The CW Reportedly Trying To Convince Grant Gustin To Stay On As The Flash

Now that Arrow‘s over, the “main” show of the Arrowverse is The Flash, which is currently airing its seventh season. Last year, however, star Grant Gustin revealed that this was the last run that he was contracted for, with COVID-19 having interrupted negotiations for him to come back for more. We haven’t heard any more official updates on the situation since then but it seems that the process is still ongoing – although the network definitely doesn’t want to lose him.

According to scooper Daniel Richtman, The CW is reportedly trying to convince Gustin to stick around as the Scarlet Speedster for a while yet. Though The Flash is nearing the end of Arrow‘s eight-season lifespan, they don’t want to lose The Flash as well so soon and the network is apparently desperate to keep him on board. This rumor follows on from another which claimed The CW was willing to throw an unprecedented amount of cash for this franchise at him to get him to sign on.

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But will Gustin go for it? Well, publicly, the star has seemed just as enthused about playing the character as he always has. He’s also recently got himself in super-buff shape for the role, which also suggests he’s looking to continue on for the foreseeable. The star is about to become a parent for the first time, which is often something that makes an actor consider turning over a new leaf – look at Melissa Benoist leaving Supergirl shortly after having her first child – but that’s not necessarily the case here.

There’s every chance that Grant Gustin will agree to continue on a citizen of Central City for at least a couple more seasons, then. Remember, he may even hop over to the big screen to cameo opposite Ezra Miller (again) in The Flash movie. In the meantime, The CW airs is currently on a short break and will return on Tuesday, May 4th.