Batgirl Movie Star & Directors Reportedly Discussing New Deals With WB
Despite the film's shocking cancellation, Batgirl star Leslie Grace and directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are reportedly discussing new deals with Warner Bros. Development on the DC Extended Universe film began in early 2017 when Joss Whedon, who was fresh off the heels of completing Justice League for the studio following Zack Snyder's departure, was tapped to write, direct and produce the project, which was planned for an HBO Max release. Whedon would depart Batgirl after failing to determine its story, being replaced the following year by Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson, who impressed WB with her work on the Harley Quinn spinoff film and the yet-to-be-released Flash movie, and Bad Boys for Life directors Arbi and Fallah.
Casting on Batgirl began in mid-201 after Arbi and Fallah were confirmed as the film's directors, with In the Heights breakout star Grace beating out a number of other young actors, including Isabela Merced, Zoey Deutch and Haley Lu Richardson. The roster would continue to grow with J.K. Simmons returning as Jim Gordon from Justice League, Michael Keaton continuing his Batman return from The Flash, Brendan Fraser set to play the villainous Firefly, Jacob Scipio, Ivory Aquino, Rebecca Front, Ethan Kai and Corey Johnson. Despite filming having concluded this past March, Batgirl found itself cancelled as WB shifted its plans for theatrical projects, but it may not be exclusively bad news for those involved with the film.
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Shortly after news broke of it being scrapped, Deadline has brought word that Batgirl star Leslie Grace and directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are reportedly discussing new deals with Warner
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