Tag: Batgirl
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Why Warner Bros. Killed ‘Batgirl’: Inside the Decision Not to Release the DC Movie
The death of “Batgirl” on Tuesday sent immediate shockwaves through Hollywood. The film — with a 75 million budget that grew to 90 million due to Covid-related overages — had finished shooting months ago and was in test screenings as directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah worked through the post-production process. Star Leslie Grace…
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‘Irredeemable’ Batgirl movie unexpectedly cancelled despite being in final stages
Warner Bros confirms film starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon, Michael Keaton, Jk Simmons and Brendan Fraser won’t ever be releasedThe previously announced Batgirl film starring In the Heights actor Leslie Grace, Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser will not be released at all, Warner Bros Discovery has unexpectedly announced, despite shooting already being completed and…
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Superhero Bits: Batgirl May Be Headed To Theaters, A Stylish New Doctor Strange 2 Poster & More
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)In this edition of Superhero Bits:”The Batman” gets…
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How Quentin Tarantino Convinced Michael Keaton To Star In Jackie Brown
The career of Michael Keaton is one rife with unforgettable roles. He’s even revisited some of those parts, with the veteran actor set to reprise his role as Gotham‘s dark knight in both “The Flash” and “Batgirl.” It’s not the first time Keaton’s casting has been cause for buzz — the actor has had some…
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HBO Max’s Batgirl Movie Has Cast Ivory Aquino As Alysia Yeoh
In an exclusive newsbreak, Deadline has announced that the upcoming “Batgirl” movie has added Ivory Aquino to the cast, and those who speculated the character calling for “Alanna” was actually for the comic book character Alysia Yeoh have been proven correct. Aquino joins the cast which includes Leslie Grace (“In the Heights“), J.K. Simmons (“Spider-Man:…
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Everything We Know About Batgirl So Far
It’s hard to believe in light of the character’s immense popularity over the years, but Batgirl has yet to make the leap from her comic book origins, small screen iterations, and even video game appearances to DC Universe feature films just yet … in terms of live action, that is. At the very least, “The…
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Daily Podcast: Star Wars, Batgirl, Rust, And Dune Spoiler Discussion
On the October 25, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista, to talk about the latest film and TV news, including updates on the Rust shooting, a Star Wars horror movie, Batgirl and a spoiler discussion…
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First Batgirl Concept Art Shows Leslie Grace’s Barbara Gordon Watching Over Gotham
“Batgirl” has had a long and complicated journey to the big screen, but the latest addition to DC’s live action slate is finally coming together. Amongst the many treats presented at the DC FanDome event was our first look at the concept art for the upcoming “Batgirl” film, along with some very interesting tidbits from…
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Leslie Grace Hopes Playing Batgirl ‘Validates the Dreams of Other People Who Look Like Me’
Leslie Grace is revealing how she found out that she’d been cast as Barbara Gordon in “Batgirl,” the upcoming HBO Max superhero film. The “In the Heights” star was asked by the filmmakers to jump on a last-minute Zoom for a final casting test before being directed to read the text of an email they…
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‘Black Canary’ Movie In the Works With Jurnee Smollett Reprising Role and Misha Green Writing
A Black Canary movie is on the way, with Jurnee Smollett reprising the role she played in Birds of Prey, and Misha Green on board to write the script. Green and Smollett previously worked together on Lovecraft Country. Like the upcoming Batgirl and Blue Beetle movies, Black Canary is being developed directly for streaming service…