Actor Kiersey Clemons says she’s so glad to place The Flash behind her however needs she may have achieved extra for her character Iris West.
The Flash actor Kiersey Clemons says she spent “years of her life” forged as Iris West, however she would now relatively shut that DCEU chapter of her profession to deal with a brand new cinematic universe.
Clemons’ position as Iris West appeared promising when the character was first revealed in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Her chemistry with Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen was palpable throughout a quick however drawn-out scene that employed Snyder’s slow-motion therapy to nice impact. Clemons mentioned the position was a big part of her appearing life, having performed the half since 2016 in hopes the character would develop because the DCEU progressed. However wanting again at The Flash‘s manufacturing woes and disappointing turnout on the field workplace, she mentioned she’s simply glad to maneuver previous that part in an interview with The Direct.

Zack Snyder Defends Ezra Miller and The Flash Following Field Workplace Flop
Insurgent Moon helmer Zack Snyder hits again at criticism over The Flash and star Ezra Miller following the DCEU movie’s field workplace struggles.
“I really feel like I’m so glad that I can transfer on from it and never reply questions on it anymore,” she confessed. “That was years of my life. And that season is over. You recognize what I imply? And I am additionally a part of one other universe now. And I prefer it rather a lot over right here.” Clemons didn’t broaden on how her half in successive DC movies would have performed out if Snyder’s imaginative and prescient of the DCEU was fulfilled, one thing which could have concerned a extra important position in a correct Flashpoint adaptation. However she’s not wanting again by the appears of it, as she’s now closely invested within the broader Legendary MonsterVerse.
Becoming a member of the MonsterVerse
In Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Clemons performs Could, an American immigrant caught up within the aftermath of the 2014 Godzilla movie. The Apple TV+ sequence is having fun with a robust season run by offering a broader context to the kaiju saga from the angle of people engaged on the bottom and behind the curtains. Clemons’ character is confirmed instrumental all through the sequence whereas having moments of character growth in well-paced scenes. In referring to the Legendary MonsterVerse as the brand new part she belongs in, she might have simply hinted at deeper ties between the present and Godzilla franchise movies.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Teases a New Connection to MonsterVerse’s Hole Earth
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 1 reveals a brand new hyperlink to the Hole Earth area and it is poised to shake up all the MonsterVerse.
Clemons admits that whereas she would relatively not talk about something in regards to the DCEU, Iris West stays a half-open door in her skilled profession. “I do not make these choices,” she mentioned about her DCEU casting. “I like being Iris West. I want that I may have achieved extra being Iris West. There is no a part of me that doesn’t recognize that I bought the consideration of being forged as Iris, however now I am Could. And there aren’t any superheroes. There’s monsters now.” With James Gunn quickly to helm and reboot the DC Universe, Clemons’ position in that world will even seemingly be dismissed.
The Flash is now streaming on Max, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is streaming on Apple TV+.
Supply: The Direct

The Flash
- Launch Date
- June 16, 2023
- Director
- Andy Muschietti
- Solid
- Ezra Miller , Sasha Calle , Ben Affleck , Michael Shannon , Michael Keaton , Temuera Morrison , Kiersey Clemons , Antje Traue