Ron Livingston will replace Billy Crudup as Barry Allen's father Henry in Warner Bros. and DC Films' The Flash.
According to Variety, Livingston is joined by Ian Loh, who'll play a younger Barry, as well as Saroise-Monica Jackson and Rudy Mancuso in undisclosed roles.
Crudup played Henry Allen in Justice League, both the theatrical and Snyder Cuts. However, it was recently revealed that he departed the project due to scheduling conflicts. At the same time, the production brought on Maribel Verdú to play Barry's mother and Henry's widow Nora.
The road to production on The Flash has been rocky at best. In 2015, Phil Lord and Chris Miller signed on to write the story treatment while Seth Grahame-Smith was tapped to write and direct. The latter departed in 2016 and was soon replaced by Rick Famuyiwa. However, he too left the project the following year due to creative differences. The studio then commissioned a script rewrite by Joby Harold and in 2018, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein were announced as the new directors. Once again, though, there was a shakeup and in August 2020, Andy Muschietti was named the latest director to take a stab at The Flash. There were even reports at one point that Miller himself was working on the script along with Grant Morrison.
Directed by Andy Muschietti from a script by Christina Hodson, The Flash stars Ezra Miller, Ben Affleck, Sasha Calle, Kiersey Clemons, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Saroise-Monica Jackson and Rudy Mancuso. The film arrives in theaters Nov. 4, 2022.
Source: Variety