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Bart Allen

-It just gets more complicated from there. Bart Allen is the 31st-century descendant of Barry Allen. Bart began his journey as the protagonist Impulse, a stereotypically energetic adolescent who could outrun the wind. Bart's life has always revolved on speed because he was born with the Speed Force, giving him abilities that other speedsters lacked.

The Flash First Reactions Are In

It’s been an incredibly long journey for the Fastest Man Alive on the big screen. But various false starts later, Warner Bros.’ The Flash is finally about to take a bow in theaters. Directed by Andy Muschietti (IT) from a script by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey), the film in part adapts the classic DC comic Flashpoint, in which Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) goes back in time to save his mother from death and completely changes the present, creating a dystopian alternate DC timeline. While it doesn’t look like the movie will get too bogged down in the many subplots of Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert’s miniseries, The Flash will incorporate quite a bit of DC movie history into its runtime.

Case in point: Michael Keaton returns as the Dark Knight of the Burtonverse for the first time since 1992’s Batman Returns. Bringing a major dose of nostalgia to a movie all about exploring the DC multiverse, we’ll get Keaton’s Batman playing all the hits — such as delivering his iconic “I’m Batman” line — as well as showing off a few new tricks. Most importantly, he’ll act as a new guide for both Barry Allens (don’t ask, best to go with it) running around the movie’s timeline.

But that’s not all. On top of that major blast from the past, the movie also seems to serve as somewhat of a finale for the version of the DC movie universe that first began in 2013’s Man of Steel. The film not only brings back Michael Shannon as the villainous General Zod, once again wreaking havoc on Earth, but also seemingly reimagines the epic struggle of the first DCEU movie by casting Sasha Calle’s Supergirl and not Henry Cavill’s Superman in the role of the planet’s savior. (We assume the Kal-El we know was erased from history by Barry’s timey-wimey shenanigans).

The Flash’s Robbie Amell is cousins with the Green Arrow
The Arrowverse is one big family affair. From the Wests of The Flash, the Danver sisters of Supergirl, the Lance sisters of Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, and the Queen siblings of Arrow, family is one of the biggest themes in all of the Arrowverse shows. However, the family connection goes much deeper than the Arrowverse characters.

Actor Robbie Amell, who starred as Robbie Raymond throughout the early seasons of The Flash, is the younger cousin of Stephen Amell who plays Oliver Queen, aka The Green Arrow, on The CW’s Arrow. While Robbie and Stephen Amell’s relationship is one that most fans are familiar with, Robbie’s family connection goes a bit deeper than many recognize.

In addition to being related to the man responsible for launching the Arrowverse, Robbie is married to actress Italia Ricci who played Siobhan Smythe on Supergirl.

Alternate Barry Allen
Another possibility for the villain of The Flash is an alternate version of Barry Allen. Ezra Miller will reportedly be playing both the original Barry Allen and the Barry Allen of the new timeline, and Barry trying to bring back the timeline where his mother’s alive would likely lead to the alternate Barry trying to stop him.