Batgirl

Reports are suggesting the DC Comics creation starring Leslie Grace, which was filmed in Glasgow, is going to be completely shelved meaning it won't hit the ...

A large part of the film was shot in Glasgow, and saw huge names flock to the city. It's being reported the Batgirl movie will not be released by Warner Bros., despite filming already being completed. Glasgow doubled up as Gotham City once again for the film after creators of The Batman – which stars Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader – also chose to film in the city.

THE upcoming Batgirl movie, the entirety of which was filmed in Glasgow, has reportedly been shelved by Warner Bros.

Glasgow City Council gave the company £150,000 – 20 times more than it has given to any other production in recent years – to make the movie in the city. According to The New York Post, the movie has been sidelined following poor test screening results. Warner Bros reportedly shelves Batgirl movie filmed in Glasgow after poor test screening

The DC film, which was set to feature Hollywood stars Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser and JK Simmons, was being filmed entirely in Glasgow.

In January, the Trongate area of Glasgow was transformed by set builders into the famous Gotham city with alterations made to shop fronts and police cars. Production reportedly cost an estimated 70 million dollars (£57.6 million) and the film was scheduled for release in late 2022. The DC film, which was set to feature Hollywood stars Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser, JK Simmons and Leslie Grace, was being filmed entirely in Glasgow.

The new Warner Bros team is cutting back on the feature films premiering on the streamer, and is deciding which films will be released theatrically and ...

The upcoming DC feature film starring Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser has been cancelled by Warner Bros. due to poor reception.

Problematic actor Ezra Miller is the main star of the film, with both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck reprising their Batman roles. The most recent controversy surrounds the release of 'The Flash', which has been pushed back into 2023. According to The Wrap, WB Discovery determined that in spite of reshoots and more money being injected into the film, it still didn't look how they wanted.

The $90-million DC feature starring Leslie Grace is going down the drain and will no longer be premiering on any platform.

“Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance. The new Batgirl had an $80-million budget, which rose to $90 million due to COVID-19 delays and protocols. “The decision to not release Batgirl reflects our leadership’s strategic shift as it relates to the DC universe and HBO Max,” a Warner Bros. spokesperson said in a statement.

Batgirl, starring Leslie Grace in the titular role with Michael Keaton reprising his Bruce Wayne part, was expected to bow sometime in 2023.

Batgirl, starring Leslie Grace in the titular role with Michael Keaton reprising his Bruce Wayne part, was expected to bow sometime in 2023. - Shah Rukh Khan-Rajkumar Hirani are engrossed in a deep conversation in this viral leaked photo from the sets of Dunki - The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards.

million-plus film performed so poorly in early test screenings that Warner Bros decided to cut its losses, source tells New York Post.

Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who recently oversaw severe cuts at CNN including shutting down its $300 million streaming service CNN+ one month after it launched, is reportedly prioritising cost-cutting and refocusing the studio on theatrical films over streaming projects. Although the budget is lower than the average DC superhero film, it was reportedly decided that it did not have the “spectacle that audiences have come to expect from DC fare” and would not recoup its losses from being released. The planned Batgirl film will not be released at all, Warner Bros Discovery has unexpectedly announced, despite shooting being completed and the film being in post-production.

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In 2018 it was announced that Michael Flatley – yes, that Michael Flatley, Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley – had written, directed, financed and starred in a globetrotting spy thriller called Blackbird. Not much was known about the film, other than that most of it seemed to feature Flatley wearing a fedora and gazing into the middle distance. The film was shot in two weeks in 2014, and starred Michael Madsen. A trailer was released, and yet the film itself never made it to television. By all reports a terrible film, Empires of the Deep failed to find distribution in 2014, and a 2016 crowdfunding campaign failed to help get it on to screens. But if this really is it – if Batgirl really is destined to be locked in a vault unseen until the end of time – then at least it finds itself in decent company. A $130m underwater 3D fantasy starring Olga Kurylenko as the queen of the mermaids sounds like the best film of 2011. Until this week, it was hard to look upon the imminent Batgirl movie with anything but a wearied sigh.

Batgirl, starring Leslie Grace, has been axed, while The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, still appears to be going ahead (Picture: Rex/Warner Bros.).

‘Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance. However WB has confirmed the film will not see the light of day – meaning no theatrical release or streaming release. More recently, the actor has faced allegations of grooming a child from the age of 12 and has been accused of hosting a woman and three young children at their farm in an ‘unsafe environment.’ We are incredibly grateful to the filmmakers of Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt and their respective casts and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future.’ One more added: ‘If they can cancel a completed movie just like that why is the flash still on schedule despite the ezra miller scandal?’ while another said: ‘They filmed this movie and still chose to cancel it BUT the lead of the flash movie is running away from the law and they still won’t cancel that movie.’ ‘The fact that DC are willing to cancel Batgirl, a movie that’s had ZERO production issues, just to supposedly save a bit of money, but haven’t cancelled The Flash despite that movie’s production being an utter nightmare and its main star being toxic…

Los Angeles: 'Batgirl' won't be taking a flight. The feature film adaptation of the DC Comics character, has been cancelled at Warner Bros., reports Variety ...

‘Batgirl’ was budgeted to screen in homes on HBO Max, and not for a major global release in theatres. Footage for the animated adaptation of the ‘Scooby-Doo’ series was showcased in a sizzle reel for HBO Max back in December 2021. Also on the chopping block, ‘Scoob!: Holiday Haunt’, a follow-up to the 2020 film ‘Scoob!’ has been shelved by the studio.

Set Dressers dress the set in Glasgow, for what is believed to be the film set of the new Batgirl movie (Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire).

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The public will sense the cynicism and the emptiness and they will turn away from these films: there will be a colossal crisis, a kind of colony collapse disorder in the cinema. What to do with the mid-range movie that was once a solid bread-and-butter performer in 1970s and 80s cinemas, and still cleans up at awards season, but now falls between the two stools of blockbuster and indie? It’s what Rupert Murdoch did by closing the News of the World and it’s what Wayne Enterprises did in the DC Comics world by discarding the old merchant branches of its business in the 19th century.

"Batgirl" was set to star Leslie Grace and would see Michael Keaton return to the role of Bruce Wayne for the first time since 1992's "Batman Returns."

"Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance. Why Won't the 'Batgirl' Movie Be Released in Theaters or on Streaming? She was set to star in the film alongside Michael Keaton, who was going to reprise his role as Batman for the first time since 1992's Batman Returns. Why Won't the 'Batgirl' Movie Be Released in Theaters or on Streaming? Although filming has finished and post-production is said to be nearly complete, it has been reported that the film will now not be released either in theaters or on streaming service HBO Max. The film was set to see Leslie Grace make her debut in the DC Universe as the titular superhero, also known as Barbara Gordon.

Upcoming DC Comics film, starring Michael Keaton as Batman, Brendan Fraser as villain Firefly, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Jim Gordon and Leslie Grace as ...

It was the stuff of dreams really." As for the reasons behind the move, the Post claims that Batgirl was "so poorly received by moviegoers" in test screenings that the studio decided to "cut its losses and run". I couldn’t even believe that I was sharing space with Batman. I want to say more, but I can’t. It was insane, surreal, incredible.

The DC film, which was set to feature Hollywood stars Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser and JK Simmons, was being filmed entirely in Glasgow.

Michael Keaton, who famously played Bruce Wayne aka Batman on the big screen in 1989’s Batman and 1992’s Batman Returns, was also set to once again suit up for Batgirl. The DC Comics film, with actress Leslie Grace in the title role and Michael Keaton returning to the role of Batman, was scheduled for release later this year. The DC film, which was set to feature Hollywood stars Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser and JK Simmons, was being filmed entirely in Glasgow.

A truly bizarre situation unfolded in Hollywood yesterday as an avalanche of sites began to report that Warner Bros. would not be releasing its upcoming ...

But that can only happen if you do not monetize the movie at all, no release in theaters, nor on HBO Max, and it cannot be sold do a different studio either. All of this seems like a part of WB’s grand plan to rework the DC universe under new management, given how fractured its become and how troubled many of its projects are, whether that’s actor issues or production quality. A truly bizarre situation unfolded in Hollywood yesterday as an avalanche of sites began to report that Warner Bros. would not be releasing its upcoming Batgirl movie.

The new DC blockbuster film has been shelved by Warner Bros. Here are the reasons the movie has been cancelled.

As per a report by the New York Post, the initial test screenings of the film received overwhelmingly poor responses from audiences. It is thought the production company’s main reason for the cancellation is a poor response to test screenings. What is the worst film of 2022?

DC Comics film Batgirl has been shelved by Warner Bros after receiving poor reviews in test screenings, according to US media - but it's not the first to ...

The DC Comics film has been shelved by Warner Bros after receiving poor reviews in test screenings, according to US media. This unreleased 1994 superhero film was based on the Marvel Comics superheroes of the same name. The Hollywood Reporter compared it to a bad Saturday Night Live sketch.

Sorry, DC universe fans: the movie, which starred 'In The Heights' actress Leslie Grace in the title role, will not be released theatrically or on HBO Max.

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InIn 1989, Alan Moore wanted to write a comic about what a man does when driven to the point of insanity. In the comic book, The Killing Joke, the Joker ...

But the fan campaign to make that film happen also turned out to mainly be made up of bots and fake accounts. But the rest of us are going to suffer. More likely, Batgirl is just a victim, again, of a corporation out to make a buck. When you’re a giant unwieldy mess of a merger, you have to be ruthless. According to Variety, the film was tucked away, never to be seen, not because it was a bad movie but because the massive entity now known as Warner Bros. Discovery wanted a tax write-off. When Disney acquired Fox in 2019, it promptly killed a live-action Lumberjanes show, threatened to get rid of Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit for fear of offending brand loyalists with a happy-go-lucky Adolf Hitler, and shoved the perfectly lovely The New Mutants in the vault. In the comic book, The Killing Joke, the Joker kidnaps and tortures Jim Gordon to see if he can drive him to the point of insanity that both the Joker and Batman have already reached in their own respective ways. Despite the fact that most of us have seen Batman Forever, Catwoman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman 1984, Joker, Suicide Squad, Superman Returns, Jonah Hex, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and know just how tolerant Warner Bros. typically is of dog-shit superhero movies. Maybe this is all an elaborate plan by Warner Bros. Discovery to drum up support for the film and foster a big movement by fans who will demand the company release it. I can only hope Warner Bros. Discovery wasn’t as cruel when it canceled the already completed Batgirl film this week. At the time, much was said about how awful The New Mutants was. In 1989, Alan Moore wanted to write a comic about what a man does when driven to the point of insanity.

"Batgirl" was slated for release on HBO Max and would have starred “In the Heights” actress Leslie Grace, plus Michael Keaton as Batman.

And even the star power of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the upcoming “Black Adam” isn’t enough to offset the flood of continual bad news. But the biggest holy cow moment of all from “Batgirl” was going to be the return of Keaton as Batman. There are few bigger deals in comic book culture than his answering a Bat-signal’s call in the 21st century. “Batgirl” making it this far only to never be seen is a new black eye for WB/DC, which continues to stumble over its own good intentions by not having a true Kevin Feige figure to come up with a master plan for its superheroes. Simmons is best known for giving one of the all-time great superhero movie performances in Sam Raimi’s original “Spider-Man” trilogy as Daily Bugle editor in chief J. Jonah Jameson. If Simmons is in your superhero movie, it’s a big deal. If Zachary Levi’s Shazam was standing heroically over Henry Cavill’s Superman with lightning striking behind him in an ode to “ Kingdom Come,” you think people wouldn’t pay money to see that? Now that the Warner Bros./Discovery merger is complete, it seems the expectations for live-action adaptations featuring DC characters has changed drastically.

The "Batgirl" film that was set to bring the DC Comics character to the big screen will no longer be released by Warner Bros., according to the studio.

"Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance," the statement added. "We are incredibly grateful to the filmmakers of 'Batgirl' and 'Scoob! Holiday Haunt' and their respective casts and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future." The movie was set to star "In the Heights" star Leslie Grace in the title role.

"Batgirl" directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah can't believe their movie won't be released.

Instead, the new regime at Warner Bros. Discovery wants its DC superhero features to be at a blockbuster scale, which “Batgirl” was not because it was originally conceived specifically for streaming on HBO Max. “As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves. The statement continues, “Our amazing cast and crew did a tremendous job and worked so hard to bring Batgirl to life. “Batgirl For Life.” “We are saddened and shocked by the news. Warner Bros. announced Aug. 3 that it would not be releasing the $90 million “Batgirl” in theaters or on its HBO Max streamer despite the movie being fully shot and in post-production.

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have released a statement to express shock and sadness over the decision for their already shot film to be killed.

“We’ll talk about how we’re going to do it, and when, soon,” he said. “Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance. The $90m-budget film, which was intended to premiere on US streaming service HBO Max, had finished shooting and was being test screened. It’s reported that Discovery took on about $43bn of debt during the merger. As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves. “Batgirl For Life.”

“We are saddened and shocked by the news. We still can't believe it. As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was ...

We are incredibly grateful to the filmmakers of Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt and their respective casts and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future.” Maintaining and restoring the gloss of the DC brand for Zaslav is a priority as he’s on the look for a new czar to lead the comics division across film, TV and all ancillaries. There was a big casting call for Batgirl with Isabella Merced, Zoey Deutch , Leslie Grace and Haley Lu Richardson in the mix as Deadline’s Justin Kroll first told you. Batgirl was planned to be dropped on the service before Flash. We heard the first round of testing for Batgirl wasn’t that bad. As Deadline told you yesterday, Warner Bros Discovery took advantage of a “purchase accounting” maneuver available to the conglom because the company changed hands. It was a dream to work with such fantastic actors like Michael Keaton, J.K. Simmons, Brendan Fraser, Jacob Scipio, Corey Johnson, Rebecca Front and especially the great Leslie Grace, who portrayed Batgirl with so much passion, dedication and humanity,” said the filmmakers in their statement.

The film was based on the DC Comics character Barbara Gordon - or Batgirl - played by Leslie Grace. She appeared alongside Michael Keaton as Batman, Brendan ...

- Yellow Submarine: In 2009, Disney and director Robert Zemeckis announced a remake of the Beatles' 1968 musical comedy, due for release in 2012. He had been courting Brad Pitt to play the lead role of Ned Land, but Pitt officially turned the role down earlier that year. - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: The Australian government had offered $20m to secure the production of a remake of Jules Verne's classic story. It was one of many ideas put forward for the film, with Smith's script thrown out by director Tim Burton - who also chose Nicolas Cage to be the film's leading man. Shelving it means the company won't have to carry the losses on its books. The film reportedly had not tested well with audiences in early screenings.

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The company has also shelved a “Scoob!” sequel that was planned for HBO Max. Zaslav has promised Wall Street $3 billion in cost savings from the merger, but one of the people close to the company said that scrapping “Batgirl” was not a money-saving measure. Choosing to not release a film of that size means the company will have to eat the costs. The film, which cast “In the Heights” star Leslie Grace in the title role, was conceived with the small screen in mind. But the movie, as scripted and produced, also wasn’t a big enough of a spectacle to merit a full-blown theatrical release. Kilar left the company ahead of its combination with Discovery Inc. in a $43-billion deal that closed this year.

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah shared a joint statement on Instagram saying they wished fans could have the “opportunity to see and embrace the final film ...

“We are forever grateful to have been part of that team. We still can’t believe it. The directors of Batgirl have said they are “saddened and shocked” that Warner Bros has scrapped the film months before it was due to be released.

Just as the film was in post-production, management at Warner Bros Discovery decided to pull the plug on the DC Comics film BatGirl, despite it having a ...

It would not be surprising to see the company shut down several cable networks whose outlook is bleak. One area which is likely to be hit is cable networks. At the same time, they also gave thumbs down to airing the animated film “Scoobi! Holiday Haunt” which was estimated to have a $40 million budget.

" I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film," Grace wrote on social media.

It’s all very positive, and very light on the “fuck you, Warner Bros. Discovery president David Zaslav.” Grace’s post comes not long after the film’s directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Falla, made their own social media statements about the cancellation, describing themselves as “saddened and shocked by the news.” On the heels of the recent news about our movie “Batgirl,” I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland. I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process! To every Batgirl fan - THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, “my own damn hero!”

The directors of Batgirl have said they are "saddened and shocked" that Warner Bros has scrapped the film months before it was due to be released.

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Warner Bros. Discovery allegedly will no longer be releasing its live-action 'Batgirl' movie, starring Leslie Grace, on HBO Max … or anywhere else.

News of Batgirl’s costly shelving comes days after a Bloomberg report about how Warner Bros. Discovery’s new president and CEO David Zaslav has mostly been appointing white men to top positions at the congloma-studio. The movie was meant to star In the Heights breakout Leslie Grace, and DC even released first-look images of her in the Batsuit back in October 2021, complete with a throwback utility belt and Barbara Gordon’s signature red hair. Ankler reports the decisions stem from the new strategy under David Zaslav, who took over from Jason Kilar and Ann Sarnoff in the spring, while Variety suggests the company could be looking to take advantage of a tax write-down. “We are saddened and shocked by the news,” said the directors. Although the movie was announced with a $70 million budget, reports say that COVID shutdowns caused the budget to inflate to over $90 million, which we guess counts as a “smaller” story in this era of superhero entertainment. The DC Comics adaptation was originally originally conceived and produced as an HBO Max release, was later being considered for a theatrical rollout, and will now have neither.

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah said they are “shocked and saddened” after Warner Bros shelved the film. Issuing a joint statement on ...

Arbi and Fallah, whose film Rebel screened in Cannes Competition earlier this year, went on to thank the cast and crew of Batgirl which included Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman and Leslie Grace in the title role. On August 1, it was first reported that the DC superheo film, which was due for a HBO Max release, was shelved due to poor audience test screenings. “As directors, it is critical that our work can be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves.

Warner Bros axed the Batgirl film planned for HBO Max, opting to shelve the $US90 million ($A130 million)...

Maybe one day they will insha'Allah (if God wills)." Batgirl, approved before WarnerMedia's merger with Discovery Inc, will instead simply not see the light of day. Movie that don't meet studio expectations are typically sold off or dumped with little fanfare.