The demise ofBatgirlwas obviously of great disappointment to its directors,Adil El ArbiandBilall Fallah. Even though the film was deep into post-production and had reportedly undergone test screenings, it was announced that the movie had been completely shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery. Because it was getting written off for tax purposes, the studio can’t release the film, and it’s unlikely that the near-finished movie will ever end up seeing the light of day.
A lot of hard work went intoBatgirlfrom both the cast and crew, and such an event would make many filmmakers uninterested in doing any more work with the studio. That is not the case for theBatgirlhelmers, with El Arbi recently confirming as much in a conversation withVariety.Because they’re such big fans of DC properties, they can’t imagine themselves declining another offer from Warner Bros. Discovery to make a superhero project, though they may have to ensure that a certain guarantee is in place before signing on.
“We’re fans of DC, and if we get the chance in the future to do something in that universe, we’re never gonna say no. I mean, of course, our only condition is that the movie needs to come out.”
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Batgirl Wasn’t the Only Movie to Be Shelved
Batgirlgetting canceled was just the tip of the iceberg of the big changes that were coming to the DC projects in the works at Warner Bros. Discovery. It has since been announced that James Gunn and Peter Safran will steer the ship creatively as the heads of DC Studios, and they’ve already canceled various planned projects includingBlack Adam 2andWonder Woman 3. Variety reports that the two plan a “broad but not blanket reset” of the DCU, which suggests most characters will be rebooted while some exceptions will be made. It remains to be seen which actors from previous DC movies will be sticking around in the DCU.
Zachary Levi has publicly stated his hopes of continuing as Shazam in the DCU, but admits he isn’t quite sure himself yet if that will happen. What he has also said is that critics should give Gunn and Safran some time to figure these things out, as they’re mapping out a decade’s worth of movies.
“Give them some time to enjoy the holidays, andlet’s see what happenson the other side of this," the actor said last month.
