Ezra Miller’s future as the Flash appears to be in question as their arrest in Hawaii prompted an emergency meeting that is being refuted by WB.
A source with the studio has rebuked the original report from Rolling Stone, telling IGN that no such emergency meeting took place and dismissing the claims as an exaggeration.
According to Rolling Stone, Warner Bros. and DC executives held an emergency meeting on March 30 to discuss Miller’s future with the studio and all future projects. A decision doesn’t appear to have been formalized but one source says the consensus is to “hit pause on any future projects involving Miller including possible appearances in the DC Cinematic Universe.”
According to Variety, the actor best known for playing DC superhero The Flash and their recurring role in the Harry Potter spin-off franchise Fantastic Beasts, was arrested in Hilo.
In a public tweet, the “Vermont Visitor” was arrested after South Hilo officers responded to reports of a disorderly bar patron just before midnight on Sunday.
3-28-22 Vermont Visitor Arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Harassment in Hilo https://t.co/12RMQ3eckH
— Hawaii Police Department (Official Site) (@Hawaii_Police) March 29, 2022
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Police allege that Miller had become “agitated” while other patrons sang karaoke and began “yelling obscenities.”
Miller then “grabbed the microphone from a 23-year-old woman singing karaoke and later lunged at a 32-year-old man playing darts.”
The bar owner allegedly asked Miller to calm down several times “to no avail”.
After being arrested and charged on offenses of disorderly conduct and harassment, Miller paid the $500 bond and was released from custody.
Their arrest comes at a pivotal time for Warner Bros. They play a key role in its upcoming Harry Potter spin-off film, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which is scheduled to begin its global theatrical rollout in April.
After appearing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Miller’s role in their own DC film, The Flash, due to hit theatres next June, now seems to be in jeopardy.
