Grant took to his Twitter to address the casting issues and show his support for Ezra.
“I fully support Ezra Miller as Barry Allen and the Flash on the feature side of DC. I’ve never met the guy, but I think he is a fantastic and interesting actor,” Grant explained.
He continued, “I don’t condone that type of behavior (especially on the Internet) and I definitely don’t partake…Everyone chill and be nice.”
See the entire statement below…
Hey, Twitter. Stop putting words in my mouth. Hate that I felt the need to do this, but read this if you please. pic.twitter.com/uVeoGGYRez
Ezra Miller shares a sweet moment with his co-star Billy Crudup while attending the premiere of their film The Stanford Prison Experiment held at the Chelsea Bowtie Cinema on Wednesday (July 15) in New York City.
The 22-year-old actor and Billy, 47, were joined at the event by their other co-stars Michael Angarano and Nicholas Braun, as well as director Kyle Patrick Alvarez.
The Stanford Prison Experiment, which hits theaters on July 17, is an account of the true life experiment performed by Dr. Philip Zimbardo to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system – Check out the trailer below!
‘The Stanford Prison Experiment’ Trailer
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According to Variety, the 22-year-old actor is a frontrunner for the role of Kredan in the highly-anticipated Harry Potter spin-off by J.K. Rowling.
Sources tell the outlet that Ezra was always the favorite for the role, though the deal has yet to close.
“Set in New York roughly seven decades before Harry Potter‘s saga starts, Fantastic Beasts is based on the Hogwarts textbook of the same name and follows the adventures of its author, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne).”
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Ezra Miller poses for a few portraits inside the Village at the Lift Presented by McDonald’s McCafe during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday afternoon (January 27) in Park City, Utah.
The 22-year-old actor, who was there to premiere his new flick, The Stanford Prison Experiment, also chatted up his involvement in the upcoming The Flash movie.
Ezra added, explaining how Zack Snyder reached out to him while he was in Costa Rica, “I pick it [the call] up and [my agent's] like, ‘Listen I have Zack Snyder on the phone, I gotta put you through he wants to talk to you about this DC Universe thing’ and I was like, ‘What?!’ And then he got on the phone and you know Zack, he’s just gung ho, he’s in it, he’s completely involved so he just starts talking about how I’m going to play The Flash. And I was just in sort of a state of shock and disbelief.”
Tye Sheridan poses with co-star Brett Davern while attending the premiere of their new film The Stanford Prison Experiment held during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Monday (January 26) in Park City, UT.
Quvenzhane Wallis is all smiles at the 2012 Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala presented by The Los Angeles Times held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday (October 22) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 9-year-old actress was joined by Susan Sarandon and Perks of Being A Wallflower star Ezra Miller on the red carpet.
Quvenzhane was honored with the New Hollywood Award for her role in Beasts of the Southern Wild while Ezra, 20, took home the Hollywood Spotlight Award.
10+ pictures inside of Quvenzhane Wallis and Ezra Miller at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala… More Here! »
Emma Watson dolls up in a white Brood dress while attending a screening of her film The Perks of Being a Wallflower on Thursday (September 13) in New York City.
