The Batgirl cast is making Batgirl sound like a huge loss
DC may have already announced a new slate of superhero movies and shows under James Gunn’s leadership, but that hasn’t stopped the cast of Batgirlfrom talking up how great they thought their canceled movie would have been had it seen the light of day. Over the last week, both Brendan Fraser, who played the villain Firefly, and Batgirl herself, Leslie Grace, talked openly about the superhero movie, despite recent comments from Gunn’s DC Studios co-chairman Peter Safran.
Batgirl was shelved by DC and Warner Bros. in August, despite reports that it was already done filming and nearly complete overall. DC’s latest official-ish statement on Batgirl, and the reasons for its cancellation, came on the day of DC Studios’ big announcement barrage. Safran called the movie “not releasable” and explained that it would have hurt the DC brand to put it out.
Last Tuesday, Brendan Fraser appeared on the Howard Stern show, as part of his award season campaigning for his Oscar-nominated performance in The Whale, and talked a bit about his Firefly in Batgirl.
“It was a story about a guy who had been in the service and his benefits had been cut and he was very angry with the system and what else is he going to do but burn it to the ground?” Fraser said. “That’s all you need to know. Super villain right there. You’ve got some sympathy for him, you’ve got some humanity to him, and on top of that a screw loose because he’s the bad guy. But like, is he really? Like all the best bad guys you kind of like him, a little bit.”
Fraser, while appearing to be not terribly broken up by the fact that the movie will likely never be released, sounded at least a little disappointed that his villainous turn wouldn’t hit theaters or HBO Max.
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