The Flash 4K, Blu-ray, & Digital Release Date, Special Features Detailed

The Flash 4K, Blu-Ray and Digital release dates for are just a few days awat for the Ezra Miller-led superhero movie. This comes after nearly a month since its underwhelming theatrical release, which has earned a worldwide gross of over $260 million against a reported budget of around $200 million.

What is The Flash movie about?

“Worlds collide in The Flash when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past,” reads the synopsis. “But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no super heroes to turn to.”

The Flash movie is directed by IT’s Andy Muschietti and written by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey). The film stars Ezra Miller as the DCEU’s Scarlet Speedster/ Barry Allen, Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen, Sasha Calle as Supergirl, and Ron Livingston as Henry Allen, along with Keaton and Ben Affleck, who reprise their respective versions of Bruce Wayne/Batman for the film.

When is The Flash 4K, Blu-ray and Digital release dates?

The Flash will be available to rent or purchase on digital and PVOD starting next week on July 17. This will then be followed by its home video release on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 15. Both digital and physical releases of DC Studios’ all-star superhero film will feature bonus content including deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes.

The Flash cast: All characters and actors in DC movie

The Flash: Ezra Miller
Ezra Miller as Barry Allen in The Flash.

Ezra Miller has played Barry Allen – aka The Flash – multiple times now. A forensic expert for Central City’s Police Department, a lightning strike plus a loaf of chemicals gifted him super-speed, and he soon became an integral member of the Justice League.

Miller doubles up here, as Barry travels back in time and comes face-to-face with his younger self, turning much of the movie into a buddy movie about the two Barries.

Ezra Miller has starred in the likes of We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and the Fantastic Beasts movies. Their well-publicised run-ins with the law meant that the release of The Flash was pushed back.
Batman: Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck as Batman.

Ben Affleck has also played Bruce Wayne/Batman across multiple movies, doing battle with Superman in Dawn of Justice, before becoming a member of the Justice League. He’s also both friend and mentor to Barry Allen, though Barry is more keen on that friendship than Bruce.

Affleck has starred in Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, and Pearl Harbour, while he’s also directed the critically acclaimed Gone Baby Gone, The Town, and Argo.
Batman: Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton as Batman in The Flash.

Michael Keaton played Batman in Tim Burton’s 1989 movie, and helped to change comic book movies forever. This was a darker, more brooding take on the character, one who was very much on the edge. And audiences loved it. Here Keaton plays and older, wiser version of Bruce Wayne. But he still kicks all kinds of ass.

Batman aside, Keaton is probably best-known for playing Beetlejuice, but his wildly diverse CV includes Pacific Heights, Much Ado About Nothing, Jackie Brown, Birdman, Spotlight, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
General Zod: Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon first played Zod in Man of Steel. A tough gig as Terence Stamp had made the character his own in Superman II. But Shannon delivered a complex, nuanced performance as the Kryptonian General, whereby audiences could be sympathetic to his cause, if not his methods.

Michael Shannon’s best work has probably been in several Jeff Nichols collaborations, including Shotgun Stories, Mud, Take Shelter, Midnight Special, and Loving. But he’s also delivered intense performances in Bug, Revolutionary Road, and The Shape of Water.Supergirl: Sasha Calle
Sahsa Calle as Supergirl in The Flash.

Supergirl made her movie debut in 1984’s self-titled box office bomb. Here we see a very different version of Kara Zor-El, one who has been imprisoned on earth, and isn’t sure if human’s are worth saving when we ask for her help.

Sasha Calle’s only major credit thus far is playing Lola Rosales in soap opera The Young and the Restless, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.
Henry Allen: Ron Livingston
Ron Livingston as Henry Allen in The Flash.

Ron Livingston plays Barry Allen’s dad Henry, who before the events of The Flash, was wrongly imprisoned for the murder of his wife – and Barry’s mother – Nora. Henry was played by Billy Crudup in previous DCEU movies.

Ron Livingston first came to prominence in cult classics Swingers Office Space. He’s since appeared in Adaptation, The Conjuring, and Tully.
Nora Allen: Maribel Verdú
Maribel Verdú as Nora Allen in The Flash.

Maribel Verdú plays Barry’s doomed mother Nora in The Flash, who sends Henry out for a can of tomatoes, then gets stabbed in the stomach while he’s gone. Her death is the inciting incident that results in Barry traveling back in time.

Born in Madrid, Maribel Verdú is one of Spain’s most famous and acclaimed stars, delivering memorable turns in Belle Époque, Y tu mama tambien, and Pan’s Labyrinth.
Iris West: Kiersey Clemons
Kiersey Clemons as Iris West.

Iris West first appeared in the Zack Snyder version of Justice League, the character having been cut from that film’s initial theatrical release. West is a journalist working in Central City, and Barry has a massive crush on her.

Kiersey Clemons is best known for the 2015 movie Dope, while she’s since been seen in Neighbors 2 and Flatliners, and heard in Lady and the Tramp and Scoob!.
Patty Spivot: Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Saoirse-Monica and Rudy Mancuso as Patty Spivot and Albert Desmond, flanking The Flash.Warner Bros.
Saoirse-Monica and Rudy Mancuso as Patty Spivot and Albert Desmond, flanking The Flash.

Albert Desmond and Patty Spivot are Barry Allen’s best buddies in the comics, and serve the same purpose here, as well as working alongside him at the Central City crime lab. In the film’s alternate timeline, Patty and Albert are seeing each other and living with Barry.

In its third week in cinemas, The Flash earned $5.23 million, bringing the domestic US total to just $99 million.

This is against a reported budget of $220 million plus $150 million in promotional budget.

After its performance at the box office, Warner Bros. are expected to lose over $200 million over the film, Forbes reports.

This makes it the biggest superhero movie flop ever, overtaking Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which lost an estimated $150 million.

It also means six of the top 10 biggest comic book movie bombs belong to DC.

The other DC films on the ignominious list are Wonder Woman 1984 ($137m), The Suicide Squad ($130m), Black Adam ($100m) and Green Lantern ($75m).

After having a disappointing opening weekend where it only made $55m, things haven’t improved for the DC film.

The film released in theatres on June 16 following months of controversy surrounding Ezra Miller, who plays Barry Allen a.k.a The Flash.

The actor was embroiled in a number of scandals, including accusations of running a cult, grooming and emotionally abusing underage women, as well as most recently being arrested in Vermont on felony burglary charges.

This came after years of production trouble for the film, but Warner Bros. persisted with its release – and it’s not gone well for the studio.

Following its opening weekend, The Flash suffered the worst drop in box office returns from the first to second week in DC history, falling 72.5%.

Listed below are the full list of special features for The Flash 4K UHD:

• Making the Flash: Worlds Collide – featurette
• Flashpoint: Introducing the Multiverse – featurette
• Let’s Get Nuts: Batman Returns, Again – featurette
• The Bat Chase – featurette
• Saving Supergirl – featurette
• Battling Zod – featurette
• Fighting Dark Flash – featurette
• The Flash: The Saga of the Scarlett Speedster – featurette
• Supergirl: Last Daughter of Krypton – featurette
• Deleted Scenes
• The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus Trailer
• The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus: Priorities
• The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus: The Inherent Dangers of Time Travel
• The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus: Fully Torqued
• THE FLASH Featurette Takes Us Behind-The-Scenes Of The Creation Of Barry Allen’s New Suit
• THE FLASH Featurette Takes Us Behind-The-Scenes Of The Creation Of Barry Allen’s New Suit
  The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus: The Psychodrome
• The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus: Cyclotron Don
• The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus: Blackout In Session

As for The Flash Blu-ray, it will include the special features below:

• Making the Flash: Worlds Collide – featurette
• The Flash: Escape the Midnight Circus Behind the Scenes
• Let’s Get Nuts: Batman Returns, Again – featurette
• Supergirl: Last Daughter of Krypton – featurette
• The Flash: Escape from Midnight Circus Trailer
• The Flash: Escape from Midnight Circus: Priorities
• The Flash: Escape from Midnight Circus: The Inherent Dangers of Time Travel
• The Flash: Escape from Midnight Circus: Fully Torqued
• The Flash: Escape from Midnight Circus: The Psychodrome
• The Flash: Escape from Midnight Circus: Cyclotron Don
• The Flash: Escape from Midnight Circus: Blackout