Ernie Hudson, en la entrevista que le hicieron en el pasado podcast de 
Cross the Streams, habló sobre proyectos en puerta. Comentó sobre el spin-off de 
Arrow, una serie nueva acerca de 
Flash. "Tengo una cita con los creadores la siguiente semana. Me tengo que preparar para ello." Cuando se le preguntó acerca del papel al que audicionaría, 
Hudson tartamudeó "Su padre adoptivo, o el papá de..." y ahí decidió cortar el tema para no soltar más información de la que podía. 
Y basándonos en el debut de 
Barry Allen (
Grant Gustin) en la serie 
Arrow de la cadena 
CW, sabemos que el padre de 
Barry está en prisión por el asesinato de la madre de este. Así que si tomamos la información dada por 
Hudson, asumimos que 
Ernie va por el papel del 
Detective West, padre de 
Iris.
DETECTIVE WEST – Late 40s to Early 50s – African American
 – Detective West is an honest, blue-collar cop who’s seen it all. A 
soulful, funny caring father to Iris, and a surrogate father to Barry, 
West came up through the foster system himself. He took in Barry after 
his mother’s murder and his father’s imprisonment. He believes in Barry 
and supports Barry’s efforts to prove his father’s innocence.
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Para quienes no están muy empapados del universo de 
Flash, el 
Detective West es un afroamericano de entre cuarenta y cincuenta años, un policia honesto que lo ha visto todo. Un conmovedor padre amoroso de 
Iris, y un padre adoptivo de 
Barry. Se encarga de 
Barry después del asesinato de su madre y el encarcelamiento de su padre. Tiene fé en 
Barry y apoya todos sus esfuerzos para probar la inocencia de su padre.
Si recuerdan, 
Ernie Hudson hizo un papel muy similar en la película de culto 
The Crow, donde personifica al 
Sargento Albrecht, quien de cierta manera se preocupa por 
Sarah y por el mismo
 Eric Draven (
Brandon Lee).
Fuente: 
ComicBookMovie.com
Gracias a 
Lord Tuetanus por el dato.
Before Hudson could disclose any further information, he decides to 
cut himself off as to not reveal too much. "His (Barry Allen) dad has a 
problem," is the final morsel of info that slips from his lips. And 
based on Barry Allen's (Grant Gustin) debut in CW's 
Arrow we know
 that Barry's father was incarcerated for the murder of Barry's mother. 
So, if we take Ernie Hudson's information, and a casting call that 
Bludhaven Banter posted it's pretty safe to assume that Hudson is up for the role of Detective West, Iris' father. 
Read more at http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=91705#OFYlte9olhTPC4ol.99
At about the 
4:50 mark of the 
Cross The Streams podcast (click here to listen), 
Ghostbusters' Ernie Hudson discussed his upcoming projects. "In the meantime there's a spin-off of 
Arrow called 
Flash,"
 he said. "I'm meeting the creators next week. So, I have to prepare for
 that." When asked which role he was up for, Hudson replied "His 
adoptive dad,...or the dad of..."  
Before Hudson could disclose any further information, he decides to 
cut himself off as to not reveal too much. "His (Barry Allen) dad has a 
problem," is the final morsel of info that slips from his lips. And 
based on Barry Allen's (Grant Gustin) debut in CW's 
Arrow we know
 that Barry's father was incarcerated for the murder of Barry's mother. 
So, if we take Ernie Hudson's information, and a casting call that 
Bludhaven Banter posted it's pretty safe to assume that Hudson is up for the role of Detective West, Iris' father. 
DETECTIVE WEST – Late 40s to Early 50s – African American
 – Detective West is an honest, blue-collar cop who’s seen it all. A 
soulful, funny caring father to Iris, and a surrogate father to Barry, 
West came up through the foster system himself. He took in Barry after 
his mother’s murder and his father’s imprisonment. He believes in Barry 
and supports Barry’s efforts to prove his father’s innocence.
Read more at http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=91705#OFYlte9olhTPC4ol.99
At about the 
4:50 mark of the 
Cross The Streams podcast (click here to listen), 
Ghostbusters' Ernie Hudson discussed his upcoming projects. "In the meantime there's a spin-off of 
Arrow called 
Flash,"
 he said. "I'm meeting the creators next week. So, I have to prepare for
 that." When asked which role he was up for, Hudson replied "His 
adoptive dad,...or the dad of..."  
Before Hudson could disclose any further information, he decides to 
cut himself off as to not reveal too much. "His (Barry Allen) dad has a 
problem," is the final morsel of info that slips from his lips. And 
based on Barry Allen's (Grant Gustin) debut in CW's 
Arrow we know
 that Barry's father was incarcerated for the murder of Barry's mother. 
So, if we take Ernie Hudson's information, and a casting call that 
Bludhaven Banter posted it's pretty safe to assume that Hudson is up for the role of Detective West, Iris' father. 
DETECTIVE WEST – Late 40s to Early 50s – African American
 – Detective West is an honest, blue-collar cop who’s seen it all. A 
soulful, funny caring father to Iris, and a surrogate father to Barry, 
West came up through the foster system himself. He took in Barry after 
his mother’s murder and his father’s imprisonment. He believes in Barry 
and supports Barry’s efforts to prove his father’s innocence.
Read more at http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=91705#OFYlte9olhTPC4ol.99 
At about the 
4:50 mark of the 
Cross The Streams podcast (click here to listen), 
Ghostbusters' Ernie Hudson discussed his upcoming projects. "In the meantime there's a spin-off of 
Arrow called 
Flash,"
 he said. "I'm meeting the creators next week. So, I have to prepare for
 that." When asked which role he was up for, Hudson replied "His 
adoptive dad,...or the dad of..."  
Before Hudson could disclose any further information, he decides to 
cut himself off as to not reveal too much. "His (Barry Allen) dad has a 
problem," is the final morsel of info that slips from his lips. And 
based on Barry Allen's (Grant Gustin) debut in CW's 
Arrow we know
 that Barry's father was incarcerated for the murder of Barry's mother. 
So, if we take Ernie Hudson's information, and a casting call that 
Bludhaven Banter posted it's pretty safe to assume that Hudson is up for the role of Detective West, Iris' father. 
DETECTIVE WEST – Late 40s to Early 50s – African American
 – Detective West is an honest, blue-collar cop who’s seen it all. A 
soulful, funny caring father to Iris, and a surrogate father to Barry, 
West came up through the foster system himself. He took in Barry after 
his mother’s murder and his father’s imprisonment. He believes in Barry 
and supports Barry’s efforts to prove his father’s innocence.
Read more at http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/nailbiter111/news/?a=91705#OFYlte9olhTPC4ol.99