Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have recently been entrusted with some very big projects, including the live action movie adaptation of 'The Flash' and the animated 'Spider-Man' film.

Not much has been released on either of the projects other than Ezra Miller being casted as the titular speedster.

Recently being a guest on the Hippojuice podcast, Lord revealed some very interesting details on his anticipated movies. He began with stating that the Flash represented in the film will be the Barry Allen version:

"We're trying to break a story. It's interesting, because there's a really popular TV show out there, and we're trying to carve out space for the movie that's apart from that. I think we're doing alright. ... I believe [our Flash] is going to be Barry Allen. ... It's going to be it's own [thing, apart from the TV show] - we're more trying to stick with the cinematic universe... it really is its own thing, and kind of a stand-alone movie. We're just trying to think of the best story. I think you guys will like it, it's kind of a different take on superhero stuff."

With 'The Flash' series currently airing on the CW, it will be hard for a lot of fans to separate the two, especially since that character represents the Barry Allen version also. It's a good sign that they are aware of this and are actively trying to separate the two.

In regards to the animated 'Spider-Man,' Lord states:

"We're sort of juggling superheroes with the color red in them, that's all we do. [laughter] We're trying not to confuse their powers or anything, but it does get tricky. But it's the same thing, is there a way to do one of these movies in a new way? That's the exciting thing about it being animated, is it opens up a lot of different possibilities.

"Chris and I like to carve out spaces where people will let us do what we want. So much of our careers are like 'oh, no one will bother us while we try to make a 21 Jump Street movie, because it's such a crazy idea, no one's going to know what to do with it.' So we're doing these things kind of like that. They're part of these huge franchises, but kind of are off a little bit to the side, and that gives us a lot of creative freedom, and that's the thing we love. Hopefully we won't waste that!"

'The Flash' movie is slated for release on March 22, 2018, while the animated 'Spider-Man' will see its release on July 20, 2018.