Warner Bros. considers cancelling The Flash entirely amid troubled star

According to new reports, Warner Bros. may completely cancel the new The Flash movie in a worst-case scenario. The movie is set to star Ezra Miller, who was recently charged with burglary amid a slew of other allegations against the actor.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is considering three potential response scenarios. The best-case scenario would have Miller get professional help and then be interviewed about his behavior. He would then still be involved in a "limited" press tour of the film. The next possibility is what might happen if Miller doesn't seek help: The film would still be released, but Miller wouldn't be a key figure in marketing it, and the company would recast the character in the future.

The third possible course of action is what The Hollywood Reporter calls a "last resort": If Miller's condition gets worse, Warner Bros. will cancel the film entirely. The report notes that reshoots simply aren't possible because Miller plays multiple characters and appears in nearly every scene of the film.

Miller has been arrested twice this year, and the allegations against them continue to mount. Rolling Stone published an investigation alleging that Miller placed a woman and her three children in an unsafe environment. Variety spoke to a woman who accused Miller of harassment and another woman who was allegedly choked by the actor in Iceland. In June, a mother and child were granted a temporary sexual harassment prevention order against the actor, and the parents of activist Tokata Iron Eyes accused the actor of trying to abduct their child, which the 18-year-old woman denied.

Warner Bros. recently caused a stir by canceling the release of Batgirl after filming. An official statement attributed the reason to a strategic shift. However, Batgirl's $90 million budget is far less than The Flash's $200 million.

New Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav recently said that a 10-year plan is being developed for the future of the DC Entertainment Universe (DCEU), inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe led by Kevin Feige. The Hollywood Reporter noted that The Flash "is expected to chart a new course for the DCEU," so canceling the film entirely would seem to undermine this decade-long plan.