The Flash (film reboot)

The Flash is an imagined film that is the fifth installment in the DC Cinematic Universe. It is the first film in The Flash movie. The movie serves as the origin for the Barry Allen version of the titular character, and leads into The Justice League film.

It stars Rick Cosnett, Skylar Samuels, Jai Courtney and Michael C. Hall.

Plot

 * Barry Allen is a forensic scientist in Central City who has a fiancee named Iris West. One night, a lightning strikes some chemicals in front of him and drenches him. He wakes up and has super-speed, reflexes and healing. This occurred during a particle accelerator explosion done by STAR Labs head Harrison Wells.
 * Wells, feeling guilty, helps Barry heal using STAR Labs technology and assists in helping him gain speed.
 * Captain Boomerang, a longtime crook in Central City, leads a small group of crooks to perform small crimes throughout the city. The particle accelerator explosion has caused chaos in the city and many injuries. He is trying to take advantage of that. The Flash stops some of his robberies, and the movie goes into Boomerang's backstory.
 * Several other "enhanced" humans rise in Central City after the particle accelerator incident. These include the villainous Weather Witch, Mirror Master, and Turtle. They eventually team up with Captain Boomerang to form the Rogues.
 * Barry Allen goes through a lot of drama at Central City forensics labs with his boss David Singh.
 * The Flash defeats Captain Boomerang and the rest of the Rogues.
 * Harrison Wells tells The Flash that he can use his new power to determine who killed his mother and set his father free.
 * In the credits scene, an incarcerated Captain Boomerang is approached by Amanda Waller.

Cast
A forensic scientist at Central City Police Department who possesses superhuman speed. The fiancee of Barry who owns a blog and aspires to work for the Daily Planet. Barry uses his powers to help her take fantastic pictures and become popular. She was introduced to Barry by Harrison Wells.
 * Rick Cosnett as Barry Allen/The Flash
 * Skylar Samuels as Iris West
 * Jai Courtney as Digger Harkness/Captain Boomerang

A hard-nosed Australian crook living in Central City who has amazing boomerang skills from his days in the circus. He uses and array of boomerangs with different tricks. He is the leader of the Rogues and is jailed at the end of the movie. A fatherly figure to Barry who is a friend of his dad and is a scientist. He is really Eobard Thawne/Professor Zoom in disguise, but this will be revealed in a future film. He creates Barry's suit and sets up Barry with Iris.
 * Michael C. Hall as Harrison Wells
 * Shantel VanSanten as Patty Spivot

Barry's partner at work and one of the few people who know his identity. She aids him in defeating the Rogues.

Barry's demanding and mean-spirited boss at work who is skeptical of Barry. A powerful member of the Rogues who gets de-powered at end. Member of the Rogues who is killed accidentally in a fight with the Flash. Barry's jailed father who supposedly murdered his wife.
 * Patrick Sabongui as David Singh
 * Florence Kasumba as Weather Witch
 * Matthew Gray Gubler as S.J. Scudder/Mirror Master
 * John Wesley Shipp as Henry Allen


 * Joe Morton as Dr. Silas Stone

A renown scientist at STAR Labs who is usually at odds with Wells.

Additionally, Aaron Douglas plays Russell Glosson/Turtle, Bruce Greenwood portrays Jay Garrick in past footage, and Wes Bentley cameos as Leonard Snart. Viola Davis appears in the credits scene as Amanda Waller.

Future
Barry Allen will return in The Justice League and Captain Boomerang will return in The Suicide Squad.

The Flash 2 will be released, featuring Captain Cold lead a new team of Rogues.