Leslie Grace will be the actress who will play Barbara Gordon in Batgirl. Recently, he revealed how he is preparing for this project that can be seen on HBO Max.
Batgirl will have its own movie, and will have the help of Leslie Grace to be represented in the flesh. After several speculations and many names that appeared as possible protagonists, the American actress of Dominican descent will be in charge of giving life to this iconic DC Comics character. After having told how she reacted when she was chosen among so many interpreters, Leslie Grace revealed how she is preparing for this new project, which can be seen through the small screen of HBO Max.
Leslie Grace has become known worldwide for her music, however, she decided to challenge herself and try acting. In this way, the actress starred In The Heights, the musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda that was released in 2021. After surprising critics with his performance, the doors to new projects began to open and that is how Batgirl, the next Warner Bros and DC Films title, arrived.
What an honor to play the character of Batgirl! I’m still not buying it! For me, superheroes have always represented many of the virtues that we all possess and being able to experience the powers of Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, will inevitably help me discover a lot of my own powers ”, revealed during an interview with People en Español. Leslie Grace is undoubtedly ready to don the famous Batgirl costume and fight evil in Gotham.
What is known so far?
Batgirl will feature JK Simmons, who will once again take on the role of Jim Gordon, Barbara Gordon’s father. The acclaimed actor already gave life to this character in Joss Whedon’s Justice League and Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Regarding the rumors that Batman would be in the story, Leslie Grace herself was in charge of denying this rumor. “Batman is out, he’s doing a lot of things, so I’m going to need some of my girls to help me in the next race”, revealed.
Regarding the plot, it is not yet known which way the story will go. However, Leslie Grace revealed details about how we will see Barbara Gordon in Batgirl: “She is someone who has been underestimated even by her own father and being the youngest daughter, sometimes you are isolated from all the difficult things in life and she wants to prove to herself and everyone else that there are some things that she can handle. So this trip is definitely going to show me a lot of that. I feel like I am on an infinite journey to prove to myself what barriers I can break, what limits I can overcome for myself and I am excited to put in a bit of that enthusiasm and motivation. “
This solo Batgirl movie can be seen exclusively on HBO Max, it is estimated that in 2022, but its specific date is not yet known. On the other hand, this film will be directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and its script will be in charge of Christina Hodson.