Bad girl directors Adil El Arbi And Bill Fallah recently talked a little bit about the upcoming DC movie and teased what we can expect from the style and tone.
Before they got on board Bad girlthe two directors worked at Marvel Lady Marvel series and during the comparison Bad girl to Lady Marvelthey explained it Bad girl it will be much darker, which I think was expected by most fans. After all, Gotham City is a much darker and grittier place than New Jersey. El Arbi told / Film:
“The thing is, it’s also an origin story, but of course, Bad girl is in Gotham City, so it will be much darker than Lady Marveland our main character is older. I mean, she’s not a teenager, she already has a job. “
In the film, Barbara Gordon (Leslie Grace) is a Gotham City police officer and the daughter of Police Commissioner Jim Gordon (JK Simmons). When it comes to the version of Gotham City we’re going to see, he’s influenced by the ‘90’s Batman: the animated series and that of Tim Burton Batman movie. Arbi said:
“I think we will still try to have the same visual liveliness that is our trademark, you could say, and tributes to the comic, tributes to the Batman animated series and Tim Burton movies as well. So that’s what we’re trying to do. with that, but obviously it will be a little darker than the world of Ms. Marvel. ”
In a previous interview with Grace, she talked about her character, saying:
“[Her origin story] she is insanely dark, like many other superheroes, but I love that she becomes Batgirl because she wants to make a difference in the world. She feels that people underestimate her as Barbara Gordon, and I realize this. … It’s that energy of being self-determined. ”
“You can’t be afraid to be your hero, and I think girls need to see it. We all need to see characters who are willing to be autonomous. ”
Lesley is joined in the film by Michael Keaton like Batman, Brendan Fraser like the bad guy, JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, with Jacob Scipio (Bad boys for life)Rebecca Fronte (The bulk of it), Corey Johnson (Hell boy), And Ethan Kai (Kill Eve) in undisclosed roles.
The screenplay for the film was written by Cristina Hodson (Bumblebee, Birds of prey). Kristin Burrhe has been working on recently Cruellais producing the film, which will be distributed exclusively on HBO Max.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
