I am very unhappy with the casting of Grant Gustin as Barry Allen in Arrow and The Flash TV series (people should be pissed at Gustin, not Affleck)... The casting has lead to my conclusion that the Arrow-verse cannot exist in the Man of Steel universe - yes, I am insecure about the casting (which is more important than you think).
Look, the point is that right now I'm trying to think of more people who can play The Flash in his OWN solo movie.
Firstly, it has to be Barry Allen (obviously). Secondly, the actor has to be a freaking man - no offense to Grant Gustin (well, kinda) but he does NOT scream superhero. I've had a bit of thought and my current picks are:
Ryan Kwanten - I've said on many occasions that this dude deserves to act outside of True Blood (he's one of the best things left on that stupid show). This guy can be funny and serious when he wants to be so I think he can definitely pull off pretty much every aspect of Barry... Although for some reason everyone else sees him as Wally West :/
Ryan Phillipe - My family were watching a movie called Straight A's a few weeks ago and Phillipe was the lead - I have to say, he's amazing. He's getting old now but I can actually take him seriously if he was in red/gold spandex and if he stood beside Henry Cavill... Phillipe also has this really cool voice and I honestly believe he can pull off any superhero role.
Garrett Hedlund - I haven't seen him in anything else but Tron but he's the generic blonde actor that I think if anyone saw him on a poster, they can immediately identify him with The Flash.
Does anyone else have any other casting choices?
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