Last seen during Elseworlds as the ’90s version of The Flash, it is confirmed that John Wesley Shipp will be returning for Crisis On Infinite Earths. In addition to the ’90s version of The Flash, Shipp also played Henry Allen, the father of Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen, and Jay Garrick, the Flash of Earth-2. The […]
Check out the super cool promo trailer for the upcoming Arrowverse Elseworlds crossover that reveals the fate of the ’90s John Wesley Shipp The Flash universe. John Wesley Shipp starred as The Flash on CBS from 1990-91. The video also features the Ruby Rose Batwoman promo, Tyler Hoechlin black suit Superman promo, Melissa Benoist Supergirl,
Check out a first look at John Wesley Shipp as the 1990s The Flash in the upcoming Arrowverse Elseworlds crossover. Stephen Amell tweeted out the below image which features John Wesley Shipp in costume from his 1990s’ CBS series. “No big deal. Just working with @JohnWesleyShipp for the first time. Nice of him to dress up for the occasion,” Amell tweeted.
Hats off to Grant Gustin and John Wesley Shipp!
In addition to the clip with Mark Hamill, watch a featurette for tonight's episode of The Flash, "Present," with John Wesley Shipp as Jay Garrick. Episode synopsis: – BARRY SEEKS HELP FROM JAY GARRICK — With Alchemy and Savitar still looming threats, Barry (Grant Gustin) is unable to focus on the Christmas holiday, and especially
Watch a clip for tonight's mid-season finale of The Flash Season 3, "Present," which features Mark Hamill as Trickster and John Wesley Shipp as Jay Garrick. Episode synopsis: – BARRY SEEKS HELP FROM JAY GARRICK — With Alchemy and Savitar still looming threats, Barry (Grant Gustin) is unable to focus on the Christmas holiday, and
The CW released preview images for The Flash episode "Present" featuring Mark Hamill back as Trickster and John Wesley Shipp as Jay Garrick. As noted, Mark Hamill looks a lot like a version of Joker. Episode synopsis: BARRY SEEKS HELP FROM JAY GARRICK — With Alchemy and Savitar still looming threats, Barry (Grant Gustin) is
It’s being reported that Billy Crudup will play the father to Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen in the upcoming DCEU The Flash movie. Variety reports Billy Crudup, who played Dr. Manhattan for Zack Snyder in the 2009 Watchmen movie, will play the part of Henry Allen. John Wesley Shipp, who plays the character on The Flash
A batch of rumors surrounding the DC TV universe surfaces which includes mention of Batman, Constantine, Batwoman, Oracle and more.
Now that both The Flash and Superman are appearing in both the movie and TV universes (played by different actors; movies and TV are separate universes), it’s possible WB may have relaxed their rules surrounding the sharing of characters. It’s actually a great route to go as WB can take advantage of their popular characters across all forms of media, than say Marvel, which has one big shared universe (but no mention of the TV characters is ever made in the movies).
Regarding Batman, Bleeding Cool is stating that Fox currently has the TV rights, which is tied up with Gotham, but Fox may share the rights for a fee.
Constantine with Matt Ryan may get revived as part of the CW’s supernatural Friday as The Vampire Diaries is ending, and The CW may want to go with Constantine to fill the horror gap.
Batwoman is said to be appearing in Supergirl with Kathy/Kate Kane being Maggie Sawyer’s ex, whose adventures as Batwoman occasionally take her to National City.
Oracle Barbara Gordon is also said to be coming to Supergirl (though apparently not as Batgirl) where she befriends Kara, and the Oracle/Batwoman relationship/plot is said to resemble Birds of Prey.
The Flash‘s John Wesley Shipp is said to be another cross-series regular, probably as Jay Garrick (similar deal to Wentworth Miller and John Barrowman).
It’s possible some of these announcements may be made this week at Comic-Con.
Spoilers follow for the Season 2 finale of The Flash.
Anybody see that coming?
While many guessed the identity of the man in the iron mask, I bet many of you (me included!) didn’t forsee what happened at the end with Barry time travelling.
It seems The Flash created the Flashpoint Paradox!
The man in the iron mask is revealed to be none other than the real Jay Garrick (Zoom just borrowed his name for a time) from Earth-3, played by John Wesley Shipp. We see John Wesley Shipp as the Jay Garrick Flash — helmet and all! I thought it was great!
EW.com revealed first look images as well as an interview with Shipp, and the good news is this isn’t the last we have seen of Garrick. Shipp confirms in the interview he will be back for The Flash Season 3:
Yes. I’ve been given permission to say that yes, they have all kinds of exciting and interesting plans for me, that are interesting not only in the context of the storyline, but they continue to spin out, which will be very challenging for me as an actor. That’s all I’m allowed to say about that. But yes, I will be back next season.
Shipp also comments on Barry going back in time and saving his mother. What would Henry Allen think about that? Turns out, we already know the answer:
We know already, don’t we? Henry has already said unequivocally when Barry came to Iron Heights to say, “I can save her, I can get you out of here.” I go, “No, absolutely not. Things happen for a reason. There are unintended consequences, Barry. You cannot go and change one thing without it having myriad unintended affects.” Henry Allen was very clear with Barry back in Iron Heights that he should not go back and — excuse my French — f— with the timeline. You cannot do that. It’s one of the reasons why Barry, the first time around, stopped himself from stopping the Reverse-Flash from killing his mother. Now he’s decided, “What do I have left to lose? I’ve lost everything? I’ve lost my father. I’ve lost my mother. Screw it. What else can go wrong?” So he decides to go back and do what Henry had advised him not to do.
John Wesley Shipp is also asked how Barry changing things will affect the show, but Shipp remains coy:
That’s going to be very interesting to find out, isn’t it? That is the exact question that we want left in the minds of our audience members when the curtain comes down on our finale. [Laughs.]
Here are the first look images of John Wesley Shipp as Jay Garrick (glad he’s back! I was pretty upset last week!):
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Watch The Flash vs. The Flash!
Hey, anything is possible with The Flash!
Check out a super cool video above featuring footage from the current Grant Gustin TV series mashed with the footage from the ’90s John Wesley Shipp series.
New York Magazine put together the footage:
Back in the 1990s, there was a failed TV show about DC Comics superhero The Flash. Nowadays, there’s a hit one. We imagine a cross-dimensional tussle in which one Barry Allen tries to get the upper hand against the other.
John Wesley Shipp is currently playing the father to Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen, maybe there is some truth to the above video (spoilers?!)?
The Flash airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on the CW.
Check out a featurette above with the cast and creators of The Flash talking about the upcoming season.
Grant Gustin actually lets it be known The Flash will get some sort of new powers in episode 2, and John Wesley Shipp answers whether he would like to don the costume again.
The Flash Season 2 premiere is just over a week away. But if that feels too far away, you’re in luck (also, you may be tapping into the Speed Force yourself…you might want to head to S.T.A.R. Labs to get that checked). In this exclusive DC All Access clip, we talk to the show’s stars and executive producer about what’s ahead for Team Flash, whether we might be meeting other Flashes besides Jay Garrick and whether John Wesley Shipp will ever don another Flash suit.
The Flash Season 2 premiers Tuesday, October 6th on the CW.
