Actress Leslie Grace (“In a Neighborhood of New York”) posted on her TikTok two videos with behind-the-scenes footage of “Batgirl,” a film whose release was canceled by Warner Bros. Publications show the actress in different scenarios, training the action scenes and with the makeup of the character.
“I couldn’t resist,” wrote the actress, who packaged a video with the song “Evergreen”, by Omar Apollo, and the other with a song of her own. “I wrote this song during the pandemic, before I knew it was going to be my life,” she commented, making a pun on the title: “Bad Girls Get Lonely Too” became “Batgirls Get Lonely Too”.
The movie “Batgirl” was canceled due to a takeover at Warner, which after the merger with Discovery was now managed by CEO David Zaslav. One of his first moves as the new boss was to cut all the films that would be made exclusively for HBO Max. The detail is that this specific job was practically ready. Believing that “Batgirl” lacked theatrical appeal, the CEO ordered it to be shut down.
After the decision, the film’s directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (who also worked on “Ms. Marvel”), were barred from continuing to work on the film.
Although the synopsis was not revealed, the film was supposed to tell the story of how Commissioner Gordon’s daughter was inspired by Batman to adopt a secret identity and fight crime.
The title character was played by Leslie Grace, marking the first appearance of a black Latin Batgirl in any media. And the cast would also include the return of JK Simonns as James Gordon, reviving his participation in the DCU (DC Comics Cinematic Universe) after “Justice League”, as well as bringing Michael Keaton as Batman, after reprising the role. in the upcoming movie. from the Flash.
The script was by Christina Hodson, who did not shine in “Birds of Prey” and also signed the next Flash movie.
@iamlesliegrace I couldn’t resist .. @Omar Apollo ♬ Evergreen (You don’t deserve me at all) – Omar Apollo
@iamlesliegrace wrote this song during the pandemic .. b4 I even knew ALL of this was going to be my life 🤷🏽♀️🦇 #batgirlsgetlonelytoo #badgirlsgetlonelytoo ♬ Batgirls feel lonely too – Leslie Grace
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