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CW fast tracking 'Flash' series (Full costume photo and casting new in OP)

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Slayven

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ReiGun said:
Vibe's classic costume is such trash, even being a Black Lantern couldn't improve it.
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Vibe is the poorman's Reverb.

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Will 'The Flash' Be The Most Multicultural Cast Ever?

Not a lot is officially known about "The Flash," The CW's superhero spin-off from hit show "Arrow." But based on current rumors, as well as the little official info we do know, it looks like the show may be the one to break the network's reputation as "the home of shows with a bunch of white people on 'em."

On the two episodes of "Arrow" before the show's winter break, the Flash's civilian identity, Barry Allen, was played by actor Grant Gustin. Allen is set up as an assistant forensic scientist in his hometown's CSI division, who is secretly using his position to look into the suspicious murder of his mother when he was a kid. By the end of the two-episode arc, Allen had gained powers (presumably) after getting hit by lightning and smashing into a shelf full of chemicals.

Reportedly, Warner Brothers execs were so happy with Gustin's performance (and they should be, his episodes garnered record highs for the show) that they went straight to shooting a pilot for "The Flash," rather than bothering with a back-door pilot on "Arrow."

The pilot will be directed by David Nutter (who also directed the pilot for "Arrow"), and written by "Arrow" vets Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, as well as comic book writer Geoff Johns.

Here's where things get interesting. Every hero needs a supporting cast, and traditionally on a CW show (or any show, really, let's be honest: TV isn't the most multi-cultural thing in the world) that would mean a bunch of white guys and girls, and one person of another ethnicity for good measure. For "The Flash," that looks to be radically different.

The first note of change came when casting breakdowns for Allen's love interest Iris West, and her father Detective West leaked on the Internet. In the comics, both characters are as white as driven snow, but on the casting breakdowns they were listed as African-American. "Ghostbusters" star Ernie Hudson even talked about going in for the role on a podcast, which seemed to confirm that bit of news.

Then on December 26 a rumor started going around that fellow DC Comics superhero Cisco Ramon, a.k.a. Vibe would be joining the show in a potentially recurring/sidekick role. If you couldn't guess from the name, Vibe is Latino.

Add in a two more that could potentially be in the cast:

» Linda Park, an Asian-American reporter featured briefly on "Arrow" who in the comics went on to marry Allen's successor Wally West.

» David Singh, Allen's Indian American boss, who was name-checked on "Arrow" and would surely play some part in the pilot.

Other than Gustin, that's an entire cast (potentially) of non-Caucasian characters. Now granted a lot of this is based on rumor and hearsay, and we could end up being entirely wrong. If they can change the ethnicity of the Wests from the comics, they could definitely change Singh, or Ramon to be Caucasian. Color-blind casting does go both ways.

But regardless, it will be interesting to see the show develop, and hopefully in this progressive direction. Unlike the speed at which the titular hero moves, this particular change on television, to a cast make-up that also reflects the world we live in today, has been a slow one.

"The Flash" premieres on The CW in Fall, 2014.
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- Deadline: Jesse L. Martin To Co-Star in CW Pilot ‘The Flash’
Law & Order alum Jesse L. Martin is set to co-star opposite Grant Gustin in the CW pilot The Flash, based on the DC comic. The project, from Warner Bros TV and Berlanti Productions, is an origin story about Barry Allen aka The Flash (Gustin), a Central City assistant police forensics investigator who arrives in Starling to look into a series of unexplained robberies that may have a connection to a tragedy in his past. Martin will play Detective West, an honest, blue-collar cop who is a surrogate father to Allen. This is a familiar territory for Martin, who is probably best known for his nine-year stint as Detective Ed Green on NBC’s Law & Order. He had been approached for several pilots before choosing The Flash.

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Rafa=FedKilla said:
Nah brah, they got it figured out.


Can't wait for the casting news on Patty and Vibe since I know they will disappoint me with Iris like they did her father.
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Remember that this is The CW, they will always cast the younger more attractive actor.
Ernie Hudson is skewing a little old for the demographic, but maybe they'll bring him in as Police Chief that was yelling at Barry to get back to Central City if he wanted to keep his job.
 
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BlackNMild2k1 said:
Remember that this is The CW, they will always cast the younger more attractive actor.
Ernie Hudson is skewing a little old for the demographic, but maybe they'll bring him in as Police Chief that was yelling at Barry to get back to Central City if he wanted to keep his job.
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Nah, that was his supervisor, Singh.

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HP_Wuvcraft

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Ripclawe said:
yes and his awesomeness will make you feel like a punk..
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I love Arrow because it honestly shows that in order to be able to do the shit that they do, you have to constantly work out.

In the entirety of the Batman Begins trilogy, Bale only did about ten push-ups.
 
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If Flash were to get to the big screen I'd like them to follow the speed special effects used in Man of Steel. One thing that film got right and it'd suit Flash to a tee.

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- Deadline: Rick Cosnett & Danielle Panabaker To Co-Star In CW Pilot ‘The Flash’
The Vampire Diaries‘ Rick Gosnett and Danielle Panabaker (Shark) are set to co-star opposite Grant Gustin and Jesse L. Martin in the CW pilot The Flash, based on the DC comic. The project, from Warner Bros TV and Berlanti Productions, is an origin story about Barry Allen aka The Flash (Gustin), a Central City assistant police forensics investigator who arrives in Starling to look into a series of unexplained robberies that may have a connection to a tragedy in his past. Cosnett plays star Detective Eddie Thawne,
a recent transfer to the Central City Police Department, whose past is a mystery and who harbors a dark secret.
Panabaker plays Caitlin Snow,
a highly intelligent bioengineering expert who lost her fiancé during an explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs.
Originally envisioned as a backdoor pilot episode of Arrow, Flash will now film a regular pilot directed by David Nutter, a move clearly geared toward a series pickup.

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