Not every story that comes flying out of the magic portal marked “Superhero Rumours” is actually true, but the gang at Latino Review scored a palpable hit when they revealed that Lego Movie duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller were circling Warner Bros.’ cinematic take on DC Comics’ The Flash. Deadline brings confirmation that they are on board the film.
But before visions of the men who made the **Jump Street **films, Clone High and the first Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs movie directing a DC pic dance through your head, slow things down a little. So far they have only committed to write a treatment for the film about the super-speedy hero Barry Allen, who awakens from a coma after a strange incident to discover his new abilities. Lord and Miller are not yet slated to direct, and indeed don’t have a project locked in yet. Chances are that if they come up with a story and/or script that they and the studio all like, they might end up calling the shots, and we'd certainly be happy to see that.
Ezra Miller is in place to play the character, who is rumoured to crop up in **Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice **for what will probably be a quick (no pun intended) cameo. If he doesn’t, then he’ll likely first emerge in Justice League, taking aim at 2017. The stand-alone Flash film, meanwhile, is set for 2018. Lord and Miller are also busy cooking ideas for more Jump Street and overseeing the massive Lego franchise that they helped to start.