Marc Guggenheim has given some updates about
D.C’s upcoming remake of The Flash. Guggenheim is one of three
writers tasked with penning the project. He is joined by Greg Berlanti [Eli
Stone] & Michael Green [Green Lantern].
On Adaption.
“We’re being true to the whole Barry Allen science police.
We’re being true to those origins and updating them for the 21st century. I feel like in many ways the movie is three movies in one. It’s part
thriller — that forensic, cool, Seven, Silence of the Lambs — part
superhero movie, and part sports movie because there’s an athleticism to this
character that other superheroes don’t have… And you get to see how all three
of those elements inform each other and make the whole movie even better. It’s
sort of like the way in Green Lantern we took a superhero movie and combined it
with a space opera, here we’re combining the superhero movie with these other
two genres and it’s just a blast.”
On Influences.
“We’re drawing I think a lot from a lot of different eras.
Certainly Geoff Johns’ work has been an influence. Mark Waid’s run,
particularly the stuff he wrote with the philosophy of speed and the philosophy
of running has been a big influence. We’ve also tried to take our inspiration
from the old Silver Age Barry Allen stories and imbue it with that sense of fun
and wonder while still keeping that cool, slightly darker tone.”
On Easter eggs.
“I would say in terms of the collaboration between me,
Greg and Michael, I’m the one who always going like, ‘We can do this cameo, we
can do this little Easter egg’ and I’m a huge proponent of it. I’m a big
believer in it. Obviously there’s a lot of those types of decisions get made
way above my pay grade but I’m certainly always scheming. And with The Flash
I have very particular ideas as to how I would accomplish it [laughs]… all
sorts of other people need to weigh in on that sort of thing before it becomes
a reality. I am on record saying I love it when movies do that. I’m a total
sucker for that.”
The Movie is expected to arrive in theaters in summer 2013.
