The Flash Takes Another Blow Almost A Year After Its Bad Box Office Run

Despite The Flash being almost a year removed from its disappointing theatrical debut, the much-embattled DCEU project has managed to take yet another loss in the wake of a decision to cancel one merchandise item based on the film.

The Flashwas set to be the capstone of the Zack Snyder-led DC Extended Universe and was given the appropriate budget and marketing. Despite not being the last entry in the doomed franchise, it was confirmed that The Flash would serve as a soft reboot for the DC films by new studio head James Gunn, a la the popular Flashpoint comics angle. This made the film seem relevant despite the impending reboot, and there was a fair bit of expectation attached. To facilitate the plotline, the film featured more than one version of leading star Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen, one of which was a younger, less battle-worn and more immature version from a universe where the character had experienced no real loss.

While this younger version of the character wasn’t as well received as expected due toDC not really getting Barry Allen’s humor as The Flash, the character’s failure to connect has caused yet another issue for the franchise. According to an official announcement from Hot Toys posted to Reddit by user Galestrum1, a planned figure of the younger version of Barry Allen, as well as a deluxe edition of the same character, have been canceled despite already being announced for release in a move that fans reveal is a first for the Hot Toys company. The unprecedented move also affected another figure from DC’s competition, as a planned Sakaarian Iron Man from Marvel’s What if…? series was also scrapped despite being announced.

While the company cites ‘rapid market changes’ in the official announcement, the cancelation of the young Barry action figure might at first seem tied to the many controversies surrounding Ezra Miller, which has already seen the Flash star lose another high-profile role in the superhero genre in addition to lowering their odds of being