The CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery defends cancellation of DC’s Batgirl movie

The CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav defends the shocking cancellation of the DCEU Batgirl movie, which would have starred Leslie Grace.

The CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav defends shocking DCEU movie cancellation Batgirl, which would have starred Leslie Grace. The DCEU brand had a massive upheaval earlier this week with one of its most anticipated films suddenly being put on hold. With the film in development for years, Barbara Gordon finally joined the DCEU, with Leslie Grace playing the iconic heroine in Batgirl. The DCEU project was set to tell the origin story of Barbara de Grace becoming Gotham City’s newest protector. It was based on a screenplay by Christina Hudson with Ms. Marvel’s Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah direction.

However, in a move that no one saw coming, Warner Bros. Discovery ended up canceling the Batgirl film, despite having completed principal photography. Production ended on March 31 and Batgirl it has been in post-production for months. Unlike other DCEU films, Batgirl was supposed to be an HBO Max original before the cancellation. Batgirl became the second DC/HBO Max film to be dropped afterwards Wonderful twins was also cancelled. Given Batgirl has already finished filming, sent shockwaves through the industry and received passionate reactions from Batgirl fans online.

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After several days, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav has spoken more about the scrap choice Batgirl from the HBO Max slate. During the merged company’s second quarter earnings call (via variety i The Wrap,) a Q&A was held where Zaslav was asked to talk more about what led to the decision to cancel Batgirl. For Zaslav, the goal is to grow, while protecting, the DC brand. He said the studio would only release projects they believe in, and Batgirl it didn’t get to the point. See their comments below:

“We’re not going to release a movie until it’s ready. We’re not going to release a movie to make a quarter, and we’re not going to release a movie if we don’t believe in it. The goal is to grow the DC brand, to grow DC characters, but it’s also our job to protect the DC brand, and that’s what we’re going to do.”

Earlier statements from Warner Bros. Discovery specified that the Batgirl The decision was not made because of the talent involved, but more out of respect “The strategic shift in our leadership regarding the DC universe and HBO Max.” Still, the announcement made waves in Hollywood, with the cancellation prompting responses from Batgirl actress Grace, directors and others Batgirl members Although Warner Bros. Discovery has not confirmed this, there are other factors that may have played a role Batgirl’s cancellation could have been due to negative test results.

Although Zaslav would not elaborate further Batgirl, his comments make it clear that the studio didn’t have much faith in the film, at least not in its current state. Although the film was cancelled, there are already several new reports Batgirl The talent isn’t over with Warner Bros. Grace, along with directors Arbi and Fallah, are reportedly seeking new deals with the studio. Whether any of these potential projects have anything to do with it or not Batgirl remains to be seen.

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Source: Variety and The Wrap

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