The report also notes that WB is in no rush to get The Flash into production, and they’re willing to accommodate Zemeckis’ schedule.
Billy Crudup, who was set to play the father of Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen, has dropped out of the project.
Perhaps that lack of urgency has something to do with the other revelation from EW’s story: After losing two directors, The Flash has now lost one of its stars.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Warner Bros. previously approached Sam Raimi and Marc Webb to direct The Flash, but both Spider-Man directors passed on the project — giving them at least one more thing to talk about if they ever get stuck in an elevator together.