Posted on February 5th, 2007 at 8:51 am by Editor
Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy has stepped on board to direct Warner Brothers Pictures’ The Flash, the big-screen adaptation of the DC Comics speedster hero. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in “Flash Comics” No. 1 in 1940. In comics lore, there have been four incarnations of the scarlet speedster, who has remained one of DC’s most popular characters. His powers include superhuman reflexes, the ability to run and move extremely fast and time travel.
David Goyer, who co-wrote “Batman Begins” for Warners, had been attached to write, direct and produce a screen adaptation. But Goyer quietly left the project several months ago, though it was not until Friday that he announced his departure on his MySpace page.
Sources said that Levy, who before box-office smash “Museum” had been known for such comedies as “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “The Pink Panther,” has no intention of making “Flash” a comedy but is aiming for a lighter movie than previous Warners comic book adaptations, such as Batman Begins and Superman Returns. Goyer’s “Flash” had been dark-themed. Levy will oversee the writing of the new draft, and it is believed elements of Goyer’s script will be used in the development process.
Another example of the studios messing up a movie. Goyer is gold when it comes to superheroes and there is nothing light or funny about The Flash. I start to get concerned about the future of movies when guys like Whedon and Goyer are dropped from projects in favor of some guy who directed a Ben Stiller movie.
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