Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in talks to play Flashpoint Batman in the upcoming FLASH movie.

It looks like there’s a chance that Jeffrey Dean Morgan will be reprising his role as Thomas Wayne in DC's upcoming Flash in which he will appear as Flashpoint Batman. Morgan previously played the role of Thomas Wayne in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

According to insider Daniel Richtman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in talks to reprise his role as Thomas Wayne in the film. This isn’t the first time it’s been said that Morgan might be playing Flashpoint Batman. Morgan himself said a few years ago:

"Maybe when Zack Snyder cast me that was kind of the goal. Hopefully DC can figure this all out, and in a few years I can come back and do a Flashpoint Batman! I would love it. That would be great.

"I have not had any big discussions with him about [Flashpoint], but I remember when we were in Australia doing Watchmen press, and I was having dinner with Zack or whatever. And he was like, 'My dream is to do the Frank Miller Batman.' And he goes, 'You would be an awesome Batman.' The darker version."

In the Flashpoint timeline, it was Bruce Wayne who died that fateful night in Crime Alley, not Thomas and Martha (played by Lauren Cohan in Batman v Superman). Bruce’s death causes Martha to break and become the Joker, while Thomas becomes a gun-wielding Batman.

Last year, Morgan said he was still interested in reprising the role, saying:

"Look, I don't know, I mean if there's a chance that would ask me, I'd say yes. I think the Flashpoint story is, it's my favorite story. I would love to do it. But, you know, DC is DC and they're, you know, it's a constant... it seems like they're always kinda switching up who's running it and what they're gonna do. So hopefully, what I'd like to see is a little continuity with DC, have them get on the track, and then, man I'd be honored and love to do it more than anything."

The return of Morgan is a significant one, as it seemingly confirms the movie will at least partially adapt the Flashpoint storyline, where Flash goes back in time to save his mother and accidentally changes the whole timeline.

Morgan is known for his guest starring TV roles, Zack Snyder’s Watchmen, and he currently plays the villain-turned-morally grey character Negan on AMC’s The Walking Dead.

Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson is penning the script forIt director Andy Muschietti. Ezra Miller will reprise his role as Barry Allen. The FLASH will zoom into the theaters on June 3, 2022.