The Flash
The Flashfeatured a diverseness of cameo from unlike DC characters , and through one in particular , The Flashpaid off a Superman and Supergirl vamper that was 39 year in the making . As the DC Universe fix for its official launch , the DC Extended Universe still has some rubric to release , and among its most awaited single wasThe Flash . direct by Andy Muschietti , The Flashwent through various obstruction before it was finally free in 2023 , and it continued to activate debate after the many surprise it had up its sleeve .
The Flashreunited watcher with Barry Allen ( Ezra Miller ) , who find out he could utilize his great power to travel in time , so he decided to go back to spare his mother . Barry succeed , but when trying to return to his timeline , he end up in one where metahumans do n’t be , Superman never come on Earth , Bruce Wayne was wholly unlike , and his variance had no king . This air Barry and his variant on a multiversal adventure , and in that multiverse , Barry and the audience sawvariants of other DC case , including one that paid off a vamp almost four decades old .
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Supergirl 1984 Teased Superman & Supergirl’s Team-Up
Back in 1984 , Kara Zor - El a.k.a . Supergirl made her with child projection screen debut inSupergirl , star Helen Slater as the statute title fiber . Supergirlsaw Kara Zor - El arriving on Earth after she followed a potent detail know as the Omegahedron . Once on Earth , Kara faced threats like she had never encountered before , all while having to pose as Clark Kent ’s cousin , Linda Lee . Supergirlwas a critical and commercial failure , and there were no sequels for this version of the theatrical role , even though she was part of theSupermanseries starring Christopher Reeve .
Supergirlis the 4th entryway in theSupermanmovie series , set after the events ofSuperman III , while also serving as a spin - off of the serial . TheSupermanseries begin in 1978 withSuperman , introducing Christopher Reeve as the title superhero , a role he played in three more picture after that . AlthoughSupergirlis part of the universe of this edition of Superman , Reeve did n’t make a right appearance in it , but a team - up was subtly teased . A vista inSupergirlsees Kara as Linda looking at a Superman poster and being instigate by the image of her cousin being a superhero , but that ’s the closest there was to these characters meeting on - screen .
The Flash Pays Off Christopher Reeve’s Lost Supergirl Role
Theoriginal program forSupergirlwas to have Christopher Reeve in a cameo appearanceas Superman , but this ultimately did n’t go on . Reeve had suggested Jeannot Szwarc directedSupergirlafter working together in the movieSomewhere in Time , but when it was time to unite the cast ofSupergirl , he tell Szwarc he “ did n’t finger right ” ( as revealed in the documentaryYou Will think : The Cinematic Saga of Superman ) and set down out . The programme was to have Reeve ’s Superman as Kara ’s mentor , showing her how to use her powers before he was cursed by a patch and need his cousin ’s assistance .
While it ’s unclear on the button what made Reeve not finger like appearing inSupergirlwould be a good melodic theme , it ’s possible it had to do with how unhappy he was withSuperman III . Reeve felt that the pic ’s clowning turn had ache the final product , so he might have not require to risk another not - so - successful show as Superman . In the end , Supergirlexplained Superman ’s absence through a news show broadcast overheard by Selena ( Faye Dunaway ) , which state Superman had entrust Earth on a “ peace - seeking mission ” to a distant galaxy .
In the same infotainment mentioned above , Szwarc said Reeve ’s appearance would have givenSupergirlhigher credibility , but ultimately , Superman ’s office would n’t have really savedSupergirlfrom bankruptcy . Supergirl and Superman did n’t team up inSupergirlnor in subsequentSupermanmovies , butThe Flashfinally brought them together , even if briefly .
