DCU The Flash Art Imagines Perfect Casting For James Gunn's New Barry Allen

James Gunn’s DC Universe gets the perfect re-casting for Barry Allen as new fan art picks an amazing actor to play The Flash for the new franchise.

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The DC Universe is getting a new actor as The Flash in James Gunn’s upcoming franchise, as depicted in fan art.
Lucas Till, known for his role in the X-Men movies, is a popular fan choice to play The Flash.
The future of The Flash in James Gunn’s DC Universe is uncertain, but there is a possibility of introducing the entire Flash Family.

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The DC Universe gets a new actor as The Flash in James Gunn’s upcoming franchise through new fan art. The era of the DCEU movies is coming to an end this December, with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom wrapping up the franchise that began all the way back in 2013. But as one franchise is concluding, another is about to begin with Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC continuity that is currently in the works, with multiple DC Universe movies and TV shows coming from Chapter 1, “Gods and Monsters.”

As the DC Universe has a new Superman with David Corenswet, other heroes will be cast down the line once the SAG-AFTRA strike is over. When it comes to the Scarlet Speedster, Buffy2Ville has shared artwork of what Lucas Till could look like as The Flash, specifically the Barry Allen version of the DC hero.

Till is no stranger to comic book properties as he played Havok in the X-Men prequel movies from X-Men: First Class to X-Men: Apocalypse. However, Till has been a popular fan casting choice for The Flash as his name continues to come up in the DC Universe audience.

What Is Going On With The Flash In James Gunn’s DC Universe?

Following The Flash season 9 ending on The CW this year and the critically panned The Flash movie, the fastest man alive’s live-action future is unclear, especially in Gunn’s DC Universe. While Gunn and Safran did reveal plans for big Justice League heroes like Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern in Chapter 1, “Gods and Monsters,” The Flash was not part of the initial slate. Even though it is possible that there could be a new The Flash movie lined up, there are no confirmed plans right now for any of the speedster heroes to show up in the DC Universe.

It’s very possible that DC Studios is benching The Flash for a while, not only to separate itself from the DCEU movie but also to leave some breathing room between themselves and Arrowverse’s The Flash TV show. It could also be a matter of DC Studios trying to decide if they will do another Barry story or perhaps focus on someone like Wally West. Whether or not they have set plans or are still trying to figure things out, it would be hard to imagine the DC Universe without at least one Flash.

If they end up with Barry, Wally, or someone else carrying The Flash mantle, it will genuinely be intriguing to see where Gunn and Safran take the speedster mythology in the DC Universe. With this being a continuity that already has superheroes active, this could be the opportunity to feature the entire Flash Family rather than start with only one. But for now, the world will have to wait patiently to see The Flash in the DC Universe.