Movement. John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are in negotiations to direct the film:
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/flash-movie-directors-john-francis-daley-jonathan-goldstein-1202665854/
Billy Crudup, who was cast to play Barry Allen's father, has apparently dropped out of the film:
http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/05/17/the-flash-actor-leaves-billy-crudup/
Meanwhile, Sam Raimi and Marc Webb have both passed on the director's chair, but Robert Zemeckis and Matthew Vaughn are...
But it's DC, and so far DC's track record with comic book adaptations has been rocky to say the least. Marvel has been consistently successful both critically and commercially, and Star Wars is Star Wars. Apples and oranges IMO.
Personally I hope they turn things around and I'm not saying that...
I'm talking about the production itself being in trouble. It's lost two directors, the existing script has just been thrown in the circular file, and it's a DC property. Sounds to me like more floundering around by management not knowing what to do with one if its most popular comic book...
More, um, "great" news about The Flash - Warner Bros. has hired Joby Harold to give the script a "page one rewrite":
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/joby-harold-the-flash-script-rewrite-1201969977/
What a cluster.
Director Rick Famuyiwa has left the project due to "creative differences" with Warner Bros.:
http://movieweb.com/flash-movie-director-rick-famuyiwa-exits/
Director Seth Grahame-Smith has left Warner Bros.' The Flash movie (starring Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash), slated for release in March of 2018, over "creative differences":
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/the-flash-movie-loses-director-over-creative-differences-1201763814/