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Prophet 451

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5. I have more of a problem that he's too young

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 07:37 PM

Oct 2014

He'll presumably be playing Barry Allen (the first modern age Flash). But Barry was already a forensic scientist when he was struck by lightening. That means he went through a four-year degree program, at least two years post-grad and however many years he's been on the job. Miller is too young for that. Also, Barry is blond. The current TV show gets around it by making him a new hire as an assistant forensic tech.

He could be playing Wally West or Bart Allen but they're both legacy characters and the movie would have to explain why they're legacies.

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I have more of a problem that he's too young Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #5