Warner Brothers Discovery is taking DC in a different direction, and that pivot does not include Batgirl. Reports circulated earlier this week that Billal Fallah and Adil El Arbi’s Batgirl would be scrapped, despite the film having completed production. Reasons for this included WB Discovery looking to save tax dollars as well as the movie not fitting into parameters set for either a theatrical or streaming release. Apparently, Batgirl is too small for theaters, but too big for HBO Max. On top of that, WB Discovery is eyeing a course correction for DC, which includes a “10 year plan” akin to what Marvel President Kevin Feige has accomplished with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While unconfirmed, that next decade looks like a hard reset, and with Batgirl including Michael Keaton’s Batman (The Flash) and JK Simmons’ Commissioner Gordon (Justice League), it appears that the Leslie Grace-led film’s story would get in the way of that.
