Cancel Batgirlstarring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon was one of the big surprises of 2022. As was known at the time, the film was almost finished, but it was so bad that even reshoots could not save it. So Warner Bros. decided to cancel it and lose the $90 million it had allocated to its budget. A decision that caused a lot of criticism among fans, but it seems didn’t bother Michael Keaton too much.
Keaton has agreed to return to play Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batgirl And Flash. However, the public was only able to see his limited participation in the second. Now, in an interview with the magazine GQThe actor admitted that the financial compensation he received for appearing in the first film, despite it never being released, was generous enough to not be too angry about it.
When asked whether there would be a cancellation Batgirl Disappointing, Michael Keaton was categorical. “No, one way or another, I didn’t care. [Fue un] “big, beautiful and funny check”” he noted. However, he later qualified his comments, admitting that the studio’s decision was a bucket of cold water for Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the Belgian directors responsible for the feature film.
“I like these kids, they are good, and I support them. I want them to succeed. I think they had a really bad time.” [por la cancelación] and it made me feel bad [por ellos]. Me? “I’m fine,” he added of the impact the news had on the director duo. Batgirl.
Farewell to Batgirl and restructuring of DC
Cancel Batgirl This came at a time of considerable upheaval for Warner Bros. At the time, the company was trying to reshape DC’s productions to close the gap with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Consider that just months after scrapping a project starring Leslie Grace and Michael Keaton, James Gunn And Peter Safran took over the reins of DC Studios and decided to reboot their film franchise in order to get away from Snyderverse.
On top of all this, Warner Bros. executives had been trying to grow Max’s (then HBO Max) subscriber base for some time. That involved not only creating original productions for the platform, but also releasing films simultaneously in theaters and on streaming services. A controversial move that even sparked a legal dispute with Village Roadshow, which accused WB of sabotaging the film’s premiere. The Matrix: Resurrection.
As for BatgirlIt was originally planned to be released exclusively on HBO Max. However, Diversity He claimed that David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, tried to reverse that strategy. But because the material was bad and it would have cost millions more to market the film worldwide, it was canceled.
A report at the time said the case Batgirl caused strong internal conflicts. In particular, because it is believed Walter Hamadathen-leader of DC Films, before the project was cancelled. Gunn and Safran were later replaced as part of a restructuring of DC Studios.
But that’s not all. Although it was never confirmed, Michael Keaton was supposed to be in talks with Warner Bros. to star in the third Batman film. However, the cancellation Batgirl and very poor commercial performance Flash they would have ruined the initiative.
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