After years of waiting from DC fans, Warner Bros. finally found a way to introduce Barbara Gordon to live action, announcing a solo film for the hero with the film in development directed by Leslie Grace. bad girl, which finished filming earlier this year, will arrive on HBO Max this year, however, according to several new reports, Warner Bros. doesn’t want to bad girl to see the light of day. Media reports that the $ 70 million project will be scrapped after test screenings scared the film studio.
bad girl was called “irrecoverable” by a “senior Hollywood source” found by The New York Post . According to the report, the film will be “shelved,” but the studio has not yet confirmed whether it is just a rumor or a bombshell for one of Warner Bros’ upcoming DC movies.
the casing supported that report, sharing that he also heard from insiders that the film “didn’t work” for the executives of the studio, directed by bad guys for life Yes Mrs. Wonder directors Adil El Arbi and Billal Fallah for a stated budget of over $ 70 million (though it ultimately cost the studio $ 90 million when the cameras finished shooting).
The news could be the product of the recent takeover at Warner Bros, with CEO David Zaslav becoming the new big boss ever since. WB merged with Discovery . Former World Bank President Toby Emmerich is said to have been considering bad girl However, for a theatrical release rather than an HBO Max exclusive, new reports suggest the film hasn’t been project-tested on the big screen and could be cut from any kind of release.
bad girl not only would it feature Leslie Grace’s Barbara Gordon, but also features a stacked cast including the return of Michael Keaton as Batman and JK Simmons as James Gordon. Brendan Fraser plays the film’s villain, Ted Carson, aka Firefly. It is probably unheard of for such a publicized project to lose any form of distribution.
A move like this is apparently not unusual for Warner Bros’ new CEO, who previously shut down the failed CNN + streaming service weeks after its launch (this is Assembly would have cost $ 300 million ) . There is a restructuring of DC projects currently underway behind the scenes, with David Zaslav looking for someone to fill a role similar to Marvel boss Kevin Feige at Marvel Studios.
Leaving San Diego Comic-Con late last month, Marvel Studios announced and showed a list of projects expected until 2025 of which two others Avengers Movie while the DC brought nothing bad girl to your board of directors. Instead, Warner Bros chose to focus solely on Shazam! fury of the gods Yes black adam, which have set release dates for the end of the year. Warner Bros. Discovery Expected to Release Final Business Quarter Results Thursday; then we can know more.
Source: Cinemablend
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