Ryan Reynolds
Yes, yes, yes. I know Ryan Reynolds already played Green Lantern. I know Lantern and Flash are in the same comic book universe. I know most versions of the Justice League even have Flash and Lantern as pretty good friends. That doesn’t change the fact that Reynolds would be darn near perfect as Flash.
It infuriates me that an actor so well-suited to play Flash was cast as Green Lantern. Reynolds has even said before that it was a childhood dream to play Flash. Had Green Lantern not come along first, we probably wouldn’t be having this discussion as Reynolds would’ve nailed Flash, the awesome ensemble film would’ve happened by now, and all the most sinister super villains would be locked up for good.
I actually didn’t think Reynolds was horrible as Lantern. That film’s faults were far more in the writing than Reynold’s performance, but the film had its faults, and there may not be a better way to completely erase it from memory than to have Reynolds ditch the ring for the speed-suit and quick wit he was born to use. Reynolds as Flash would definitively show that Warner is starting fresh with this batch of comic films, plus we’d get to see a pretty great portrayal of the character.