Ezra Miller's Performance As Barry Allen Wasn't Endearing to Audiences

Muschietti's recent comments about his DCEU movie's failure do not tell the entire story. These are the real reasons why The Scarlet Speedster's first solo movie failed.

It’s no secret that The Flash turned out to be one of the most notable box office disappointments of 2023. Despite DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn ’s early endorsement, calling it “one of the best superhero movies” he’d ever seen,

Andy Muschietti, the director of The Flash, is opening up about why he thinks the DC film flopped at the box office.

The filmmaker is looking back on his superhero movie.

The Flash's big solo movie clearly wanted people to watch it, which they didn't. Muschietti thinks it should've tried harder.

The Flash 's director, Andy Muschietti, thinks he knows why The Flash failed at the box office. As a guest on the show La Baulera del Coso, on Radio Tu, Muschietti said:

Director Andy Muschietti discussed the underwhelming performance of his film 'The Flash', attributing its failure to its inability to engage diverse demographics. The movie, starring Ezra Miller, only made a modest profit beyond its large budget,

Andy Muschietti's explanation for The Flash's poor reception could be read as a sign that his DCU Batman movie won't focus on the right elements.

The Flash director Andy Muschietti has said his DC Extended Universe film failed at the box office because "a lot of people just don’t care about the Flash as a character."