What Batgirl's Cancellation Means For The Snyderverse
The cancellation of Batgirl has ramifications for the wider DCEU, but it also impacts the future of the Snyderverse and the possibility that the franchise will revisit Zack Snyder's original vision. The DCEU's future has been shaken up numerous times in recent years. First, there was the departure of Snyder during the production of Justice League, which led to two incredibly different cuts of the movie and the schism between the DCEU and the Snyderverse. Then came the announcement of Ben Affleck's supposed departure from the franchise, followed by the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which again prompted announcements of an altered approach to the DCEU's future.
The cancellation of Batgirl is an interesting development, particularly as the movie was all but complete. The reasons behind its cancellation have primarily been assigned to poor reactions to test screenings of the film, as well as the Warner Bros. Discovery merger seeing a shift in the way the films of the DCEU are made and released. It seems that the studio simply didn't have enough faith in Batgirl to push ahead with its release, which also speaks indirectly to the direction that the DCEU is heading in.
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The mounting calls for DC to restore the Snyderverse are undoubtedly also a concern for Warner Bros. Discovery and may have also informed the decision to cancel Batgirl's release. Though Warner Bros. confirmed that the Snyderverse is over, there is still a chance that some of Zack Snyder's ideas will live on in the DCEU, particularly as there are concerns over the quality and popularity of its upcoming releases. Batgirl's cancellation is an acknowledgment of the pressure that the
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