Batgirl (unreleased movie)

Batgirl
Directed byAdil El Arbi
Bilall Fallah
Screenplay byChristina Hodson
Based on
Batgirl
by
Produced by
  • Kristin Burr
Starring
CinematographyJohn Mathieson
Music byNatalie Holt
Production
companies
Distributed byHBO Max
Release date
October 17, 2022
Running time
193 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$240 million
Box office$1.729 billion

Batgirl is an American superhero movie. It is based on the DC Comics character Barbara Gordon / Batgirl. It is the 17th of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).[1] The movie was directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.

It starred Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl, J. K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon and Brendan Fraser as the movie's villain Firefly with Michael Keaton as Batman / Bruce Wayne.[2][3] Ivory Aquino would have played Alysia Yeoh, a transgender bartender and Barbara Gordon's best friend.[4]

On August 2, 2022, it was announced that Warner Bros. had postponed it to October 2022, and it was released in theaters and on HBO Max.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (October 25, 2021). "Brendan Fraser to Play Villain in 'Batgirl' Movie". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ Couch, Aaron; Kit, Borys (July 21, 2021). "'Batgirl' Casts 'In The Heights' Star Leslie Grace as Superhero". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ Kit, Borys; Galuppo, Mia (July 29, 2021). "'Batgirl' Movie: J. K. Simmons in Talks to Return to Batman Universe as Commissioner Gordon (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ Grobar, Matt (January 24, 2022). "'Batgirl': Ivory Aquino To Play Alysia Yeoh In HBO Max Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ Oddo, Marco Vito (August 2, 2022). "'Batgirl' Reportedly Won't Be Released, Despite $90 Million Production". Collider. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Vary, Adam B. (August 2, 2022). "'Batgirl' Film Axed by Warner Bros., Won't Be Released on Any Platform". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ Couch, Aaron (August 2, 2022). "'Batgirl' and 'Scoob!: Holiday Haunt' Scrapped at Warner Bros. Amid Cost-Savings Push". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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