The Flash: Could Final Season Lead Into The Flash Movie?

The various movies and TV shows based on DC Comics have had a whirlwind of a week, with a lot of updates regarding their potential futures (or lack thereof).

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This began on Monday with the confirmation that The Flash will be ending with its upcoming ninth season on The CW, which will air on the network beginning in 2023.

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This final season will most likely serve as the end of a chapter for the network's Arrowverse of shows, but there's also been the question of if and how it will factor into the larger DC multiverse.

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In particular, one question has come up, considering the timing of things — could the final season of The Flash show dovetail directly into the upcoming The Flash movie?

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The two current live-action versions of the Scarlet Speedster have been tied together almost from the jump

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"I got a phone call from [Warner Bros. boss], Peter Roth, saying, 'I know you're locked, but can you put Ezra into the crossover?'" crossover producer Marc Guggenheim explained at the time.

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. "And I said, 'Yes.' And he said, 'How, you're series wrapped? And you're wrapped on the crossover.'

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