor that easily fits the part. Pine's got a pretty busy schedule though, so I guess the question is, will he have time to do it? Probably not.
In a recent interview with Newsarama The Flash screenwriter Greg Berlanti talked about what they are trying to accomplish saying,
We’re being true to the whole Barry Allen science police… We’re being true to those origins and updating them for the 21st century. I feel like in many ways the movie is three movies in one. It’s part thriller, that forensic, cool, Seven, Silence of the Lambs; Part superhero movie and part sports movie because there’s an athleticism to this character that other superheroes don’t have… And you get to see how all three of those elements inform each other and make the whole movie even better. It’s sort of like the way in Green Lantern we took a superhero movie and combined it with a space opera, here we’re combining the superhero movie with these other two genres and it’s just a blast.
We’re drawing I think a lot from a lot of different eras… Certainly Geoff Johns’ work has been an influence. Mark Waid’s run, particularly the stuff he wrote with the philosophy of speed and the philosophy of running has been a big influence. We’ve also tried to take our inspiration from the old Silver Age Barry Allen stories and imbue it with that sense of fun and wonder while still keeping that cool, slightly darker tone.
Now, what about cameos and cross-overs with the other DC films?
I would say in terms of the collaboration between me, Greg and Michael, I’m the one who always going like, ‘we can do this cameo, we can do this little Easter egg’ and I’m a huge proponent of it. I’m a big believer in it. Obviously there’s a lot of those types of decisions get made way above my pay grade but I’m certainly always scheming. And with The Flash I have very particular ideas as to how I would accomplish it [laughs]… all sorts of other people need to weigh in on that sort of thing before it becomes a reality. I am on record saying I love it when movies do that. I’m a total sucker for that.
So what do you all think about Pine possibly playing The Flash and Berlanti's comments on the film?