Ezra Miller, who has been accused of multiple assaults, is in line to reprise role as The Flash

Despite a myriad of concerning allegations made against Ezra Miller, the actor is still in line to reprise their role as The Flash, says the film’s director Andy Muschietti.

Muschietti and producing partner Barbara Muschietti sat down for an upcoming episode of The Discourse podcast ahead of the film’s June 16 release. In a preview from the conversation, Andy Muschietti was asked whether he would intend to have Miller reprise the role in any future films that the director might helm for the DC Studios franchise. 

“If [a sequel] happens, yes,” he said about Miller potentially reprising Barry Allen in later projects. “I don’t think there’s anyone that can play that character as well as they did. The other depictions of the character are great, but this particular vision of the character, they just excelled in doing it.”

As reported by Variety, Warner Bros. already has a script for a Flash sequel that was written by Aquaman screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, in case next month’s film is a big hit.

The release of The Flash is a long time coming, as the title was delayed by COVID and has been the subject of scrutiny surrounding Miller’s personal issues. The performer was at the centre of several criminal investigations and pleaded guilty in January to trespassing.

Those charges are only one group of a series of controversies and legal issues that Miller has faced in the past year. The actor was twice arrested in Hawaii, first for disorderly conduct and harassment and then for second-degree assault. Miller has also previously been accused of choking a woman in an Icelandic bar. Last August, Miller apologised for their behaviour and stated that they would be undergoing mental health treatment.