{"id":1587689,"date":"2022-08-03T19:03:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T23:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1587689"},"modified":"2022-08-03T19:03:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T23:03:44","slug":"warner-bros-shelves-batgirl-movie-despite-spending-90-million-shocking-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-shelves-batgirl-movie-despite-spending-90-million-shocking-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Shelves \u2018Batgirl\u2019 Movie Despite Spending $90 Million, Shocking Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwarner-bros-shelves-batgirl-movie-despite-spending-90-million-shocking-industry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1587689&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2022-08-02\/warner-bros-axes-90-million-batgirl-movie-that-had-been-planned-for-hbo-max\">revealed<\/a> on Tuesday that Warner Bros. Discovery is scrapping its upcoming \u201cBatgirl\u201d film starring Leslie Grace, despite the studio investing $90 million into the film, and it nearing post-production completion.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Warner Bros. has stated that the film will not receive a theatrical release, nor will be made available on HBO Max, the studio\u2019s streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision to not release \u2018Batgirl\u2019 reflects our leadership\u2019s strategic shift as it relates to the DC universe and HBO Max,\u201d a Warner spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/batgirl-shelved-at-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235191371\/\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued, countering rumors that the studio is unhappy with the performance of Leslie Grace, who is known more as a singer than an actress. \u201cLeslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement concluded by saying how grateful Warner Bros. is to the film\u2019s directors and cast, and \u201cwe hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The character of Batgirl has been a vital part of the larger Batman universe, played in the past by Yvonne Craig and Alicia Silverstone. This new film stars Grace in the title role, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, Brendan Fraser as villain Firefly, and Michael Keaton as Batman.<\/p>\n<p>This decision to shelve the film has been met with frustration by DC fans, many of whom were excited to see Keaton reprise his role as Batman. The move is also an unfortunate development for Fraser and Grace.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose last feature film was 2020\u2019s \u201cBad Boys for Life,\u201d have also released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CgzisvCMwmk\/\">statement<\/a> about the studio\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened and shocked by the news. \u2026 As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences,\u201d the directors stated.<\/p>\n<p>They continued with praise for their lead actress, who they say \u201cportrayed Batgirl with so much passion, dedication, and humanity.\u201d They also mention the fans, stating, \u201cwe wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Variety\u2019s Guy Lodge tweeted: \u201cFor fans who genuinely thrill to superhero movies: those who criticize the things you love aren\u2019t half as great a threat to your viewing pleasure as those who finance them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For fans who genuinely thrill to superhero movies: those who criticise the things you love aren\u2019t half as great a threat to your viewing pleasure as those who finance them.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guy Lodge (@GuyLodge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuyLodge\/status\/1554708121607602178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The official Twitter account for the film website I Can\u2019t Unsee This Movie drew a comparison to the Zack Snyder \u201cJustice League\u201d fan campaign: \u201cWouldn\u2019t it be wild if the #Batgirl cancellation ends up being a brilliant subversive marketing that fuels a #ReleaseTheBatgirlFilm campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wouldn\u2019t it be wild if the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Batgirl?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Batgirl<\/a> cancellation ends up being a brilliant subversive marketing move that fuels a viral <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReleaseTheBatgirlFilm?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReleaseTheBatgirlFilm<\/a> campaign and skyrockets interest and demand \u2014 by design?! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReleaseBatgirl?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReleaseBatgirl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YtCfSvMzyY\">pic.twitter.com\/YtCfSvMzyY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 I Can\u2019t Unsee Movie (@CantUnseeMovie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CantUnseeMovie\/status\/1554653297801412609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. Discovery will present its <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/warner-bros-discovery-questions-ahead-of-earnings-211645018.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHDFHWEYPEYVfwNo7NGA9F4rUcUbMs1ODpjAOrBL0qG59omiY2U4Qk7fBFTdYcCtM5ZgL74m3enH3xurG_4ZAK-1WrWNT27R4XGMvHAqbs-xnNjufp_EhO-c3vxjDNdNKmuGfIAEk-wy1pZELnXDhWTq3A4LkxhIJZpuaYd2ssfa\">earnings report<\/a> on Thursday, at which point more news regarding company shakeups are expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was revealed on Tuesday that Warner Bros. Discovery is scrapping its upcoming \u201cBatgirl\u201d film starring Leslie Grace, despite the studio investing $90 million into the film, and it nearing post-production completion. Nevertheless, Warner Bros. has stated that the film will not receive a theatrical release, nor will be made available on HBO Max, the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1587819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1587689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1587689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1587689\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1587819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1587689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1587689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1587689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}