Say what you will about the overall quality of the Warner Bros./DC film slate, as of late. After the rough beginnings, courtesy of Zack Snyder’s ultimately failed vision, filmmakers Patty Jenkins (“Wonder Woman”), James Wan (“Aquaman”), and David F. Sandberg (“Shazam!”) have carried the torch, creating films that seem to point to a bright future for the DCEU. And in the case of the latter two directors, a background in horror seems to have helped them along the way.
With that horror background in mind, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that “It” director Andy Muschietti is the latest person to sign on to helm a DCEU film, with the upcoming “The Flash.” However, unlike Wan and Sandberg, who inserted some horror in their respective superhero films, Muschietti doesn’t think he’s going to carry over that tone in “The Flash.”
Speaking to Fandango, while promoting the upcoming “It: Chapter Two,” Muschietti was asked if he’d be including a little horror in his story about the Fastest Man Alive. Perhaps surprisingly, the man behind both “It” installments and the underrated film “Mama” doesn’t think he’ll have any shades of horror in his superhero film.
“An element if horror? I don’t think so,” said Muschietti. “What captivated me about ‘The Flash’ is the human drama in it. The human feelings and emotions that play in the drama [of it]. It’s going to be fun, too. I can’t promise that there will be any horror [elements in it], really, but it’s a beautiful human story.”
Muschietti also confirms that “The Flash” is actually the very next film he’ll be working on. This is maybe the best news that fans of the character have heard in a while regarding the upcoming film. For years, “The Flash” has lingered in and out of development, with filmmakers coming and going and scripts being rewritten all the time. Now, with Muschietti, it does certainly seem like WB has found the man to bring the film across the finish line.