Grant Gustin's Barry Allen on The Flash might get an all-new look in season 5 of his CW TV series. When Barry Allen was last seen in the Arrowverse, it was at a huge time of upheaval in his life. The Thinker had just been defeated, Barry's friend Ralph Dibny was saved and (most importantly) a woman not much younger than himself showed up at his door and introduced herself as Nora Allen, Barry and Iris West-Allen's daughter from the future.
Jessica Parker Kennedy, who plays Nora, will be a series regular for The Flash season 5. It's unclear how long Nora will last on The Flash, but her arrival should bring some big changes to the superhero series - or, to Barry's emotional life if nothing else. Yet those changes might also be cosmetic as reports are circling that Barry will get even closer to a comic accurate outfit in season 5 of The Flash.
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The rumors of The Flash's new costume come from Comic Book Movie. The publication has received two new "leaked" photos from the pre-production of The Flash season 5. The first is a bit of concept art and shows Grant Gustin wearing a much more segmented and less bulky version of his usual speedster suit. The new costume is reportedly not leather but made entirely of spandex and sewn together. A test photo of a new prototype suit has also been leaked and shows Gustin wearing a much slimmer Flash suit that exposes more of his lower face and neck.
Insider info ⚡️⚡️ - - CORRECTION: his neck doesn’t show. It’s under his chin that does! I was speechless for a good half hour that i couldn’t type correctly. I was able to see a test photo of the suit and i really liked it. When they reveal that promo pic for the suit reveal, it is gonna feed me for a good 2 months until the show is back. However, One thing i didn’t like with how the new suit looked was how small the emblem was on his chest. But everything else made up for it. Also it’s just a test and i hope they modified that. This suit looks amazing and i can’t wait for everyone to see it!!! ⚡️ - - Art on right by @andypoondesign
