One of the most commented news during 2022 was the cancellation of Batgirlthe film starring Leslie Grace. It was not a question of locking up the script or sending part of the files already recorded to the recycling bin. It was much more than that. From one moment to another, Warner Bros. Discovery discarded everything related to it film. Followers and critics were left with more doubts and regrets. The actress, who would play Barbara Gordon, also went through her own drama. One that perhaps closes with a post she made on your instagram profilein which he can be seen wearing what could have been the final version of the character’s costume.
It is estimated that the investment made for Batgirl reached 90 million dollars. Perhaps it is not such a high sum, if compared to other productions. But when you remember that the film would have brendan fraser –playing a villain–, would have JK Simmons – in the role of Commissioner Gordon – and that michael keaton would use the Batman suit again, it is valid to think that it was not a minor project within Warner Bros. Discovery, even if it was a film that would go directly to TV, without going through theaters.
However, it was discarded between negative assessments of the final result and a business moment of multiple changes. The cancellation of Batgirl It was one of the most commented measures during that process. With 2022 drawing to a close, Leslie Grace took the opportunity to reference the film, with a message filled with melancholy.
The suit of Batgirl
The film It would premiere on the HBO Max platform. Perhaps it would not be as resonant a launch as others. But it would serve to feed the DC mythology that the company manages. However, the reality is that Batgirl It will not be seen in theaters streaming nor in any possible format —at least until now—, even if it was already recorded in its entirety. If it looks absurd from the outside, you have to imagine how bizarre it must have been for the actors and crew involved.
Perhaps that is why Leslie Grace’s message begins as follows: “Thank you for teaching me, 2022.” This phrase is part of a video in which different images are interspersed, both from personal and professional moments. One of them shows the interpreter using a version of the costume of Batgirl that had not been seen in the officially shared material.
In one of them, the actress grabs food while wearing a full suit. It would be one very similar to the character in the series Batmanreleased in 1966. In this case, it would have been a tribute to the tradition of the franchise.
Batgirl’s costume is a mix of modern aspects – the padding – and classic aesthetic details, such as purple and yellow colors. Although the brevity of the image does not allow many readings.
Leslie Grace’s Farewell
To that sequence of images and the sentence already quoted, Leslie Grace added the following:
“(2022) you were unique in many ways that will stay with me. My gratitude and love for life is much deeper thanks to the experiences you brought me. I take your lessons with me as we part. Here are so many more stories to tell, memories to make, and love to give in 2023.”
If one takes into account the media noise generated by the cancellation of Batgirl and the images that the actress shared, it is valid to think that it is a goodbye to all the controversy. Leslie Grace got into a spiral of arguments over a decision she had no influence on. Meanwhile, there is no news about another adaptation of the character.