You may recall a few weeks back a really bizarre video of The Flash star Ezra Miller appeared online in which he appears to choke out a fan.
The video, below, was rumoured to be likely to lead to Miller’s recasting as the DCEU’s fastest man alive AKA Barry allen. Now, while this hasn’t happened – at least not yet – a new rumour has appeared online that it may in fact be the love of Barry Allen’s life, Iris West, who will be recast.
Yes, it seems that actress Kiersey Clemons, who played Iris in the Justice League albeit in deleted scenes, is looking likely to not be returning to the role.
As per this report, the movie now being directed by IT’s Andy Muschietti with Christina Hodson has ut out a new casting call for an actress 21-25 years old to play a 23-year-old Iris West.
The character is described as “smart, bold, always with a cellphone in hand. She’s an energetic, and perhaps over-caffeinated, tenacious cub reporter for the Central Citizen. She can be a bit over the top, but despite her idiosyncrasies there is something about her that draws people in. She is additionally described as having the fashion sense of Carrie Bradshaw and the smarts of Christiane Amanpour. The Central Citizen is described as a modern 21st century style newspaper, which is perfect for the stylish, bright eyed young reporter.”
Despite never officially playing the role in scenes that made it to screen, Clemons has become a fan favourite just from what has been seen in deleted scenes and behind the scenes content.
There’s no word on why she’s being recast but, if this turns out to be the real deal, it’s likely to put more DC fans’ noses out of joint.
Let me know what you all think.
Marc
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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