Batgirl Test Screening Score Was Same As Black Adam's First Cut

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Batgirl's test screening score was reportedly the same as the first cut of Black Adam. Batgirl was a DC film expected to be released sometime in late 2022, starring Leslie Grace in the title role alongside major name likes J.K. Simmons, Brendan Fraser, and Michael Keaton. Black Adam, an upcoming addition to the DC Universe, is a feature film starring Dwayne Johnson that is scheduled to premiere on October 21, 2022.

Batgirl began development in March of 2017, with Joss Whedon at the helm. However, Whedon left the project a year later, and Christina Hodson was brought on to write a new script for the film in April of 2018. In May of 2021, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were hired to direct the film, when it was also announced that Batgirl would premiere on HBO Max. Casting and filming quickly followed this announcement, and by March of 2022, filming was complete. On August 2, 2022, DC and HBO Max's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, announced that even though Batgirl was close to completion, they had no intention of releasing it. WB Discovery reportedly blamed poor test screenings and reception, and decided that rather than sinking money into reshoots, they would simply shelve the project completely.

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Now, film reporters Erik Davis and Umberto Gonzalez have claimed that Batgirl's test screening score — the score so poor that WB Discovery decided to scrap the project — was the same as the director's cut of Black Adam. While the scores were the same, Batgirl was shelved, but Black Adam has gone on to have a full theatrical release. Read Davis and Gonzalez's comment below:

«Black Adam, the director's cut of Black Adam, tested the same as Batgirl.»