Warner Bros. held the first-ever public screening of “The Flash” on Monday night in Las Vegas during CinemaCon 2023, and 24 hours later the social media embargo has expired. And you know what that means: The first reactions are in.
Naturally those reading this know that “The Flash” has been saddled with far more controversy than hype over the last few years. That’s of course thanks in part to the public meltdown of star Ezra Miller that made headlines throughout 2022. But not helping matters were the, uh, divisive decisions by Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav who, upon taking the reins of the company following merger that created it around the same time Miller’s meltdown started, abruptly canceled several projects, including “Batgirl,” which was reportedly already finished.
Since then the company has faced accusations that it canceled projects featuring women or people of color, while protecting “The Flash” despite the multiple legal problems Miller found himself in in 2022.
But, as far as the people who watched “The Flash” in Vegas last night are concerned, the decision not to cancel it was as it turns out justified.
Read on for a sample of reactions.
More to come.
