An Old Plan For Affleck's Batman Can Bring Batgirl Into The DCEU
The DCEU’s Batgirl has been canceled, but an old Zack Snyder plan for the DCEU may still allow Leslie Grace’s Barbara Gordon to enter the franchise another way. Batgirl is a classic supporting character from DC’s various Batman comics, and the Batgirl movie would have finally brought her to the DCEU franchise as well as acquainted viewers with the post-The Flash timeline. Batgirl’s cancellation and a growing implication that Ben Affleck’s Batman will remain the DCEU’s main Dark Knight don’t mean that Leslie Grace will never be canonized as Batgirl, however, as a repurposed Zack Snyder plan for the franchise’s future leaves room for her.
Zack Snyder has been a key creator in shaping the DCEU, having directed its first two installments and worked alongside fellow directors to maintain a consistent vision for the superhero franchise. As revealed in 2022’s San Diego Comic-Con, however, Snyder is no longer involved in the DCEU, and while this may not necessarily be set in stone, viewers should not get their hopes up for his proposed Justice League sequels and DCEU solo films, which comprise the “Snyderverse,” to become a reality. Snyder’s plans can inspire future DCEU films though, even if the franchise ultimately goes in a different direction.
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Most of Zack Snyder’s long-term DCEU plans are available to read on social media, and one element of his vision for Batman was having him take on a new sidekick. Carrie Kelley was going to replace the deceased Dick Grayson as Robin, possibly in the Ben Affleck Batman solo movie, and with Ben Affleck returning to the DCEU franchise in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, it seems as though Affleck isn’t quite
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