Warner Bros. put Batgirl on the “shelf” – It won’t be released anywhere! (UPDATE)
What’s wrong with the film?
UPDATE:
According to a spokesperson, Warner Bros. said the following :
The decision not to release Batgirl reflects a strategic change in our leadership as it relates to the DC Universe and HBO Max. Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actress. This decision does not concern its interpretation.
(ORIGINAL PUBLICATION)
A few minutes ago it became known that Warner Bros. shelved the Batgirl movie . This means that it will not be released – at least for now – neither in cinemas, nor on HBO Max .
This news is brought to the public by the New York Post and The Wrap , which according to sources, say that Warner Bros. and DC Films decided to “cut” the film from release. The filming of Batgirl took place some time ago and the production actually cost Warner more than $90 million . In fact, it had seemed strange to many that at Comic-Con 2022, Batgirl was nowhere to be found.
Despite the fact that the film is in the final stages of production, it looks like you’ll be seeing Leslie Grace ‘s Batgirl very late or not at all . The strange thing about the case is that some time ago we learned from the protagonist herself that Batgirl 2 had already fallen on the table.
The original plan by Warner Bros. was to release Batgirl as an “Original” movie on HBO Max, but it looks like that won’t happen either, at least not in the 2023 we’ve been waiting for.
According to the NY Post, Batgirl performed so poorly in some early screenings that it led the company to cut staff. Variety , meanwhile , says that Warner Bros. he wants DC movies to be blockbuster-sized and released immediately in theaters rather than streaming services.
In this film, in addition to Batgirl, we would again see Michael Keaton as Batman, as well as Brendan Fraser (The Mummy Trilogy) as the big villain of the film, named Firefly, while JK Simmons would be Commissioner Gordon and Barbara’s father . The script of the film was written by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey) and directed by the duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Bad Boys for Life).
So far, Warner Bros. has not confirmed anything.
