A Production Designer From "The Flash" Said That Ezra Miller's Performance Is So Good In The Movie, People Will Forget All His Legal Issues

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CBR- The Flash's production designer Paul Austerberry believes Ezra Miller's performance on screen will make fans forget the actor's offscreen behavior.

Talking to CBC, Austerberry said Miller did such a superb job that "[p]eople will forget" all the negative press the actor accumulated in the last couple of years. He stressed Miller's dedication and professionalism while being under "a lot of pressure." Austerberry pointed out Miller had to play two different versions of the character, switching roles every few days. According to the production designer, who won an Academy Award for The Shape of Water, Miller had only three days off during the entire shoot. They filmed six days a week and spent one in stunt rehearsals. It has been reported earlier that Miller did their own stunts for The Flash.

Well that is certainly one way to drive up some hype for a movie. Whenever I hear the name Ezra Miller, I think of him becoming a real life supervillain that was seemingly in the news every other week with a new collection of charges against him.

Miller has a history of run-ins with the law and alleged erratic behavior, starting with an arrest for drug possession in 2011, which led to two citations of disorderly conduct. In 2022, they faced multiple charges and accusations, including burglary, disorderly conduct, harassment and second-degree assault. The parents of Indigenous activist Tokata Iron Eyes accused the actor of grooming their daughter since childhood and filed a protection order against Miller. Allegations of drug abuse, child endangerment and harassment were also made in separate cases in Vermont and Massachusets. Miller released a statement in August 2022, acknowledging "suffering complex mental health issues" and saying they had "begun ongoing treatment."

But if Paul Austerberry says Ezra Miller crushes in "The Flash" so well that we'll forget he has a longer rap sheet than Thanos, I have no choice to believe him. I may not have the faintest clue what a production designer does. However, I already thought "The Flash" had to be pretty damn good if DC didn't scrap the movie or at the very least replace Ezra in the (ahem) current social climate we live in. 

Which is why this quote has me thinking Ezra will be turning in one of the best comic book movie performances in years and The Flash" is going to be an absolute smash hit, with the latest trailer only fueling that thinking to Boner Alert levels.

Robbie and I broke down our thoughts on "The Flash", "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", and all the other nerdy content coming out later this year and next year on My Mom's Basement.