The Flash director explains why the DC movie flopped, suggesting that "a lot of people just don't care" about the character – despite one obvious counter-point

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The Flash director Andy Muschietti has offered up a fresh reason🍃 as to why the DC movie stumbled in cinemas.

Speaking on (H/T ), Muschietti pointed out that theꦚ movie wasn't universally popular with what Hollywood terms the 'four quadrants': male over 25s, male under 25s, female over 25s, and female under 25s.

"The Flas🍨h failed, among all the other reasons, because it wasn’t a movie that appealed to all four quadrants. It failed at that," Muschietti said, adding, "When you spend $200 million making a movie, [Warner Bros.] wants to bring even your grandmother to the theaters."

Curiously, Muschietti revealed that The Flash simplyಞ isn't popular enough compared to fellow DC heroes Batman and Superman – according to ♌unnamed figures he spoke to behind the scenes.

"I’ve found in private conversations that a lot of people just don’t care about t🦩he Flash as a character," Muschietti revealed, which seemingly mirrors audience apathy for the project.

Of course, CW's The Flash, starring Gra🎐nt Gustin as Barry Allen, proved one of the cornerstones of the 'Arrowverse' and ran for nine seasons.

The Flash's big-screen offering, though, proved to be one of DC's big𒐪gest misfires of recent years. It barely recouped its $200 million budget, generating $271 million at the box office. That's despite it being one of the final parting shots of the DC๊EU and starring a returning Michael Keaton as Batman alongside Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, and Michael Shannon.

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