Among the hundreds of people affected by the shocking decision by Warner Bros. Discovery canceling HBO Max’s Batgirl movie yesterday (even though it was reportedly 90% complete), few are as central, apparently, as star Leslie Grace. Singer-songwriter Grace—who had her breakout role in 2021 as one of the leads in Warner’s In The Heights—has spent several months of her life at this point fake-banging in spandex in Scotland. for the film, which was slated to hit HBO Max after its initial shoot wraps up in March 2022. Observers, therefore, were quite curious as to what he had to say about the parent company’s move to shelve the film indefinitely Grace took the road tonight, however, posting a message on Instagram tonight that focused entirely on the people she made Batgirl with, rather than the not-so-appreciative overlords they technically made the movie for: Querida familia! After the recent news about our film “Batgirl”, I am proud of the love, hard work and intention of all our incredible cast and tireless crew for this film over 7 months in Scotland. I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged lifelong relationships in the process! To every Batgirl fan – THANK YOU for the love and loyalty, allowing me to take on the cape and be, as Babs said best, “my own damn hero!” Grace accompanied her post with a series of photos and videos from the film’s production in Scotland, including videos of her serenading the camera while in costume, working with the film’s camera crew and singing with her co-stars. It’s all very positive, and very light on your ‘gamma, president of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav.” Grace’s post comes shortly after the film’s directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Falla, made their own statements on social media about the cancellation, describing themselves as “saddened and shocked by the news.”
