How Much Money Batgirl Movie Cancellation Reportedly Saved Warner Bros.
Though intended to help recoup studio debt, a new report reveals how much the Batgirl movie's cancellation is reportedly saving Warner Bros., indicating a small saving. The film was set to mark the DC Extended Universe debut of Barbara Gordon, daughter to Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon who elects to become the titular heroine and fight Gotham's crime, namely Brendan Fraser's Firefly. Leslie Grace was attached to lead the cast of Batgirl alongside J.K. Simmons, Jacob Scipio, Brendan Fraser, Ivory Aquino, Michael Keaton and Ethan Kai.
The Batgirl movie endured a rollercoaster development cycle with WB originally hiring Joss Whedon to write, direct and produce the project after his work on the Justice League reshoots, though he would depart a year after due to a reported inability to find the story for the film. Progress would finally be made over the past few years as Birds of Prey's Christina Hodson signed on to write the script, Bad Boys for Life's Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were attached to direct and Grace was cast, with production running from November 2021 to this past March. Despite reported plans for a late 2022 HBO Max release, Batgirl found itself scrapped by Warner Bros. this week and new details are coming out about the reasons for the move.
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On the heels of the announcement, a new report from Deadline seemingly reveals how much money Batgirl's cancellation is saving Warner Bros. Sources indicate that the studio is set to save an estimated $15-20 million from shelving the DCEU movie in tax write-offs. The report also indicates that many are questioning the decision given WB's desire to clear up $3 billion in debt and the film's
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