Is 'The Flash' Movie Still Going Ahead Amid Ezra Miller's Burglary Charge?

The Flash star Ezra Miller has run into trouble with the law, again. And, it is not the first time Miller has made headlines this year for criminal activity.

Miller was arrested twice in Hawaii earlier this year, once for disorderly conduct and harassment and once more for a second-degree assault.

He has also been the recipient of allegations of abuse from women across Europe, including the infamous choking incident in Iceland in 2020, a now-dropped investigation into trespassing in Berlin, as well a recent accusation of grooming Tokota Iron Eyes, a minor whose parents have filed a restraining order against Miller.

Now, Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Stamford, Vermont.

According to the Vermont State Police report, on May 1, 2022, authorities were called to a burglary complaint from a residence in Stamford. Upon arrival, police noted several bottles of alcohol had been taken from the home when its occupiers were not present.

After an investigation, including statements from witnesses and CCTV footage, police charged Miller with felony burglary into an unoccupied dwelling.

Miller is set to appear in Vermont Superior Court on Monday, September 26 for arraignment.

With a list of controversies in recent years mounting up, audiences are wondering whether The Flash movie will still be released.

Newsweek has everything you need to know.

Is The Flash Movie Still Going Ahead Amid Ezra Miller's Burglary Charge?

As it currently stands, yes, The Flash movie is still going ahead, despite its star, Ezra Miller's multiple run-ins with the law.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav stated at the beginning of August 2022: "We have seen The Flash, Black Adam and 'Shazam 2. We are very excited about them. We've seen them. We think they are terrific, and we think we can make them even better," reported Variety.

At the moment, The Flash has a released date of June 23, 2023.

With Miller in the lead role of Barry Allen/The Flash, the movie features a star-studded cast including Ron Livingston, Michael Keaton, Kiersey Clemons, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue, Sasha Calle, and Ben Affleck.

The Flash movie will see Barry travel back in time to prevent his mother's murder but with time traveling, comes unintended consequences Barry must face. Filming began in April October 2021, finishing in October that same year.

Now, over one year since filming began, the decision not to pull The Flash has angered many fans, particularly in light of the cancelation of the highly anticipated Batgirl movie by Warner Bros., the same studio behind the Miller-led movie.

On Tuesday, August 2, Warner Bros. announced the $90 million film would no longer be released on HBO Max despite being fully shot and in post-production, devasting and confusing fans.

Responding to Batgirl's cancelation, star Leslie Grace said: "Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie Batgirl, I am proud of the love, hard work, and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland. I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process!

"To every Batgirl fan – THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, 'my own damn hero!' Batgirl for life!"

However, director Kevin Smith, who directed episodes of The Flash for The CW, has been one of the first to publicly call out Warner Bros. for its decision to cancel Batgirl but not The Flash, on his latest episode of Hollywood Babble-On YouTube series.

He said: "It's an incredibly bad look to cancel the Latina 'Batgirl' movie. I don't give a shit if the movie was absolute f****** dog s*** – I guarantee you that it wasn't. The two directors [Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi] who directed that movie did a couple of episodes of Ms. Marvel, and it was a wonderful f***** show and they had more money to do Batgirl than they had to do an episode of Ms. Marvel and stuff."

Smith continued: "That is the baffling thing. I don't give a s*** how bad the 'Batgirl' movie is, nobody in that movie is complicated or has anything in their real life you have to market around. In The Flash movie, we all know there's a big problem! Flash is the Reverse-Flash in real life."

The Flash is coming to theatres on June 23, 2023.