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'The Flash' star Ezra Miller seeking treatment for mental health

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Agence France-Presse

LOS ANGELES, United States - Ezra Miller, the troubled star of Warner Bros&#x27; major upcoming superhero movie &quot;The Flash,&quot; is seeking treatment for mental health issues after a string of high-profile controversies, the actor said.The 29-year-old, who has already appeared as the key DC Comics character in several blockbuster films including &quot;Justice League,&quot; was charged this month with felony burglary in Vermont, and earlier this year was charged with disorderly conduct following two arrests in Hawaii.Those incidents -- and further allegations of choking a woman in an Icelandic bar, which did not result in charges -- have raised questions in Hollywood over the future of &quot;The Flash&quot; and Miller&#x27;s career more broadly.&quot;Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,&quot; Miller, who identifies as non-binary, said in a statement sent to AFP by their representative on Tuesday.&quot;I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior.&quot;I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.&quot;Despite the controversies, Warner Bros earlier this month signaled it intends to go ahead with releasing &quot;The Flash,&quot; which is due in theaters next summer.Filming has already been completed on the movie, which has a reported $200 million budget.It is the first standalone movie for Miller&#x27;s character in the &quot;DC Extended Universe&quot; of inter-connected movies owned by Warner, a rival franchise to the Disney-owned and record-breaking Marvel superhero films.Miller shot to early success with lead roles in acclaimed dramas &quot;Afterschool,&quot; &quot;We Need to Talk About Kevin&quot; and &quot;The Perks of Being a Wallflower.&quot;They were first cast as Barry Allen, aka The Flash, in 2016&#x27;s &quot;Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,&quot; reprising the role in &quot;Suicide Squad&quot; (2016) and &quot;Justice League&quot; (2017).On an earnings call with investors this month, David Zaslav, CEO of parent company Warner Bros Discovery, appeared to confirm &quot;The Flash&quot; will still be released, along with two other superhero titles.&quot;We have seen &#x27;The Flash,&#x27; &#x27;Black Adam&#x27; and &#x27;Shazam 2.&#x27; We are very excited about them,&quot; he said.&quot;We&#x27;ve seen them. We think they are terrific, and we think we can make them even better.&quot;The timing of Zaslav&#x27;s comments angered some fans, as the company days earlier announced it was dropping &quot;Batgirl,&quot; a nearly-completed $90 million superhero film starring a Latina actress in its lead role.

Ezra Miller, the troubled star of Warner Bros' major upcoming superhero movie 'The Flash,' is seeking treatment for mental health issues after a string of high-profile controversies, the actor said.