DC’s highly anticipated superhero picture The Lightning will get its first ever public screening at CinemaCon 2023, Deadline hears. The premiere will take place on April 25, before Warner Bros. ‘s official presentation at the Confab in Las Vegas, where the most exciting upcoming titles on the big screen will be presented to theater owners.
The upcoming movie from director Andy Muschietti (It) has long been plagued by controversy surrounding star Ezra Miller, who has faced legal trouble after legal trouble in recent years – most recently pleading unlawful entry in Vermont and accepting a year’s probation, along with a $200 fine is one, which will benefit new DC studio bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran as it has the potential to lay the groundwork for a bigger and better new era for the DCU.
Pic looks at how Barry Allen (Miller) uses his super speed to change the past. But his attempt to save his family creates a world without superheroes, forcing him to run for his life to save the future. Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Kiersey Clemons, Ron Livingston and Michael Shannon star among others in the title, which appears in theaters on June 16 after several delays due to the Covid pandemic and other circumstances. Christina Hodson wrote the script, and Barbara Muschietti and Michael Disco produced.
The next edition of CinemaCon highlighting current titles, including a big hit story coming in 2022 Top Gun: Mavericktakes place from 24 to 27 April.
Today The Lightning News was first reported by Variety.
Source: Deadline
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