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The primary official trailer for “The Flash” dropped throughout the Super Bowl on Sunday night, sending fans into overdrive.
The three-minute trailer is the primary latest footage from the film that has been released in over a 12 months. It also marks the primary major showcase of a Warner Bros. movie on the Super Bowl in 17 years.
The comic book flick — which has faced multiple delays and is finally set for release in June — will see troubled actor Ezra Miller reprise their role as Barry Allen/ The Flash.
Miller, 30, last appeared because the character in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”
Within the forthcoming film, Allen is about to travel back in time to avoid wasting his mother from murder, which in turn interrupts his own timeline with unintended repercussions.
The trailer is the primary promotional material for the film since Miller — who’s nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns — made headlines last summer for assault and abuse allegations on top of other legal woes.
Earlier this month, Miller pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor illegal trespass in a Vermont burglary case.
Back in August, the troubled star broke their silence in an announcement provided to Variety, saying they might seek treatment for “complex mental health issues.”
“Having recently undergone a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I’m suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” Miller declared. “I would like to apologize to everyone that I actually have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I’m committed to doing the crucial work to get back to a healthy, protected and productive stage in my life.”
“The Flash” is predicted to play a giant role within the evolution of the DC Universe, with studio exec James Gunn, 56, saying the film resets the whole DCU and is “a improbable movie that I actually love.”
Peter Safran — who’s co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Gunn — expressed his support for Miller but left unspoken whether the actor would reprise the role in any future projects.
“Ezra is totally committed to their recovery. We’re fully supportive of that journey that they’re on immediately,” Safran said.
“When the time is true, once they feel they’re able to have the discussion, we’ll all work out what the easiest way forward is,” he added. “But immediately, they’re completely focused on their recovery. And in our conversations with them over the past couple of months, it seems like they’re making enormous progress.”
“The Flash” is about to hit theaters June 16.
