TheFlash

If I was more clever, I would have devised some sort of "Crisis" joke that involved Christopher and Jonah Nolan as supervillains who were slowly but surely conquering the DC comics universe and bending it two their will. You know, something along the lines of "First they got Batman. Now they have Superman. Who are they going after next?"

But alas, it's not that funny and not that clever, so let's skip humorous introductions and get straight down to brass tacks. We all know that Christopher Nolan is going to "Godfather" the newest Superman reboot, The Man of Steel. IESB is reporting that he is doing so because he wants to help guide Jonah into the the director's chair.

Whoah. What? It is confirmed that Jonah Nolan will be writing the screenplay with longtime collaborator David Goyer, but if this is true, it kinda' makes sense. It would explain Christopher Nolan's odd "Godfather" role, for sure. Is Jonah as talented behind the camera as his brother? Can he maintain pacing and story? Can he maybe-perhaps shoot an action scene that doesn't look like the film went through a blender?

Of course, this is all unconfirmed, so take it with a grain of salt. Or two grains of salt. Or a truck full. Because things get even wilder.

Man, remember back in the day, when David Goyer was going to do The Flash and Ryan Reynolds was going to star? Those were the days, man. Those were the days. Now Goyer is off doing The Man of Steel and Reynolds is the Green Lantern. What happened? This world is crazy.

The Flash has had one of "those" histories. About four announced directors, countless scripts and a helluva lot of "we're ready to move forward." According to IESB, Warner Brothers is ready to move forward yet again, this time with Greg Berlanti at the helm.

If that name makes you scratch your head and go "Who?", you're not alone. His IMDB page is a lot of television I never watched and never will watch...except for the writing credit for The Green Lantern. Apparently, Berlanti was almost going to direct that one, but lost out at the last second to Martin Campbell. Hard work means big rewards and WB was apparently impressed enough with his early work to hand him the keys to The Flash.

I could sit here and go "BLAH BLAH Why is a writer for Eli Stone and Brothers and Sisters going to direct The Flash BLAH BLAH," but the truth is, everyone has to get a start somewhere. Berlanti could be a visionary in the making. This could be his dream project. This could be something special, we just don't know it yet because his name has yet to gain significance. I'm also not a big enough fan of The Flash as a character to get too upset about any of this.

But yeah, a writer for Eli Stone and Brothers and Sisters is going to direct The Flash? BLAH BLAH.

While Warner Bros. readies a few new DC comic adaptations, including The Green Lantern and maybe Wonder Woman, word is still out on whether we'll ever see The Flash get his own movie, too. I've never been a big fan of Mr. Flash and his skin-tight red and gold suit. Yeah, so you run fast -- what else you got for me? Perhaps that's why it's taking so long for Hollywood to dump a Flash movie into theaters, and maybe it's also why the proposed Flash video game was shelved. Whatever the reasons for delays and cancellations are, it looks like we may one day get our big-screen film featuring some hot up-and-coming actor running all over the damn place.

IGN ran a quote earlier this week from Charles Roven, who was involved as a producer with The Flash movie at one point. He claimed Warner Bros. didn't feel comfortable with the version they had -- that they wanted to take into "account the entire, rich DC character world" (which I read as: we want to do what Marvel is doing) -- and so that incarnation was thrown to the curb for the time being.

The next day, however, IGN received an email from the film's current screenwriter, Dan Mazeau, who assured the site that the Flash movie was still alive and well. He says, "The Flash has not been hobbled. Everything is moving forward as planned. I'm still writing the script. Geoff Johns is still consulting. Flash fans have no cause for concern, and -- IMO -- lots to be excited about." So there you go ... the wheels are turning (though maybe not as fast as The Flash would like them to turn).

While we wait for the film to piece itself together, check out some footage from the canceled video game after the jump. I think it looks boring, but then again I hate running.