Marc Guggenheim Says ‘The Flash’ Is “3 Movies In One”
Last month,Greg Berlantished some lighton what his and his writing partners' plans were forThe Flashscreenplay, which he’s currently at work on withMichael GreenandMarc Guggenheim. At the time it sounded like they weren’t quite sure which direction they were heading with the film, as Berlanti proceeded to throw out a number of wild comparisons to films likeThe Matrix,The Dark Knight,Se7en, andThe Silence of the Lambs.
According to Guggenheim though, those comparisons may have been more apt than previously suspected. Read what he had to say after the break.
In a video interview withNewsarama(transcribed viaComic Book Movie), Marc Guggenheim expanded on Berlanti’s comments, once again usingSe7enandSilence of the Lambsas points of reference.
We are working on The Flash movie now and typing away… We are being true to whole Barry Allen science police, [back then] that’s what forensic exanimers were, we are being true to those origins and updating them for the 21st century and I feel like, in many ways, the movie, it’s three movies in one, it’s part thriller, that forensic, cool, Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, then part superhero movie and part sports movie because there is an athleticism to this character that other superheroes don’t have so that’s fun to play with and you get to see how all three of those elements form each other and make the whole movie even better.
Guggenheim’s use of “cool” in conjunction withSe7enandThe Silence of the Lambsseems a little misguided, but this at least paints a slighter clearer picture of what we can expect fromThe Flash. Contrasting genres doesn’t have to be a bad thing; if the darker elements of the film can be used to better emphasize the thrill, excitement and just plainfunof inheriting speedy super powers, that approach could potentially prove rather interesting. Although I’m not sure I understand the “sports movie” comparison. How is the athleticism of The Flash different from, say, Superman or Spider-Man? Maybe commenters more familiar with the source material can decipher what Guggenheim is referring to.
The script forThe Flashis said to be due by the end of the year, and though Greg Berlanti had been in talks to direct, that’s now unlikely to happen. Berlanti has only directedLife as We Know Itthus far, and is looking for smaller scale projects to helm before he moves on to something as big asThe Flash. There were also rumors that Bradley Cooper was a top contender for the title character, but he’s sincedenied those.
