'The Flash': How to release a movie when the star is radioactive
In some other part of the multiverse, Ezra Miller may at this very moment be zipping around the globe to promote "The Flash," talking up the upcoming superhero movie in press junkets, signing autographs at fan events and cracking jokes on late-night talk shows.
In this corner of reality, however, despite positive buzz for the film and Miller's performance as the Scarlet Speedster, the actor has been absent from the publicity campaign for the costly, high-stakes DC Comics tentpole, which hits theaters Friday. When Miller walks the red carpet at the film's low-key Los Angeles premiere on Monday, they will pose for photos but it's unclear whether they will answer any questions from the press.
Following about Miller's erratic and sometimes violent off-screen behavior, including , Warner Bros., which is releasing "The Flash," has sidelined the actor in an effort to, the 30-year-old Miller said they were suffering "complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment," offering an apology to "everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior."
