‘We saw The Flash and got upset’: Batgirl directors react to DC film with Ezra Miller

Warner’s cancellation of the $90 million Batgirl movie in August 2022 shocked DC Comics fans and parts of the industry. It is rare that projects that have already been shot are not released.

The announcement is a blow to the two directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilal Falah, who have no choice but to comply with the studio’s decision.

More than a year later, the trauma of seeing the entire piece go up in smoke is still there. In Interview with InsiderThe directors returned to the topic again on another DC film with an equally difficult fate, The Flash.

Challenged by the behavior of its lead actor Ezra Miller, the blockbuster did not have the success it had hoped for, not to mention its dismal critical reception.

“We’ve seen The Flash and we’re tiredAdil El Arbi reveals. We love director Andy Muschietti and his sister, Barbara, who is producing the film. When we saw it, we told ourselves that we could be a part of this whole story.“

He follows: “We didn’t get a chance to show Batgirl to the world and let the audience judge for themselves. After all, our society should decide whether something is good or bad, or something should be seen or not.”

Adil El Arbi explains that Batgirl was meant to be a very different film from The Flash, with a more realized, Gotham City closer to Tim Burton’s style.

“This is the biggest disappointment of our careerhe says. As a fan, just being Michael Keaton It was a privilege and an honor to be in the Batman costume. But the feeling is bitter.”