Young me spent countless hours sketching images of the Batman breaking his enemies into pieces on the front of my notebook in ink. And please, cue the violin as you share the stories of those dark, cold, lonely nights when you thought about giving up, letting it all go, if not for the story of Bruce Wayne and his commitment to Gotham City that gave you the little spark you needed to last another day. Batman is not a hero.īring on the hate mail and death threats and 10 million-word thinkpieces to each and every one of my public email accounts. But maybe it's time to rethink the whole Batman thing all together. Batman franchise fans are understandably confused and upset. lot, according to a scoop from The Hollywood Reporter - remains to be seen. The ultimate fate of "Batgirl" - secret screenings are said to be happening on the Warner Bros. Abrams' new animated "Batman" series being dropped from HBO Max, though that series will reportedly be released elsewhere. Fast on the heels of this news came the headlines about J.J. "I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process! To every Batgirl fan - THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, 'my own damn hero!' #Batgirl for life!"Ī film starring an Afro-Latina Batgirl sounds amazing, and I truly feel bad for the actors and crew, who I imagine worked extremely hard and may never see the finished product.
"Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie Batgirl, I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland," actress Leslie Grace, who played the title role, wrote in an Instagram post. permanently shelved, written off, reportedly never to be seen by the public, neither in theaters nor on HBO Max - even though the film was nearly complete. The news about "Batgirl " shocked fans of the DC Extended Universe: The $90 million feature had been scrapped by Warner Bros.