The official trailer for The Flash has dropped and it shows off what’s in store for this film and future of DC movies. Showcasing references to the comics and new characters that play an important part in this film. The trailer shows the exploration of different timelines in the world of the DC and how this will shape the franchise going forward.

The Breakdown

The Flash trailer shows Barry Allen, once again played by Ezra Miller, having used his powers to travel to different timelines to a world-ending event. He talks of saving his mother from a world where she died and seemingly entering the new timeline, he encounters another version of himself. This seems to reference the comic of Flashpoint, a series of comics showing Flash traveling through different timelines due to an event of going back in time and changing events. 

Flash and Batman, played again by Ben Affleck, talk about the consequences of time traveling and how Barry can fix things. This however proves to repeat a previous event in the timeline that fans are familiar with, General Zod’s invasion from Man of Steel. Micheal Shannon reprising his role as the conquering kryptonian. The trailer also talks of there being no metahumans, no powerful heroes to defend the world this time. But this timeline shows two powerful allies the Flash will gain, showing him turning on the lights of this universe’s batcave.