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Batgirl video teases a festive action sequence from the aborted DC movie

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With the movie now locked away deep within the vaults of Warner Bros. Discovery following its shock cancellation last month, it’s highly unlikely that we’ll ever get to see the cancelled Batgirl movie and will instead have to imagine what might have been, based upon the few official promotional shots and the various set photos […]

Is Warner Bros.’ Batgirl cancellation the best thing to happen to the DCEU?

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Anghus Houvouras on Warner Bros.’ decision to cancel Batgirl and the ramifications for DC Films… Streaming services are struggling as they try to steer their ships out of stormy seas. Subscriptions are down. Operating costs are up. Competition is at an all time high. Now executives are making difficult decisions that will impact the future […]

Warner Bros. holding Batgirl “funeral screenings” for cast and crew

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While the decision by Warner Bros. Discovery to cancel Batgirl left many DC fans shocked and disappointed, we can only imagine the reaction of the cast and crew who’d dedicated many months of their lives towards a project which now seems unlikely to ever see the light of day. However, there is some small consolation […]

How Warner Bros. could save The Flash from disaster

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Anghus Houvouras on Warner Bros.’ options for salvaging The Flash… David Zaslav’s regime at Warner Bros. Discovery started with a number of decisions that have left industry analysts and fans baffled. To be fair, he was handed a dumpster fire with the DCEU that has struggled to find creative cohesion and an overarching strategy for […]

Batgirl directors on their unfinished film and losing access to the footage

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We’ve heard all of the official statements from studio heads and passionate posts from those involved with the production, but now Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have been speaking candidly about the state of the movie at the point when Warner Bros. Discovery decided to shelve their $90M blockbuster, and how they […]

Leslie Grace could return as Batgirl, Killer Moth design revealed

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Barring a #RestoreTheSnyderverse-level fan campaign, it seems very unlikely that we’ll get to see Batgirl, which was of course unceremoniously shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery earlier this month as part of the new management’s plans to overhaul its DC Films division. That’s bad news for anyone who was looking forward to seeing In the Heights […]

Warner Bros. reportedly has three possible scenarios for the fate of The Flash movie

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How do you solve a problem like Ezra Miller when you have a $200M blockbuster in the can? According to reports Warner Bros. has drawn up three possible scenarios, or timelines if you will, that will decide the fate of The Flash. That’s three more than Batgirl was given.  Following the mounting allegations piling up […]

Details on Batgirl revealed, including references to Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman and Jason Todd

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The more we hear about the now-cancelled Batgirl film, the more upsetting and confusing the whole situation becomes. For those who don’t know, Warner Bros. Discovery and, more specifically, new CEO David Zaslav shelved the upcoming Batgirl film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, with Leslie Grace as the titular character. Reports have […]

Warner Bros. Discovery boss on a DC Films reset and ten-year plan to emulate Marvel Studios

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Is DC finally trying to get itself together? Much like that messy friend we all have, the legendary brand of comics had quite the interesting past few years, even before the Snyderverse madness that began to brew in 2016. But with a new person now in charger of DC’s parent company, David Zaslav of Warner […]

Batgirl star Leslie Grace and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav address DC movie cancellation

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In one of the biggest stories to shake Hollywood since Warner Bros. decided to dump its entire 2021 movie slate onto HBO Max, newly-formed Warner Bros. Discovery made the decision to swing the axe on two movies this week, with the studio shelving both DC Films’ Batgirl and animated sequel Scoob!: Holiday Haunt, despite investing […]