Warner Bros. brought two DC Comics films to San Diego Comic-Con recently: Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Those two films arrive in theaters this year, so that felt right. But another movie believed to be on the calendar for this year wasn’t at Comic-Con: Batgirl. The film starring Leslie Grace was set to premiere exclusively on HBO Max. However, The Hollywood Reporter has shared that Warner Bros. will no longer release Batgirl. We first spotted this news at The Wrap. Nerdist has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment, but we haven’t heard back by the time of publishing.
This news is surprising for many reasons. Mostly because Batgirl already completed shooting and was in post-production. That means the bulk of the money has already been spent. It seems odd that they wouldn’t finish the $90 million movie and release it on HBO Max. That budget is already lower than many DC Comics movies, so spending a little extra doesn’t seem unreasonable. Especially when you consider how much the company spent on reshoots for a cut of another film last year.
Batgirl featured Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl. The movie also featured J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, Michael Keaton as Batman, and Brendan Fraser as the villain Firefly. Additionally, Ivory Aquino played Alysia Yeoh, Batgirl’s best friend.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is shelving Batgirl because of a change in leadership. New Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is reportedly prioritizing theatrical films instead of projects directly for streaming. And this move doesn’t only affect Batgirl. Warner Bros. is also shelving Scoob!: Holiday Haunt, an animated feature.
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