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Billy Crudup in talks to play Barry Allen’s dad in The Flash movie

September 10, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Having portrayed Dr. Manhattan in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, it looks like Billy Crudup is set for a return to the world of DC Comics, with Variety reporting that the actor is in talks to play Henry Allen, the father of Barry Allen, in The Flash.

Should Crudup reach a deal, he’ll join Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League star Ezra Miller in the DC Extended Universe film, along with Dope actress Kiersey Clemons, who is playing Iris West.

Rick Famuyiwa (Dope) is directing the film from a script by Seth Graheme-Smith (The LEGO Batman Movie), while the original treatment was penned by The LEGO Movie’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Production is slated to get underway this year ahead of the film’s release on March 16th 2018.

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Originally published September 10, 2016. Updated April 16, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: billy crudup, DC, DC Extended Universe, The Flash

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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