Several weeks ago Warner surprisingly decided to leave “Batgirl” without a premiere both in theaters and on HBO Max.. However, this cancellation continues to give a lot to talk about today. The film directed by Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi it was shelved due to the reorganization underway by David Zaslavthe new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.
In a recent interview via Tik Tok, translated by The Direct, Fallah revealed that both he and El Arbi tried to save the film at all costs, even trying to record it with their cell phone.He: “No, we have nothing. Adil called me and said: ‘Go ahead and record everything on your phone!’ I went to the server and everything was gone. We were like … Shit! We don’t even have the Batman scenes. “.
The film would play Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon, better known as Batgirl.. She was joined by JK Simmons (as noted police commissioner James Gordon), Michael Keaton (again as Batman), Brendan Fraser, Ivory Aquino, Jacob Scipcio, Rebecca Front, Corey Johnson and Ethan Kai.
It wasn’t because of the poor quality.
As the rumors keep increasing looking for the reason for such cancellation, there are some allegations that the film was not of sufficient quality to move forward. However, Fallah and El Arbi also wanted to categorically deny this type of assumption: “Warner told us it wasn’t a talent issue on our part or the actress, and neither was the quality of the film.. We were in the middle of editing. They told us it was a strategic shift, a takeover to save some money”.
These claims fit perfectly with the latest information on film quality. Recently, we came across the news that “Batgirl” would appreciate the same thing in passing tests as other DC productions that will be released in theaters later this year, such as “Black Adam” or “Shazam! of the’.
Source: E Cartelera
