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Comic book enthusiasts can be just as critical and outspoken as movie fans when it comes to changing the ethnicity of heroes or villains, but DC – and the producers of The Flash – are standing behind their decision. In fact, it’s one that was made with both the TV show and comic in mind. That means that if and when Wally appears in the Flash/Arrow TV universe, he’ll do so resembling his latest incarnation: “What’s very cool is in the New 52 they hadn’t reintroduced Wally [yet]. When they reintroduced Wally [in the New 52], they made him African-American. So now and forever, Kid Flash will be African-American.”
Executive producer Greg Berlanti (Arrow) reiterated the fact that the change in ethnicity was the plan from the beginning:
We made the West characters African American so we can eventually head in that direction, absolutely… That’s our hope.”
Rebirth will have a strong influence on The Flash, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the comic. In a new video released by The CW, Kreisberg and Berlanti briefly discuss how excited they are for the villains appearing this season, as well as how they’re incorporating elements from Rebirth. Check it out above.The murder of Barry’s mother definitely won’t be all The Flash series borrows from John’s Rebirth, but it’ll likely be the most literal. Berlanti mentions in the above video that fans will notice aspects from Rebirth throughout the season, starting with the pilot, “but how we twist and turn that is hopefully what makes it exciting for the audience as we go along.”Speaking of their excitement for the series’ villains, Kreisberg says:Aside from Batman, The Flash probably has the best villains of anybody in the comic books. It’s always our drive to dip as much as we can into the DC Comics playbook and I think that people are going to be amazed to see those amazing Flash villains showing up a lot earlier than people probably expected.
You'll never guess who Amanda Pays is playing on the new Flash TV series. Alright, you might be able to guess...Not content with giving us weekly doses of original live-action Flash John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen's Dad, The Flash is also bringing back another classic Flash star. This time it's Amanda Pays, who played Dr. Tina McGee on CBS' Flash series in 1990-1991. Who is she playing?
The CW releases promo photos for The Flash.The series premiere of The Flash is less than three weeks away and will be here before you know it. The CW have released new promotional photos of the primary cast, and it's time to get know the characters. The pictures feature Grant Gustin (Barry Allen), Candice Patton (Iris West), Jesse L. Martin (Detective Joe West), and more in their roles in the series.The below gallery also features a look at photos from the premiere episode, as Barry receives his powers and suits up as The Flash.
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