Main Cameo in The Flash Revealed by Director — And You may By no means Guess Who It Is

The one and solely Nicolas Cage is lastly donning the pink cape 25 years after his Superman film with Tim Burton fell by way of.

“The Flash” director Andy Muschietti revealed in an interview with Esquire Middle East that he resurrected Cage’s famously deserted tackle the son of Krypton for the brand new movie.

The extremely anticipated film already sees Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck return as their respective Batmans for the inter-dimensional storyline — however Cage’s cameo differs in that his portrayal of one other beloved DC character had by no means made it to the display.

“Nic was completely great,” Muschietti defined. “Though the position was a cameo, he dove into it … I dreamt all my life to work with him. I hope I can work with him once more quickly.”

“He’s a large Superman fan,” the director added. “A comic book guide fanatic.”

Cage’s love of the alien superhero is famous, not solely did he signal on for Burton’s failed “Superman Lives” venture, however the actor named one among his sons Kal-El — Superman’s Kryptonian birth-given title.

Burton’s “Superman Lives” movie was penned by comedian fanatic Kevin Smith and featured the Doomsday storyline. The director’s 1998 try on the iconic hero got here on the heels of him launching the Batman franchise at Warner Bros. Why it was canceled is a protracted and sophisticated story however was reportedly as a consequence of competing visions of what the ultimate product ought to be and the ballooning value as totally different administrators and expertise grew to become connected (Burton left to do 1999’s “Sleepy Hole”).

“It was extra of a Eighties Superman with like, the samurai black lengthy hair,” Cage instructed Variety in a latest interview about his lengthy useless Superman venture. “I believed it was gonna be a extremely totally different, kind of emo Superman, however we by no means acquired there.”

In the meantime, he additionally instructed the outlet of the rival Marvel Cinematic Universe, “I do not should be within the MCU, I am Nic Cage.”

“The Flash” runs into theaters June 16.