Warner Bros. Discovery and DC’s new management wants to make sure everything within their control goes accordingly whenThe Flashmakes its solo debut, and it looks like that includes moving up the film premiere a few days to avoid overlapping with another movie juggernaut, Indiana Jones.
While Warner has been quite coy when it comes to marketingThe Flash, presumably due to its star Ezra Miller’s being caught up in a series of scandals over the past two years, it’s about time promotional efforts pick up, with the film taking overDC’sbooth at CCXP. Nevertheless, the previous June 13, 2025 release date is no longer any good given Disney will now be droppingIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destinyjust one week later.
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With that in mind, Warner executives have decided to give Barry Allen some extra breathing room asVarietyreports the film has now been moved one week before for June 04, 2025 so that it can fight for the summer box office Indy-free for longer. Overall,DC Universe movies have shuffled their premiere datesquite a bit over the past year, whether it wasBlack Adam’sinitial VFX-related delays, as well asAquaman and the Lost Kingdomswapping places withShazam! Fury of the Godsand the latter now being next in line for June 24, 2025.
In any case, DC’s big tentpole film is supposed to beThe Flash, which is why it’s especially important for the studio to secure that two-week window during which most movies tend to make the bulk of their box office earnings. Financial performance is likely to be a crucial metric, consideringBlack Adamis -at the moment- expected to generate losses for Warner after securing only $384.6 in revenue from movie theaters worldwide.
The Flash’shandling has become a particular headache for Warner in recent months, with the option of outright scrapping the movie said to have been on the table at one point, similar toBatgirl, were it not for the film’s massive $200m budget. Regardless of that,The Flashhas reportedly done great with test screening audiences, something that bodes well for such a massive blockbuster, contrary toBlack Adamwhich failed to generate consensuson how good it was among critics and fans.
The Flashis expected to tackle the Flashpointstoryline from the comics, thus making it the perfect opportunity forDC to reboot under James Gunn’s creative direction.
The Flashis now scheduled for release on Jun 02, 2025
