All signs pointed to women's power: Leading actress Leslie Grace posted a photo of herself in a "Batgirl" costume on Instagram in January. So it was clear: "Batman" is finally getting its cinematic counterpart. The film has even already been turned off, as reported by several US film portals. But fans should not rejoice too soon. Warner Bros. studio has decided not to release the comic book adaptation, which was slated for HBO Max later this year. This is reported by "Variety", "Hollywood Reporter" and other media unanimously. What happened?
The film industry was surprised by this step. It almost never happens that a studio simply stops a film that has already been shot, writes "Variety".
The "New York Post" reported, citing Hollywood insiders, that test screenings with viewers had turned out poorly. According to "Deadline.com", the step is to be related to other priorities, strategies and austerity measures of the new media group Warner Bros. Discovery. The Warner Bros. studio initially did not comment on the "Batgirl" plans on Tuesday. The film is said to have cost at least $70 million, according to the Post.
The cast also included veteran "Batman" Michael Keaton, who would reprise his role in "Batgirl." Michael Keaton saw it as a challenge to make a comeback: "Honestly, the back of my mind was always, 'I bet I could go back and nail him,'" Keaton said of Batman in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in mid-August ". The movie star added, "So I was like, 'Now that you're asking me, let me see if I can pull this off.'" That's not going to happen for now.
"Batgirl" first appeared in the 1961 Batman comics. First, Betty Kane, the niece of "Batwoman" was under the cape. In 1967, however, Barbara Gordon, the daughter of police officer Gordon, came out as the second and to this day better known incarnation of "Batgirl" in the comics. In the 1960s, Yvonne Craig (1937-2015) played the bat girl in the TV series and in the 1997 film "Batman
