Ezra Miller.Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
Ezra Milleris doing some damage control.
TheJustice Leaguestar, 29, who uses they/them pronouns, had a meeting Wednesday at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California, about keeping their upcoming DCEU entryThe Flashon track for its June 2023 premiere, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
During the positive meeting, whichTHRsays included Miller’s CAA agent Scott Metzger and Warner Bros. film chairs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, the actor reassured their commitment to the franchise and apologized for brining negative attention to the film.
A rep for Miller did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment; reps for Warner Bros. had no comment.
Gary Rosen, a crisis management PR expert, previouslytold PEOPLEthat Warner Bros. is likely taking a “wait-and-see” approach to the movie’s premiere, as the estimated $200 million DC project has already completed filming.
Ezra Miller as The Flash.Clay Enos/Warner Bros.
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“It’s a huge investment, and the last thing Warner Bros. wants to do is have this [movie] go away,” Rosen said. “For this to go on the shelf would be an enormous loss. I would think they want this movie to come out. And since it’s not scheduled to come out until June 2023, there’s time.”
Wednesday’s meeting comes after Millerissued an apologyfor their recenttroubling behavior, announcing that they’re seeking treatment for mental health issues.
“Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” Miller said in a statement shared with PEOPLE via their rep last week.
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“I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior,” Miller added. “I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.”
Miller has been the subject of a series of disturbing crimes and scandals since 2020, when a video showed themchoking a woman outside a bar in Iceland(no charges were filed in that incident). They’ve sincepleaded no contest to disorderly conductfollowingtwo separate incidents at a karaoke bar in Hawaiiin March.
ThePerks of Being a Wallfloweractor has also beenaccused of grooming a teenfrom the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota (the teendenied the claims), and they wereissued a temporary harassment prevention orderfrom a 12-year-old and their family in Massachusetts.
In addition, theyhave been accused of harboring a 25-year-old mother and her three young childrenat their Vermont farm. Miller was most recentlycharged with felony burglaryin early August, after allegedly stealing alcohol from another Vermont home in May.
Warner Bros. has recently faced backlash for their decision togo ahead with the release ofThe Flash, Miller’s standalone outing in the DCEU as the speedy superhero (aka Barry Allen), amid the star’s ongoing controversies. Meanwhile, the studiocancelled the releaseof their nearly completedBatgirlmovie earlier this month, in addition todelaying the releasesofAquaman and the Lost KingdomandShazam!The Fury of Gods.
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Miller previously donned the red suit for appearances inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016),Suicide Squad(2016) andJustice League(2017).
In addition to portraying the Flash, Miller has starred in another major Warner Bros. franchise, playing Credence Barebone in 2016’sHarryPotterspin-offFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as well as its two sequels,The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018) andThe Secrets of Dumbledore(2022).
The Flashis scheduled to premiere June 23, 2023.
source: people.com
