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Warner Bros.’ big-screen take on The Flash has narrowed down its search to three directors: Matthew Vaughn, Robert Zemeckis and Sam Raimi, who have all met with the studio in recent weeks and are each strong contenders for the gig.

The trio of helmers emerge as Warners is in the final throes of its search for a filmmaker to tackle the Scarlet Speedster after losing Rick Famuyiwa, who made the Sundance sensation Dope, in October 2016 over "creative differences.” Those differences emerged even as casting was ramping up, and his departure put The Flash on the skids, temporarily shelving production and a release date.

Famuyiwa was the second departure after Seth Grahame-Smith, who had written the script and was slated to make his directorial debut.

The recent search for a Flash helmer was a closely guarded affair, and each of the names rose and fell on the studio's heat index even as each had challenges, scheduling or otherwise, to overcome. Even Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were reconsidered to possibly return to a project for which they wrote a treatment years ago.

The latest frontrunner appears to be Back to the Future and Forrest Gump director Zemeckis. He is currently focused on a new project — an untitled drama that will star Steve Carell and is set to shoot this fall — which appeared to sideline him from the gig. But now some sources say that Warners is willing to wait for him.

Jon Berg and Geoff Johns are producing The Flash, which is working with a new draft by Joby Harold, writer on the studio’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Vaughn, a filmmaker already deeply experienced in comic book movies with pics such as X-Men: First Class and Kingsman: The Secret Service and counts Kick-Ass in his comic book movie repertoire, is readying his latest film, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, for a Sept. 22 release.

Raimi spent the better part of the 2000s working on Columbia's Spider-Man trilogy, which starred Tobey Maguire as the Marvel Comics hero along with Kirsten Dunst and James Franco. The second movie, which featured Alfred Molina as the villain Dr. Octopus, is considered a landmark in the comic book movie form. The trilogy grossed almost $2.7 billion worldwide. The last film Raimi directed was Oz the Great and Powerful, the 2013 Disney movie that acted as a prequel to The Wizard of Oz.

Zemeckis last directed Brad Pitt in the WWII spy drama Allied.

 

[sasliquid]

Matthew Vaughan... The Flash... yes please

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Raimi should do Shazam, Zemeckis The Flash and Vaughn Man of Steel 2. Here, I solved it WB.

 

[Lifeline]

Sam Rami gets my vote. OG spider-man 1 and 2 remain among the best superhero movies.

 

[Discotheque]

Raimi should get first pick of Flash or Superman or Shazam. He'd kill all 3 of those.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Matthew Vaughn, but only if Jane Goldman can write/rewrite and the two of them get complete control over the tone of the film. Kingsman and Kick-Ass are brilliant and DC would be lucky to get a film on par with them.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Sam Raimi is one of the most distinctive, interesting working directors. Out of all the directors who have done a comic book movie, he was probably the most perfect for it. I'd be both for and against him doing The Flash. For because it could turn out to be a pretty fantastic movie. Against because it would be a shame to see his talents anchored to this sinking ship of a franchise.

Tentatively sinking, anyway. Justice League is a lost cause, but hoping for a win for Winder Woman, and still I'm still optimistic about The Batman and Aquaman.

 

[pa22word]

Raimi I've found to be probably the only director to actually "get" comic books and make it come across on screen what it feels to be sitting and reading one. I'd love to see him get another crack at it, even though I dunno if DC movieverse is even capable of putting anything decent out at all. If Raimi makes it though it'll probably be at least interesting.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Raimi I've found to be probably the only director to actually "get" comic books and make it come across on screen what it feels to be sitting and reading one. I'd love to see him get another crack at it, even though I dunno if DC movieverse is even capable of putting anything decent out at all. If Raimi makes it though it'll probably be at least interesting.

I think Whedon probably "gets" comic books more than anyone, but Raimi is the more talented storyteller with a better knack for balancing silly and serious.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Out ot these three, Raimi would probably the one to really bring the powers of the Flash to the screen in a very fun and satisfying way.

 

[ClivePwned]

All three have shown they can handle films like this so sure, why not?

 

[FeD.nL]

Raimi - The Flash
Zemeckis - Green Lantern Corps
Vaughn - Teen Titans

 

[CaviarMeths]

Vaughn - Teen Titans

Now this would be awesome.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Now this would be awesome.

The Batman
Batgirl
Nightwing
Gotham City Sirens
Teen Titans with Tim Drake as Robin

All according to keikaku for the Batman Cinematic Universe

 

[Octavianus]

Anything but Raimi please.

 

[Bishop89]

 

[Mokujin]

That's a great list.

From a time perspective Vaughn has the most memorable recent films, Zemeckis has done some real magic in his career and I love Raimi Spiderman 1 & 2.

 

[Schlorgan]

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