‘Batgirl’: movie villain Brendan Fraser and Michael Keaton discuss “disappointing” cancellation

The “cancellation” of “Batgirl” has rocked the Hollywood industry. With the film virtually finished, Warner Bros. decided it would not be released on HBO Max, the streaming platform for which the film was developed. Granted that the film’s directors, Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, have already shown their discontent, even revealing that when they wanted to grab a copy of their work, it had already disappeared from the studio’s servers. Atime Brendan Fraser and Michael Keaton, co-stars of the film, react to the controversial decision.

Fraser did so in statements to Variety, assuring that the move looks “disappointing” and full of compliments in front of the star of the film, Leslie Grace, whom he describes as “dynamite” in the skin of heroin DC. This actor too he did not hide his disgust at the situation, claiming that “the fans really wanted to see the movie” and pointing out that the fact that it was conceived for the small screen would not have been the reason for its ‘cancellation’ because it was something that was known from the beginning. “The film was made and designed for the small screen. In this era where we find ourselves in the midst of a battle between streaming and cinema, “Batgirl” ended up being the canary in the coal mine”Fraser says, thinking audiovisual companies will think a lot about investing generously in platform projects from now on.

For his part, Keaton, at the press conference after the 2022 Emmy Awards gala, wanted to focus on the quality of the film, noting that Warner’s decision it’s purely commercial and has nothing to do with how good or bad the film was. “I think it was a business decision. It was a good movie.”.

‘funeral pass’

Before the ‘Batgirl’ ruling of staying in a drawer so that Warner Bros. settles the year’s bills, said studio has decided to organize several “funeral projections” so that the team involved in the development of the film could see it. So, after saving between 15 and 20 million dollars, Warner decided to have the ‘detail’ of scheduling several views of the tape at the end of August, giving the project managers the opportunity to say goodbye.