The Flash Had a Secret Black Adam Connection Everyone Missed
The highly anticipated DCEU movie The Flash recently paved its way into the theater. The film starring Ezra Miller as the Scarlet Speedster dwells deep into his solo journey. The Flash is based on the DC Comics character of the same name, produced in collaboration with Warner Bros. by DC Studios, Double Dream, and the Disco Factory. After the end of CW’s The Flash series, fans were waiting for the DC movie.
The Flash film teased taking inspiration from the Flashpoint events. Its plot revolved around Barry Allen accidentally altering history while utilizing the Speed Force to try to save his mother from being killed. In an attempt to save his mother, Allen unleashes the DC Multiverse. Fans were excited with the multiverse concept as the film brought back various characters. As per reports, The Flash film had a secret connection with Black Adam.
How did The Flash have a connection with Black Adam?
The Flash is DCEU’s highly anticipated movie that was recently released in theaters. The film promised viewers to bring back various characters from the DCEU for its multiverse plot. The film starring Ezra Miller saw the return of Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne, Sasha Calle’s Kara Zor-El, with Ben Affleck’s Batman. The DC film has a surprising appearance at the climax, which teases of including the oldest superhero team.
The Flash‘s finale features a covert reference to DC’s richer mythology when a multiverse-specific Jay Garrick makes an appearance. The closeness of the first Flash to a traditional version of Superman shows that the two live in the same universe, which may be a hint to a Justice Society of America from the Golden Age.
Jay Garrick has a long history in the DC Universe; in fact, he existed before the publication of DC Comics. He was also a founder member of the first superhero squad, the Justice Society of America. Garrick and the other Justice Society members have occasionally been dropped from the current continuity, but stills have a connection with JSA. Black Adam introduced a contemporary JSA to the DCEU, and now The Flash has a cameo of Jay Garrick linking the two.
The Flash Struggles at the Box Office
The Flash, one of the most eagerly awaited films, premiered in theatres on June 16 all around the world. The movie had a budget of about $220 million and is one of the most costly movies in DC. The film directed by Andy Muschietti and starring the controversial Ezra Miller, was supposed to be one of the greatest superhero movies ever made. However, the film is struggling at the box office.
Miller’s The Flash opened to barely $55.1 million in its first weekend, far less than the box office projection. The Flash has earned $144 million worldwide till now, far less than Black Adam from last year, which opened to a disappointing $393.3 million. With such figures the future of the film at the box office is uncertain.
The Flash sees Barry Allen using his time-traveling abilities to alter the course of the past to save his mother. He finds stranded in a universe where General Zod has returned and is threatening devastation as a result of accidentally changing the future to save his family.
The Flash is available in theaters worldwide
Source: CBR
