Irredeemable Batgirl Movie Unexpectedly Canceled Despite Being In Final Stage Film

Directed by Ms. Marvel directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the film was originally greenlit in 2021 as part of a broader move at Warner Bros. to create feature films specifically for the HBO Max streaming service. However, the studio confirmed on Tuesday that the film will never be released, either theatrically or on HBO Max. He declined to comment further. Batgirl was to have Keaton reprise his role as Batman, alongside Grace as the titular hero Barbara Gordon, JK Simmons as Barbara’s father Commissioner Gordon and Fraser as the villainous Firefly. The Hollywood Reporter said Batgirl’s budget was a factor in the decision, rising to nearly $90 million (£74.1 million, A$130 million) due to costs associated with shooting it during the Covid pandemic -19. While the budget is lower than the average DC superhero film, it was reportedly decided that it lacked the “spectacle that audiences have come to expect from DC fare” and would not recoup its release losses. However, the New York Post, which broke the news on Tuesday, cited an unnamed source who said the budget had exceeded $100 million and that the film had performed so poorly during early test screenings that Warner Bros. decided to cut her losses. “They believe an unspoken Batgirl will be beyond repair,” the source told the New York Post. A minute after this story was published, I received a call from a rival studio executive who was caught off guard by the move. “I’ve worked in this city for three decades and this is unprecedented here.” https://t.co/A3aBLPulWz — Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) August 2, 2022 The decision means the film ranks among the most expensive film projects ever to be cancelled. The move comes amid a leadership shakeup since Warner Bros’ merger with Discovery in May 2021. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who recently oversaw steep cuts at CNN including the $300 million shutdown of the streaming service CNN+ a month after its launch, reportedly prioritizing cost-cutting and the studio’s focus on theatrical films over streaming projects. Writing in Variety, Adam B Vary and Brent Lang noted that the decision to cancel Batgirl entirely would allow the studio to “write off taxes,” citing sources who said that “internally it was seen as the most financially sound way to recover expenses (at least, in an accounting book)’. Several shows including Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, The Last OG and Chad have been canceled following the Warner Bros Discovery merger, while a DC Comics movie of The Wonder Twins that was in development has also been canned.

title: " Irredeemable Batgirl Movie Unexpectedly Canceled Despite Being In Final Stage Film " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-22” author: “Charles Palladino”

Directed by Ms. Marvel directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the film was originally greenlit in 2021 as part of a broader move at Warner Bros. to create feature films specifically for the HBO Max streaming service. However, the studio confirmed on Tuesday that the film will never be released, either theatrically or on HBO Max. He declined to comment further. Batgirl was to have Keaton reprise his role as Batman, alongside Grace as the titular hero Barbara Gordon, JK Simmons as Barbara’s father Commissioner Gordon and Fraser as the villainous Firefly. The Hollywood Reporter said Batgirl’s budget was a factor in the decision, rising to nearly $90 million (£74.1 million, A$130 million) due to costs associated with shooting it during the Covid pandemic -19. While the budget is lower than the average DC superhero film, it was reportedly decided that it lacked the “spectacle that audiences have come to expect from DC fare” and would not recoup its release losses. However, the New York Post, which broke the news on Tuesday, cited an unnamed source who said the budget had exceeded $100 million and that the film had performed so poorly during early test screenings that Warner Bros. decided to cut her losses. “They believe an unspoken Batgirl will be beyond repair,” the source told the New York Post. A minute after this story was published, I received a call from a rival studio executive who was caught off guard by the move. “I’ve worked in this city for three decades and this is unprecedented here.” https://t.co/A3aBLPulWz — Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) August 2, 2022 The decision means the film ranks among the most expensive film projects ever to be cancelled. The move comes amid a leadership shakeup since Warner Bros’ merger with Discovery in May 2021. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who recently oversaw steep cuts at CNN including the $300 million shutdown of the streaming service CNN+ a month after its launch, reportedly prioritizing cost-cutting and the studio’s focus on theatrical films over streaming projects. Writing in Variety, Adam B Vary and Brent Lang noted that the decision to cancel Batgirl entirely would allow the studio to “write off taxes,” citing sources who said that “internally it was seen as the most financially sound way to recover expenses (at least, in an accounting book)’. Several shows including Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, The Last OG and Chad have been canceled following the Warner Bros Discovery merger, while a DC Comics movie of The Wonder Twins that was in development has also been canned.