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'''''Batgirl''''' is an American superhero film directed by Arbi and Fallah about the DC Comics character Barbara Gordon / Batgirl that was anticipated to feature on HBO Max before the fusion with Discovery+ under Zaslav management of the studios which resulted of the full cancellation of several projects including the movie being mostly finished in 2022.<ref>[https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batgirl-movie-casts-leslie-grace-1234985923/ ''‘Batgirl’ Casts ‘In the Heights’ Star Leslie Grace as Superhero''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> | |||
'''''Batgirl''''' is an American superhero film directed by Arbi and Fallah about the DC Comics character Barbara Gordon / Batgirl that was anticipated to feature on HBO Max before the fusion with Discovery+ under Zaslav management of the studios which resulted of the full cancellation of several projects including the movie being mostly finished in 2022.<ref>[https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batgirl-movie-casts-leslie-grace-1234985923/ ''‘Batgirl’ Casts ‘In the Heights’ Star Leslie Grace as Superhero''.] Retrieved Aug | |||
==Premise== | ==Premise== | ||
The film would be an origin story of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, played by Leslie Grace as her cinematic debut,<ref>[https://screenrant.com/batgirl-movie-actress-leslie-grace-plot-story-details/ ''Batgirl Star Leslie Grace Teases New Story Details For Upcoming DC Movie''.] Retrieved | The film would be an origin story of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, played by Leslie Grace as her cinematic debut,<ref>[https://screenrant.com/batgirl-movie-actress-leslie-grace-plot-story-details/ ''Batgirl Star Leslie Grace Teases New Story Details For Upcoming DC Movie''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> vigilante in Gotham City and the daughter of police commissioner James Gordon, J. K. Simmons would reprise his role from Zack Snyder's Justice League,<ref>[https://screenrant.com/batgirl-movie-commissioner-gordon-plot-jk-simmons-response/ ''Batgirl Movie Will Show Different Sides Of Commissioner Gordon, Says Star''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> both very close allies of Batman, the genius philanthrope billionaire that moonlights as detective vigilante crimefighter, Michael Keaton would reprise his role from the Tim Burton's Batman.<ref>[https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-keaton-batgirl-batman-1235034943/ ''Michael Keaton Joining ‘Batgirl’''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> Brendan Fraser would play the main villain firefly, a pyromaniac psycho.<ref>[https://variety.com/2021/film/news/brendan-fraser-batgirl-movie-1235097056/ ''Brendan Fraser to Play Villain in ‘Batgirl’ Movie''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> | ||
<ref>[https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-keaton-batgirl-batman-1235034943/ ''Michael Keaton Joining ‘Batgirl’''.] Retrieved Aug | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
After the fusion of its service with Discovery's, the now Warner Brothers Discover (WBD) announced that they had cancelled the release of the film on HBO Max or theatrically,<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/film/news/batgirl-not-released-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235331897/ ''‘Batgirl’ Film Axed by Warner Bros., Won’t Be Released on Any Platform''.] Retrieved Aug | After the fusion of its service with Discovery's, the now Warner Brothers Discover (WBD) announced that they had cancelled the release of the film on HBO Max or theatrically,<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/film/news/batgirl-not-released-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235331897/ ''‘Batgirl’ Film Axed by Warner Bros., Won’t Be Released on Any Platform''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> despite its planned release in 2022 on HBO Max,<ref>[https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batgirl-shelved-at-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235191371/ ''‘Batgirl’ and ‘Scoob!: Holiday Haunt’ Scrapped at Warner Bros. Amid Cost-Savings Push''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> making the film "effectively dead". According to TheWrap the company just felt the film "simply did not work" and went against the new desire and mandate from CEO David Zaslav to make DC films "big theatrical event films".<ref>[https://thewrap.com/batgirl-movie-dead-warner-bros-discovery-has-no-plans-to-release-nearly-finished-90-million-film/ ''‘Batgirl’ Won’t Fly: Warner Bros. Discovery Has No Plans to Release Nearly Finished $90 Million Film''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> Watchers of the initial test screenings described the film as "a huge disappointment and looked cheap in comparison to other films", which could have been a factor in the studio's decision.<ref>[https://collider.com/batgirl-movie-cancelled-warner-bros/ ''Batgirl Reportedly Won't Be Released, Despite $90 Million Production''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> El Arbi and Fallah tried to rescue something out by log into the Warner Bros. servers and capture some of the footage on their cellphones, but they were frustrated.<ref>[https://thedirect.com/article/batgirl-movie-cancelled-salvage-smartphone ''Batgirl Director Tried to Salvage Cancelled Movie With His Smartphone''.] Retrieved 04 Aug '23</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*[[Batman Meets Godzilla (lost Japanese film treatment of unproduced crossover film; 1960s)]]*[[Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy" (lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film trilogy; 2005-2012)]] | *[[Batman Meets Godzilla (lost Japanese film treatment of unproduced crossover film; 1960s)]]*[[Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy" (lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film trilogy; 2005-2012)]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:48, 5 August 2023
Batgirl promo poster.
Status: Lost
Batgirl is an American superhero film directed by Arbi and Fallah about the DC Comics character Barbara Gordon / Batgirl that was anticipated to feature on HBO Max before the fusion with Discovery+ under Zaslav management of the studios which resulted of the full cancellation of several projects including the movie being mostly finished in 2022.[1]
Premise
The film would be an origin story of Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, played by Leslie Grace as her cinematic debut,[2] vigilante in Gotham City and the daughter of police commissioner James Gordon, J. K. Simmons would reprise his role from Zack Snyder's Justice League,[3] both very close allies of Batman, the genius philanthrope billionaire that moonlights as detective vigilante crimefighter, Michael Keaton would reprise his role from the Tim Burton's Batman.[4] Brendan Fraser would play the main villain firefly, a pyromaniac psycho.[5]
Availability
After the fusion of its service with Discovery's, the now Warner Brothers Discover (WBD) announced that they had cancelled the release of the film on HBO Max or theatrically,[6] despite its planned release in 2022 on HBO Max,[7] making the film "effectively dead". According to TheWrap the company just felt the film "simply did not work" and went against the new desire and mandate from CEO David Zaslav to make DC films "big theatrical event films".[8] Watchers of the initial test screenings described the film as "a huge disappointment and looked cheap in comparison to other films", which could have been a factor in the studio's decision.[9] El Arbi and Fallah tried to rescue something out by log into the Warner Bros. servers and capture some of the footage on their cellphones, but they were frustrated.[10]
Gallery
Videos
Images
See Also
- Batman Fights Dracula (lost unofficial Filipino comedy parody film; 1967)
- Batman Dracula (partially found Andy Warhol film; 1964)
- Gotham High (lost cancelled Batman animated series; 2009)
- Batman Forever (partially lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film sequel; 1995)
- The Dark Knight (lost build of cancelled multi-platform action game based on Batman film; 2008)
- Batman And The New Robin (partially found unproduced animated TV series; 1988)
- Batman: The Animated Series - Tim Curry performance as the Joker (lost audio recordings from animated series; 1992)
- Mike Henry's Batman publicity stills (lost photographs advertising CBS "Batman" TV series; 1964)
- Batman: A Death in the Family - "Jason Todd lives" (partially lost alternate version of comic; 1988)
- Batman: Clean and Dirty (found "Sesame Street" animated segment; 1970)
- Batman Meets Godzilla (lost Japanese film treatment of unproduced crossover film; 1960s)*Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Trilogy" (lost deleted scenes of DC superhero film trilogy; 2005-2012)
References
- ↑ ‘Batgirl’ Casts ‘In the Heights’ Star Leslie Grace as Superhero. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ Batgirl Star Leslie Grace Teases New Story Details For Upcoming DC Movie. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ Batgirl Movie Will Show Different Sides Of Commissioner Gordon, Says Star. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ Michael Keaton Joining ‘Batgirl’. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ Brendan Fraser to Play Villain in ‘Batgirl’ Movie. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ ‘Batgirl’ Film Axed by Warner Bros., Won’t Be Released on Any Platform. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ ‘Batgirl’ and ‘Scoob!: Holiday Haunt’ Scrapped at Warner Bros. Amid Cost-Savings Push. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ ‘Batgirl’ Won’t Fly: Warner Bros. Discovery Has No Plans to Release Nearly Finished $90 Million Film. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ Batgirl Reportedly Won't Be Released, Despite $90 Million Production. Retrieved 04 Aug '23
- ↑ Batgirl Director Tried to Salvage Cancelled Movie With His Smartphone. Retrieved 04 Aug '23