Warner Bros. canceled the full shot release ‘Bat girl’ film that was previously said to be released on HBO Max.
As is evident from the snub at the recent Comic-con event held in San Diego, Warner Bros. has shelved the long-awaited solo indefinitely. ‘Bat girl’ title that was said to be released on its HBO Max subscription platform in 2023.
The $90 million project that had completed filming with actor Leslie Grace in the title character of Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl, was previously skipped from theatrical release by Warner Bros. to originally release the film on the streaming platform. owned by the HBO Max company.
However, according to the latest developments from overseas-based media agencies, the film will not be seen by the legions at all, as confirmed by a representative from Warner Bros. “The decision not to release Batgirl reflects the strategic shift of our leadership when it comes to the DC Universe and HBO Max,” the spokesperson said.
The decision was made after the film received a poor reception from moviegoers at the test screening, in order to cut losses and run for an already expensive film cast. Also, for the sake of the future of the brand, the creators felt that ‘an indescribable Bat girl it will be irredeemable’.
The mega budgeted ‘Bat girl’ also featured actors JK Simmons, Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser in the lead roles, and is directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the directorial duo who also worked on a pair of episodes of the MCU’s blockbuster miniseries, ‘Mrs. Marvel’.
