{"id":1607998,"date":"2022-08-16T08:19:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1607998"},"modified":"2022-08-16T08:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:19:52","slug":"warner-bros-may-be-scrapping-the-flash-woke-superhero-actor-faces-villainous-allegations-involving-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-may-be-scrapping-the-flash-woke-superhero-actor-faces-villainous-allegations-involving-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. May Be Scrapping The Flash &#8211; Woke Superhero Actor Faces Villainous Allegations Involving Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwarner-bros-may-be-scrapping-the-flash-woke-superhero-actor-faces-villainous-allegations-involving-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1607998&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As his legal problems pile up, actor Ezra Miller might lose the biggest role of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Already facing multiple allegations this year, Miller \u2014 set to star as the speedy superhero the Flash in films based on the DC comic books \u2014 was charged last week with felony burglary after allegedly entering a home in Stamford, Vermont, and stealing several bottles of alcohol, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/entertainment-vermont-burglary-ezra-miller-125f5fa6b497c374c97b2646c52e764a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/ezra-miller-vermont-child-services-department-1392572\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a> reported Wednesday that Vermont\u2019s Department for Children and Families was searching for a mother and three children who had stayed at the actor\u2019s farm in the state.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, an emergency care order was issued to remove the children, ages 1, 4 and 5, because their safety \u201ccannot be reasonably assured\u201d under her care. Authorities said they suspected the actor was \u201cshielding\u201d the family, according to Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n<p>With the latest trouble coming on top of numerous other charges and complaints, Miller\u2019s behavior has put Warner Bros. Discovery in a quandary.<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-trending\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<p>Trending:<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vp-harris-breaks-silence-trump-raid-cant-make-5-words-without-giggling\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-trending\">VP Harris Breaks Silence on Trump Raid &#8211; Can&#8217;t Make It 5 Words Without Giggling<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The studio has to decide how to move forward with its highly anticipated film \u201cThe Flash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/the-flash-fate-ezra-miller-problem-worsens-warners-1235196919\/#recipient_hashed=b085dd56bd43a6ce59fec5aca65b65c28c66c24d359c87065863b82cb96f14ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> said Thursday that Warner executives were pondering three different scenarios for the movie.<\/p>\n<p>First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/family-12-year-old-boy-granted-protection-order-hollywood-star-accused-grooming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miller<\/a> \u2014 who has described himself as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/ezra-miller-corrects-police-over-pronouns-during-hawaii-arrest-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender nonbinary<\/a>\u201d \u2014 could seek \u201cprofessional help\u201d for his \u201cerratic behavior\u201d and then do limited promotional press for the film.<\/p>\n<p>Second, if the actor doesn\u2019t seek assistance, the movie still could be released as planned with the role recast for future DC projects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<p>Should Ezra Miller be cut from &#8220;The Flash&#8221;?<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\">\n<p>\nYes: 99% (359 Votes)\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNo: 1% (3 Votes)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finally, if things get worse for Miller, the studio could scrap the $200 million film entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Canceling the mostly completed movie would not be unprecedented for the studio.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/batgirl-not-released-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235331897\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a> reported the $90 million \u201cBatgirl\u201d movie was not going to release after it was already complete. The film was scrapped under the new leadership of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer speculated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/warner-bros-hbo-max-batgirl-movie-cancelled-tax-1732963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> that the decision came down to finances, with the company deciding to \u201ccut its losses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.K.\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11078313\/Holy-Wokery-Batgirl-TOM-LEONARD-investigates-Warner-Bros-90million-superhero-film-axed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> suggested one factor in the \u201cBatgirl\u201d cancellation could have been that the movie received poor test screenings for being too \u201cwoke,\u201d considering it race-swapped a white Barbara Gordon with a Latina actress and added a transgender character.<\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-related\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/johnny-depp-makes-major-comeback-lands-7-figure-multi-year-deal-report\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-related\">Johnny Depp Makes Major Comeback, Lands 7-Figure, Multi-Year Deal: Report<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two days after the shocking announcement, Zaslav praised \u201cThe Flash\u201d for being \u201cterrific\u201d and said he could not wait for audiences to see it next year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/warner-bros-discovery-ceo-praises-the-flash-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though shelving the superhero film would not be a surprise to fans at this point, this executive decision would come as a huge financial loss for the Hollywood studio.<\/p>\n<p>But if \u201cBatgirl\u201d was canceled for being financially risky, Warner could make a similar call with a film whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lgbt-hollywood-star-now-prime-grooming-suspect-police-unable-locate-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lead actor<\/a> is in the headlines for one scandal after another.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Miller was arrested twice in Hawaii, first for alleged disorderly conduct and harassment in March and then on a second-degree assault charge in April, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/ezra-miller-arrested-hawaii-1235236133\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>In June, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parents-accuse-transgender-actor-grooming-child-starting-age-12-using-cult-like-controlling-behavior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused of \u201cgrooming\u201d<\/a> a 12-year-old and using \u201ccult-like and psychologically manipulative behavior\u201d on the child, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/08\/11\/1116932907\/ezra-miller-scandals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lgbt-hollywood-star-now-prime-grooming-suspect-police-unable-locate-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actor<\/a> \u201cparticipated in regularly scheduled additional photography\u201d for \u201cThe Flash\u201d this summer even as legal challenges continued to mount against him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/batgirl-cancellation-upcoming-dc-movies-1235196017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The point is that Miller is a walking PR disaster for Warner Bros. Discovery as it figures out its next steps for \u201cThe Flash,\u201d which is still set to release in theaters on June 23, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is clear: The actor can\u2019t run away from his problems even if he is the Fastest Man Alive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<p> Tags:<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/businesses-and-companies\/\" rel=\"tag\">businesses and companies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/celebrity\/\" rel=\"tag\">celebrity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/children\/\" rel=\"tag\">children<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/crime\/\" rel=\"tag\">crime<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/entertainment\/\" rel=\"tag\">entertainment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/hawaii\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hawaii<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hollywood<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/lgbt\/\" rel=\"tag\">LGBT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" rel=\"tag\">transgender<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">US news<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/vermont\/\" rel=\"tag\">Vermont<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/wokeness\/\" rel=\"tag\">wokeness<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45639\" class=\"author-info inner-content\">\n<div class=\"author-image\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dzimmerman\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/profile-photo-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta-text\">\n<p>Editorial Intern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As his legal problems pile up, actor Ezra Miller might lose the biggest role of his career. 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