The Flash: What Went Wrong? 

I think they overestimated the general interest in The Flash and underestimated how appalling Ezra Miller's conduct has been.

Jesus. This is more than I've ever wanted to know about Ezra Miller.

Lynne Ramsey thought she had found a great actor to play a malevolent sociopath in her film We Need to Talk About Kevin, but accidentally just cast an actual malevolent sociopath. Whoops.

I absolutely love how this 20 minute deep dive into why The Flash fails essentially becomes a 15 minute deep dive into why Ezra Miller is the fucking worst.

It’s incredible how much less Dune costs, and how much better it looks than so many more expensive movies.

Does he...have to literally kill someone before they decide to give him more than a few hours of jail time?

I'm trying to imagine a WB exec going through all those reports of Miller's appalling behaviour, then just shrugging "Nah, it'll be fine!"

Putting a baby in a microwave feels like something Ezra Miller would get arrested for.

I enjoyed Ezra’s performance in We Need To Talk About Kevin much more when I thought he was acting.

I just like watching movies fail, and tickets to that are free

We need to talk about Ezra

It must be so cool to be completely above the law.

The shot of Miller with a mushroom hat on while hearing “Miller may have supernatural powers” was a great piece of editing. Not sure if intentional but made me laugh.

The problem is not even with the movie itself (besides Miller's behavior and DCU mess, of course), but with an industry that spends so much money in one single film that 200 million dollars of box office is considered a flop.

No one can read a rap sheet like Georg

I legit dont know why are people surprised this movie bombed, all the signs where there.

Getting in the title of one of Georg’s videos with “shameful case” or “what went wrong” is a pretty good sign that you messed up

Do we know for sure Miller does NOT have supernatural powers? He seems to have made $100's of millions disappear ... along with his career.

Paul Austerberry, the film's production designer, said "people would forget" Miller's actions once the movie came out. People of the internet, restore my faith in humanity and prove him wrong. Spread this video, or at least the info contained inside, and make sure Miller never lives this down for the rest of his life.

Hopefully the FBI is monitoring him. This guy has a disturbing amount of resources and is acting like a future cult leader.

Main character being a nonce isn’t exactly a recipe for a popular movie

I think Hollywood is desperate to return to a pre-MeToo environment and they were hoping this movie would prove people don't actually care about scandals.

Getting real Charlie Manson vibes from Ezra Miller

He gets treated like some kind of royalty while they completely disregard Henry Cavill.

Miller was never a good fit for this role.

Holy god. I didn't know like 90% of what you reported on Ezra. I mean shit. An allegation or two is one thing, but that was one thing after another, after another and all of a similar nature. I'm glad this movie bombed and I certainly won't be watching it.

Honestly, using CGI to deepfake the Nicolas Coppola/Cage (6:01) Superman film we never got seems like a far better use of time than anything Ezra Miller could ever star in.

I think watching this dissection is all I'll ever need regarding this film. As always you have a lovely way of phrasing things, makes you a pleasure to listen to. Thanks Georg!

it's gross as hell when anyone uses the language of social justice to excuse their shitty behavior. It's unfortunately inevitable that abusers will use anything and everything to justify their abuse, but it's saddening nonetheless

The George Reeves factoid actually made my skin crawl.

I honestly think it don't have squat to do with Miller as I showed the trailer to my wife and my teenage grandkids to see if they wanted to see it, none of whom knew anything about Ezra Miller, result? All three said "That looks God Awful" with all 3 commenting on how terrible the effects looked and how it just didn't look like a good movie.

I've said it before but it bears repeating. Grant Gustin should have be allowed a Flash movie. The early seasons of the show are infinitely better than this dreck ever could have been.

Hearing the story again about how Miller was charged for stealing alcohol from a neighbors property when there is a scene in the flash where he does the exact same thing hits a little differently this time.

DCEU trying to reboot itself this late into the superhero era of Hollywood is the movie studio equivalent of that dude who peaked in high school/college and keeps going back to the parties and functions well into middle age

I didn't see Flash solely because of Miller and his actions. He's never been held accountable for what he did. He doesn't deserve my money.

Do you want to know what wrong? Not enough Hip-Tang

This is such a perfect shitstorm that it's hard to believe it's real

YEAH, this guy is a class act. Humanitarian of the year material. From this he comes across as someone who would put children in danger, (putting it mildly).

I have never seen those clips from Miller. Jesus christ that dude is a dangerous psychopath.

Wait.. a Vermont court found him to serve papers but the court looking after the rape case couldn't? That makes no sense

I guess since the movie has been in the can for so long, WB couldn't use it as a tax write-off as they did with Batgirl.

It’s gotta be money laundering at this point, right?

I’m just done with seeing superheroes on screen. How many different ways can brooding jars of Dijon mustard with capes grudgingly save the day

no matter what topic, georg delivers. i love your stuff

A better question is.. What went right? lol

Vanity Fair, the official launderer of reputations

Why is the fact that you accidentally ended up watching the flash on twitter so absolutely hilarious.

What I can't understand about Ezra Miller is why no-one has punched the little bastard in the mouth. It's obviously what he wants.

It's Christopher Reeve! Remember Christopher Reeve? He's back, in Non-Paralyzed Form!

My son watched this with his mates. They were all high as kites and they still said it was shit.

Fucking amazing video mate as ever and thank you kindly for all the art.

Whoa is there gonna be a Beetlejuice 2? First one came out the year I was born, and im an aging and grey neckbeard now

Not firing Ezra Miller despite *everything* and seeming damn determined to get this movie made for whatever reason

Jared Leto: I'm the Joker. Ezra Miller: Hold my beer.

I was worried about Ezra Miller's conduct being swept under the rug. Then someone who saw an early screening of the movie said that it was so good that people are going to forget about their problems with Miller. The absolute worst thing anyone could've said!

Shazam 2 was as big of a bomb and it didn't include any obviously criminal stars. I just don't think it was a major part of the bomb. People are just sick of mid superhero nostalgia flicks.

Ezra Miller is the type of person that would show up to do promotion for a DC movie while wearing a Marvel shirt.

Warner Brothers had a great Flash in Grant Gustin... big fan base... and lots of people who only know him as The Flash... but, they decided to go with Ezra Miller for their movies because ummmm... reasons I guess? The Flash TV show also had already opened up the idea of the multiverse for them and they had multiple Flashes... Wally West and Jay Garrick... They could have given them cameos and even John Wesley Shipp from the old Flash TV show that would have provided major fan service in addition to Michael Keaton's Batman (The GOAT, btw)... DC could have had a movie empire that rivaled or probably even surpassed Marvel's (I would say The Justice League was much more well known than The Avengers amongst non comic book readers)... but they keep shooting themselves in the foot and sabotaging their own movies... Batman is dark and gritty... but, Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Green Lantern are bright and colorful beacons of hope... Superman especially... the stories and character development are there... ripe for the picking.... 80 years of comic book lore... stop trying to change and reinvent the characters into something they aren't... because people obviously don't want that...

Is that not the latest Nespresso Advert for Clooney? It just had a lot of build up.

Miller's basically a pretty Klaus Kinski without the acting chops.

I love everything Ezra Miller has been in. With the exception of other people's kids.

Gotta admit I love your audio choices with the bgm. Very unsettling

Will just be a flash in the pan

i remember when i used to pretend avatar was shit.. life is much brighter now i've removed my head from my ass.

Even Hiptang wouldn't give Miller a brand deal.

Today I learned "that guy"'s name

Isn't there an insurance market for this kind of 'reputational risk' in media companies? Maybe there are reasons why it doesn't always work, but this wouldn't be the first time a project was forced to consider plowing ahead with a problematic star or taking the L.

I saw it opening weekend out of mild curiosity. Michael Keaton was wonderful as Batman and is really the only thing I remember. Miller can't carry a film. It was too long. But it was also not overtly pushing social agendas and was almost the kind of superhero movie that you can comfortably take your family to see. I'd like to see DC keep moving away from the Snyder all-dark-all-the-time style, but also sidestep the Marvel everything's-a-joke style. As always, Christopher Reeve got it right the first time, and if you want to do dark, Tim Burton charted the path for that.

Interviews with people who worked with George Reeves said he was actually happy and excited to be back as Superman before he was murdered. He had come to realize how much he meant to kids and such.

If I had the same powers as The Flash, I’d go back in time to show what Ezra Miller is gonna do in the future to Zack Snyder so they wouldn’t get casted as the Flash.

What we have here is a clear case of miscasting. Ezra Miller was CLEARLY never meant to be the Flash... He's much more of a Joker!

I take it the only sane executive who pushed for the films cancellation after seeing Ezra's escalating antics was fired from WB.

They might as well have physically set fire to the budget.

“The flame that burns twice as retarded burns half as long” - Lao Tzu on Ezra Miller specifically.

Rule of thumb for big movies like this is: Movie budget x 2.5 So with The Flash you will get Movie budget: 200-250 million dollars Print and advertising: 200-250 million because studios usually spend the same amount on print and advertising Studio: Usually gets 60% So if WBD spent 500 million on the movie before releasing it, it will need to make close to 800 million dollars at the box office to break even

I'm starting to think he has some problems

They made a Flash movie!?

Could you imagine correcting someone over a parcheese funfact and them flashing a piece 😂🤣

Thank you for the insight. Yes, I had no idea this film was even made & released either. This Erza guy was arrested several times? Wow, what a train wreck. No wonder the Flash tanked at the box office. Sad because I enjoyed the 1990's Flash TV series.

I pirated it and still feel ripped off.

I had no idea they'd done half of that - Like I knew about the weird kidnapping thing with the teenager but there was SO MUCH MORE that they were doing that should have had red flags waving from every direction. Would be really interesting to know about Ezra's path into the acting industry. Did any of their tutors, costars, agents etc recognise any worrying behaviour?

The biggest problem with miller is that he has been and is totally unapologetic about any of it. He was told in no uncertain terms to get treatment, likely by authorities and his employers. He didn't seek it of his own volition. He is convinced that he is just fine and everything he's done has been above board, so I don't think we can expect actual change from him. What most people wouldn't give to be as successful as he has been. People far more deserving and grateful.

The poor guy seems to have a serious mental illness, which is obviously untreated. He seems to sorround himself only with people, who don't give him the feeling, that there's something wrong with him, so he probably doesn't even realize how strange his behaviour is (and thus will not get treatment soon). It's rather tragic, I think.

Summary of what went wrong: Ezra Miller:

How can such a horrible person exist, in the wild, for so long? How could the studio act as if there'd be no repercussions? Any ONE of these acts would send another individual to jail for years, prosecution within months. Edit: just finished the video, nothing's changed. How much money does he have to settle these problems? HOW DID THE DCU CARRY HIM SO LONG. Johnny depp was dropped by disney in a heartbeat, regardless of his good history, credibility, and lack of evidence towards wrongdoing.

Ezra Miller. Thats what went wrong. And not just their behavior off screen, but their decision to play Barry Allen as a whippet huffing pigeon

Superhero movies are boring af.

Yes, but what if the flash used his super speed to go back in time and create multiple timelines?

Having not watched this video yet but noticing it's only 20 minutes long to address the title question, I'm assuming this will be the first in a series?

What went wrong? #1. They should have used Grant Gustin #2. Should not have used Ezra Miller - Those two changes would have made it so much better...and they could have used Homelander as a villain lol

Why hasn’t he played Richard Ramirez aka Th Night Stalker in a film yet!?

"...the inevitable conclusion"

Actually, believe it or not, Ben Affleck was spotted on the deadpool 3 set. He could be filming a cameo for that film.

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Good informative video 🙂👍

Sounds like a cult leader/serial killer in the making here

I get more out of indie short films on YT than any big-budget slop and really couldn't care less about Gen Z Klaus Kinski 2.0

It’s so crazy how lease fairer the studio is being about Ezra. Great breakdown of the situation. I know you have tons of potential topics, but Standing Rock goes deep and is a really interesting study in how mercenary companies operate in the states against its own people. If that peaks your interest

Having followed the whole thing, I think it's a pattern that Ezra Miller targets trans kids for abuse, I don't think this is somehow an unconscious trend in behaviour, I think they're well aware of how vulnerable trans kids are and how they can take advantage of current anti-trans hate as both a bonding tool to establish abusive relationships and a shield when they're inevitably accused of grooming. If they were targeting cis kids they wouldn't really have that shield, it's fucking disgusting. I fully believe that's in part why there's been so little consequences for their actions, Miller could rape and kill a trans kid and american media would happily cover it up, after all both protecting pedophiles and doing as much harm as possible to trans people is tradition for the american entertainment industry

Finally, an honest Avatar 2 review.