Many fans of Elliot Page believe he'd be the perfect person to take over the role of Barry Allen in the DCEU.
With Ezra Miller's reputation taking some heavy damage in recent months with one negative story after another hitting the headlines, there has been a lot of chatter about what the controversy means for The Flash. At this point, the superhero movie has been filmed, and given Miller's prominence in the movie, it would be impossible to recast the role without having to basically reshoot the entire movie from scratch. It's expected that Miller will remain in the film for the release of The Flash, though it seems most likely that their role of Barry Allen will be recast moving forward.
If Warner Bros. ends up introducing a new Barry Allen in the DCEU after The Flash, who would that actor be? Fans have spent a lot of time discussing various possibilities. Grant Gustin, who plays the character in the Arrowverse's television series version of The Flash, has come up as one popular pick. In recent days, following the release of The Umbrella Academy's third season on Netflix, Elliot Page has emerged on social media as another popular pick as many fans are sold on the suggestion
Just want to take this moment to say Elliot Page would make a great Barry Allen, in case there's ever a need to, you know, cast a new Flash, for whatever reason," reads one popular post that's been liked thousands of times.
"Elliot page could totally pull off Barry Allen flash when Ezra inevitably is fired," says someone else. "Don’t really see him as comic flash, but the the flash Snyder set up that seems to be continuing into the new movie could totally be Elliot."
"I feel like some people are just fancasting Elliot Page as The Flash because they like him and wanna get rid of Ezra Miller. But I genuinely think he could pull it off," another fan says.
Another popular tweet reads, "Saw someone mention that The Flash should be recast as Elliot Paige earlier and now I'm obsessed with the idea. Not only does it keep a genderqueer actor in the role, but Elliot's no stranger to superhero outings (X-Men and Umbrella Academy), and is all around great. Need this."
Based on his acclaimed performance in The Umbrella Academy alone, it's easy to see why many fans feel Elliot Page could naturally slip into the lead role of a superhero tentpole. The actor also has prior experience in the superhero genre. Page previously played Kitty Pryde in Fox's X-Men movie series and co-starred with Rainn Wilson in James Gunn's superhero satire film Super. Maybe it's time for Page to take the lead in a new film on the big screen in the DCEU.
In the meantime, Page can be seen in the new season of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix. Page will Page also voices a character in the upcoming show Ark: The Animated Series as part of an ensemble cast that also includes Gerard Butler, Michelle Yeoh, David Tennant, Karl Urban, Russell Crowe, and Jeffrey Wright.
( I like batman v superman and the Snyder verse but god damn I really dont want to see a Troon play the flash.)
