Decision To Shelve Bat Girl Film infuriates Fans

The $90 million film, Batgirl, which was in post-production at Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has been put on hold.

Back to theatrical films is now Warner Bros. Discovery's top priority.

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"Batgirl" was set to debut on the HBO Max streaming service.

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The decision was not influenced by the film's quality, which had performed well in test screenings.

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The news of the postponement naturally enraged fans on Twitter who had been looking forward to the character's big-screen debut.

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The unreleased American superhero film Batgirl is based on the DC Comics character Barbara Gordon (Batgirl).

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Burr! Productions and DC Films produced the film for the HBO Max streaming service.

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Leslie Grace played Batgirl in the film, alongside J. K. Simmons, Jacob Scipio, Brendan Fraser, and Michael Keaton.

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Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah co-directed the movie.

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