The Batgirl movie was one of many DC projects that suffered when James Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC Studios, with the latter saying it was the right decision because the movie would simply hurt DC in the long run. This according to an interview with Varietywhere he is nevertheless grateful that the film did not further damage the film’s talents:
“Batgirl’s a character that inevitably we will include in our story. On the Batgirl front, it’s not about late in the process of the film getting cancelled. I saw the movie, and there are a lot of incredibly talented people in front of and behind the camera on that film. But that film was not releasable, and it happens sometimes. That film was not releasable. I actually think that [president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery David] Zaslav and the team made a very bold and courageous decision to cancel it because it would have hurt DC. It would have hurt those people involved.”
“As I said, a lot of talented people were involved, but the film just was not releasable. It would not have been able to compete in the theatrical marketplace; it was built for the small screen. So, again, I think it was not an easy decision, but they made the right decision by shelving it.”
The film was given a “funeral screening” for the film crew before being locked away from the outside world. However, Safran clarifies that it is still cooperating with the film’s directors and scriptwriters:
“I spoke to Adil [El Arbi] and Bilal [Fallah] — the directors — last week, we were chatting. We’d love to be in business with all those folks. Christina Hodson wrote it. Some people are already back in business with us.”
It remains to be seen how Batgirl will return to the DC cinematic universe. Would you like to see this film?
