Commenter HWRNMNBSOL leaves this tidbit, way down the page where no one ever bothers to read:
So now we learn that the esteemed Mr. Goyer is in the early stages of talks to bring DC superhero The Flash to the big screen. Apparently Reynolds has been tagged as the early choice for the lead role.
So: given the fact that you hate Goyer but like Reynolds and wish he had a larger role, which factor will win out? Would Reynolds be able to rescue a Goyer helmed superhero movie from the Bottomless Pits of Suckitude?
He's referring to this bit of news, which quotes aVariety article about Goyer deciding to write, direct, and produce a movie about DC Comics' The Flash.
The passage about the Flash's origin being the result of irradiated water experiments describes the first Flash, Jay Garrick. Garrick wasn't exactly know as for his wise-crackery, and if smartass commentary is the main reason in bringing Reynolds aboard, I'd have to believe Goyer's planning on using Wally West (Flash #3) in the film. Someone more familiar with comics can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think West is the hothead of the three Flashes.
Besides, Flash #2 Barry Allen died in Crisis on Infinite Earths, and I doubt Goyer (or anyone else) has the stones to take on that storyline.
So yeah, I think Reynolds would be a good choice, but unless Goyer learns how to shoot a fight scene or put together an original plot in the interim, I'm not getting my hopes up.
I don't know if I'd use the word "hothead," but with Jay Garrick being the Greatest Generation War Vet and Barry Allen being the cornfed All-American midwesterner, West is certainly the closest to fitting that description.
...I think West is the hothead of the three Flashes.
Sounds about right to me. Maybe the wiseass of the three, too; it's been a while since I've had my eye on "The Flash" though.