With the announcement that DC’s slate of films over the next six years will include a movie version of THE FLASH, we received confirmation that the small screen and big screen DC properties would not overlap. Fans hoping to see Stephen Amell as a big screen Green Arrow had their hopes dashed in that instant, but all hope may not be lost. DC honcho Geoff Johns spoke with BuzzFeed and shared a very intriguing possibility.
When asked about why there is a different approach to their overall universe between DC and Marvel, Geoff Johns had this to say.
Well, Arrow and Flash are the same universe, and we get a lot of great story out of that — especially when we have episodes that cross them over, but that’s also where our superhero universe lives. We look at it as the multiverse. We have our TV universe and our film universe, but they all co-exist. For us, creatively, it’s about allowing everyone to make the best possible product, to tell the best story, to do the best world. Everyone has a vision and you really want to let the visions shine through. I think the characters are iconic enough. I like [Marvel’s Agents of] S.H.I.E.L.D. a lot. I love what Marvel does. I’m a huge fan. It’s just a different approach.
The fact that he refers to it as a multiverse means that there is a chance at some point where we could see the big screen Flash appear on the small screen THE FLASH. The new CW series has already teased a Crisis on Infinite Earths future for the show, so maybe there will be a massive big and small screen crossover on the horizon?
For now, DC has plans to add a SUPERGIRL series on CBS, but there is now word on whether it will exist in the same ARROW/FLASH universe or a distinct one like FOX’s GOTHAM. For now, we can rest assured that DC is prepared to combine their universes if necessary.
