Amid ongoing controversy surrounding “The Flash” star Ezra Miller, costar Michael Shannon supports the embattled actor.
26.04.2023 - 13:47 / justjared.com
The Flash director Andy Muschietti has spoken out on the film’s controversial star Ezra Miller.
Andy screened The Flash in LA where he said, “Ezra is well now,” and praised their performance in the film.
Ezra uses the pronouns they/them/theirs.
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“We’re all hoping that they get better… They’re taking the steps to recovery,” Andy said, per ET. “They’re dealing with mental health issues, but they’re well. We talked to them not too long ago, and they’re very committed to getting better.”
Ezra was arrested multiple times in Hawaii for assault, was accused of harassing a woman in Germany, was accused of choking someone in Iceland, and was accused of hosting three young children and their mom in Vermont in an “unsafe environment.”
The 30-year-old star was also charged with felony burglary in Vermont, and was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a young person they met at age 12.
Last year, Ezra said, “I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment.”
“Ezra is an extraordinary actor. It’s probably… Not probably, it’s one of my best experiences working with an actor ever,” Andy said of directing Ezra. “They’re brilliant. Their contributions are constant. And also, they like to play and they like to do more takes than I do, which is a lot.”
“They’re full of incredible emotions,” he said of Ezra. “They bring them to the set every time. And they’re an incredible comedian also, which is something that I wasn’t fully prepared for.”
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James Gunn has weighed in on Ezra Miller’s future in the DC franchise, and it looks like things still remain up in the air.Earlier this week, Warners Bros. shared a new trailer for The Flash, the upcoming debut film adaptation of the long-standing DC superhero, which gave fans their first look at Michael Keaton’s return to portraying Batman.The film was beleaguered by multiple delays on the film’s production and development, including directorial changes, but it has also been the subject of controversy surrounding the behaviour of Miller, who plays the titular superhero.The actor was embroiled in a number of legal issues last year, most recently accusations of using violence and other intimidatory methods to influence an adolescent, as well as two arrests in Hawaii – one for disorderly conduct and harassment and another for second-degree assault.In January, they pleaded guilty to a trespassing charge related to a burglary case in Vermont.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director “The Flash” director Andy Muschietti recently told IGN that Michael Keaton was overcome with emotions on set when he first stepped into the Batcave, which the production design team created in full on the studio lot. The moment marked Keaton’s first time in the Batcave in nearly 30 years, as “The Flash” is his first time playing Batman/Bruce Wayne since 1992’s “Batman Returns.” “When [Keaton] arrived to the set, the Batcave was already finished and it was lit and everything,” Muschietti said. “He stayed like this [eyes wide] for a while. I didn’t want to interrupt him. I just wanted for him to take it in. Who knows what was going on there? But something was going on there.”
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The Flash is coming!
Coming soon to a theater near you. The final trailer for the superhero film and time travel saga The Flash has been released.