Batgirl The team recently revealed that even they didn’t know the movie was going to be dropped entirely until the news broke. It wasn’t just the audience that was shocked and appalled, but also the people working on the film. This sudden decision has disappointed many people and the film crew is as much the victim as the fans!
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Why was the crew not aware of the scrapping of bat girl?
According to an assistant director of the film who spoke anonymously in an interview, the day before news of the cancellation broke, the crew was approached by Warner Bros. and was ordered to halt production indefinitely.
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The next day, the team found out from the media that the film had been shut down entirely! We can imagine the shock of wasting all those hours and hard work in a second.
Why was the film dropped?
A lot of people hated that the movie was dropped so easily yet surprisingly. One of DC’s most anticipated projects with millions of dollars already in production, the decision to cancel it seemed more than unlikely at first.
However, when the movie was canceled without notice, some questions arose amid confusion and shock in every fan’s heart. Why did they do it?
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Well, Warner Bros had spoken about the decision and claimed they had valid reasons.
Among those reasons was the fact that Warner Bros decided that they wanted DC to go down a path where Batgirl entry seemed a bit too early.
“The decision not to release Batgirl reflects the strategic shift in our direction as it relates to the DC Universe and HBO Max…Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actress, and this decision does not reflect her performance. We are incredibly grateful. to the filmmakers of Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt and their respective actors, and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future.
Apart from that, they also felt that bat girl wasn’t getting the attention it deserved when the movie test didn’t get as many viewership as they’d hoped. When they realized the hype for the film was disappointingly below expectations, the decision to scrap the script seemed natural.
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Well, we can’t exactly argue with that logic, can we? We can only hope to get bat girl get the screen time she deserves ASAP!
THE SOURCE: CBR.Com
