Joss Whedon to Direct a Standalone Batgirl Movie

[blackbull1970]

Your post brings up another great point.
One can say that one of the many reasons people subscribed to HBOMax was in anticipation of "BATGIRL"?
Because as you stated, (much of) that film was already paid for via subcriptions.
And many of those subcribers are DC Comics fan anticipating DC content.

Peacemaker got good reviews and a 2nd season is planned.

Pennyworth was slowly building an audience after the change was made from it being a prequel to “Gotham” to a DCEU prequel. They cancelled it after its 3rd season.

Batgirl would have done well despite the InCells going after it.

And with Brandon Frasier winning Best Oscar, that probably would have gotten it more eyeballs to see it.

 

[playahaitian]

Disney+ gives 'Spiderwick Chronicles' show the 'Batgirl' treatment

A new TV series based on 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' is the latest casualty of cost-cutting among streaming services. Disney+ will not be releasing the show, even though it finished filming.

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[playahaitian]

Batgirl directors call movie's cancelation 'the biggest disappointment of our careers'

'Batgirl' directors discuss the canceled film: "There's still a feeling of unfinished business."

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[playahaitian]

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[playahaitian]

Michael Keaton isn't too upset that 'Batgirl' got shelved

Michael Keaton 'didn't care one way or another' when 'Batgirl' was shelved: 'Big, fun, nice check.'

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@ViCiouS

 

[xxxbishopxxx]

Michael Keaton isn't too upset that 'Batgirl' got shelved

Michael Keaton 'didn't care one way or another' when 'Batgirl' was shelved: 'Big, fun, nice check.'

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@ViCiouS

Just read this. I think Keaton pretty much low keyed said it sucked, but at least I got paid out of it.

 

[playahaitian]

Just read this. I think Keaton pretty much low keyed said it sucked, but at least I got paid out of it.

Hmmm... I didn't feel he implied it sucked though

 

[xxxbishopxxx]

Hmmm... I didn't feel he implied it sucked though

He didn't really say anything nice about it. All he said was he felt sorry for the directors and he got his money.

 

[playahaitian]

He didn't really say anything nice about it. All he said was he felt sorry for the directors and he got his money.

That's what I mean i don't think I would infer he thought the movie was sh*t

He kinda talks like this about damn near everything now a days

The Zen-Dad Wisdom of Michael Keaton

Thirty-five years after playing the Ghost With the Most made him into an A-list star (and, soon after, a superhero), the legendary screen eccentric whom Jenna Ortega calls “strangely normal” returns to old haunts in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and tells GQ what he’s learned from surviving decades...

www.gq.com

 

[playahaitian]

He didn't really say anything nice about it. All he said was he felt sorry for the directors and he got his money.

No, I didn't care one way or another. Big, fun, nice check,” Keaton says, rubbing his fingers together in the universal gesture for “moolah.”

He pauses for a second, then softens slightly. “I like those boys. They're nice guys.” (Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, he means.) “I pull for them. I want them to succeed, and I think they felt very badly, and that made me feel bad. Me?” he says, shrugging. “I'm good.”

Keaton is starting to get visibly agitated with this line of questioning. He tenses up, and I suddenly find myself on the disapproving end of some of cinema’s most famous eyebrows. Why does everyone want to talk about Batman all the time anyway? At the end of the day, it was a role he played, like any other. If there was one thing he really got out of it, it was this: “I'm nothing but only respectful and grateful, 100%,” Keaton says. "And proud of it actually, because I like to prove everybody wrong. It's fun for me."

 

[darth frosty]

He didn't really say anything nice about it. All he said was he felt sorry for the directors and he got his money.

No, I didn't care one way or another. Big, fun, nice check,” Keaton says, rubbing his fingers together in the universal gesture for “moolah.”

He pauses for a second, then softens slightly. “I like those boys. They're nice guys.” (Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, he means.) “I pull for them. I want them to succeed, and I think they felt very badly, and that made me feel bad. Me?” he says, shrugging. “I'm good.”

Keaton is starting to get visibly agitated with this line of questioning. He tenses up, and I suddenly find myself on the disapproving end of some of cinema’s most famous eyebrows. Why does everyone want to talk about Batman all the time anyway? At the end of the day, it was a role he played, like any other. If there was one thing he really got out of it, it was this: “I'm nothing but only respectful and grateful, 100%,” Keaton says. "And proud of it actually, because I like to prove everybody wrong. It's fun for me."

My thing is this...IT IS A FINISHED MOVIE!!!!

its been filmed just edit that shit and release it in some form.

DCEU is in limbo and no one cares, minus whale put this shit out and let fans react.

 

[xxxbishopxxx]

That's what I mean i don't think I would infer he thought the movie was sh*t

He kinda talks like this about damn near everything now a days

The Zen-Dad Wisdom of Michael Keaton

Thirty-five years after playing the Ghost With the Most made him into an A-list star (and, soon after, a superhero), the legendary screen eccentric whom Jenna Ortega calls “strangely normal” returns to old haunts in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and tells GQ what he’s learned from surviving decades...

www.gq.com

I see your point. I guess he's at that age where he's hit the cynical point of his career and can now be more pragmatic about how Hollywood handles things.

 

[playahaitian]

My thing is this...IT IS A FINISHED MOVIE!!!!

its been filmed just edit that shit and release it in some form.

DCEU is in limbo and no one cares, minus whale put this shit out and let fans react.

I agree. I also understand WB money issues. But we seen just okay movies turn some kind of profit after a wide release, digital sales and streaming.

My gut tells me Batgirl would have done at least better than Black Adam and Blue Beetle.

 

[Politic Negro]

That's what I mean i don't think I would infer he thought the movie was sh*t

He kinda talks like this about damn near everything now a days

The Zen-Dad Wisdom of Michael Keaton

Thirty-five years after playing the Ghost With the Most made him into an A-list star (and, soon after, a superhero), the legendary screen eccentric whom Jenna Ortega calls “strangely normal” returns to old haunts in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and tells GQ what he’s learned from surviving decades...

www.gq.com

 

[xxxbishopxxx]

I agree. I also understand WB money issues. But we seen just okay movies turn some kind of profit after a wide release, digital sales and streaming.

My gut tells me Batgirl would have done at least better than Black Adam and Blue Beetle.

Well that's the thing, before Discovery bought max, the previous owners-AT&T had it slated as a streaming exclusive. It was never meant to be released in the theater.

 

[playahaitian]

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[D24OHA]

The only "leaked" clip I could find



There's also a 10 sec footage from September 2022 that's been going around

 

[playahaitian]

The only "leaked" clip I could find



There's also a 10 sec footage from September 2022 that's been going around

appreciate you!

 

[fu2]

Damn shame. They should have just released it on Max or something. I'd rather had seen it and judged for myself then then scrap the way they did. Had to sit through all that shit on the Gotham show, Batwoman on CW, and countless other fumbles and lackluster efforts. In hindsight, there would have been nowhere to go after it since the regime change, but fuck it.

 

[playahaitian]

Damn shame. They should have just released it on Max or something. I'd rather had seen it and judged for myself then then scrap the way they did. Had to sit through all that shit on the Gotham show, Batwoman on CW, and countless other fumbles and lackluster efforts. In hindsight, there would have been nowhere to go after it since the regime change, but fuck it.

^^^^

I hear the logic about it damaging the brand when more etc etc etc...

But it really doesn't matter.

creature commandos was good not great, Aquaman was DOA, even Joker 2 flopped amd did much more damage to the brand than Batgirl could/would.

Just release it WB

 

[ViCiouS]

Just release it WB

 

[playahaitian]

Ice cold

 

[blackbull1970]

Batgirl Star Says Canceled DC Movie Can Release Under 1 Condition

BY VRITTI JOHAR
October 16, 2025

Batgirl Star Says Canceled DC Movie Can Release Under 1 Condition - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype

Jacob Scipio says Batgirl could still be released if enough fans demand it, offering hope after the film’s 2022 cancellation.

www.superherohype.com

Jacob Scipio recently shared his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ cancelled Batgirl movie during an interview with The Direct at the red carpet premiere of Maintenance Required. The actor said he had watched the film and called it “a phenomenal film,” adding that he was “really sad the world never got to see it.” Scipio suggested that the movie could still be released one day, noting, “You never know. You never know.”…

…When interviewer Russ Milheim mentioned that Warner Bros. later reinstated Coyote vs. Acme for release, Jacob Scipio expressed optimism. “It was great that they saved Coyote vs. Acme. I’m gonna have a ticket and be buying my ticket and seeing that movie myself,” he said. “So there’s always hope. Hollywood’s a funny place, and I think if enough people want it, it can happen.”…

Jacob Scipio​

 

[ViCiouS]

Batgirl Star Says Canceled DC Movie Can Release Under 1 Condition

BY VRITTI JOHAR
October 16, 2025

Batgirl Star Says Canceled DC Movie Can Release Under 1 Condition - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype

Jacob Scipio says Batgirl could still be released if enough fans demand it, offering hope after the film’s 2022 cancellation.

www.superherohype.com

Jacob Scipio recently shared his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ cancelled Batgirl movie during an interview with The Direct at the red carpet premiere of Maintenance Required. The actor said he had watched the film and called it “a phenomenal film,” adding that he was “really sad the world never got to see it.” Scipio suggested that the movie could still be released one day, noting, “You never know. You never know.”…

…When interviewer Russ Milheim mentioned that Warner Bros. later reinstated Coyote vs. Acme for release, Jacob Scipio expressed optimism. “It was great that they saved Coyote vs. Acme. I’m gonna have a ticket and be buying my ticket and seeing that movie myself,” he said. “So there’s always hope. Hollywood’s a funny place, and I think if enough people want it, it can happen.”…

Jacob Scipio​

 

[0utsyder]

Batgirl Star Says Canceled DC Movie Can Release Under 1 Condition

BY VRITTI JOHAR
October 16, 2025

Batgirl Star Says Canceled DC Movie Can Release Under 1 Condition - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype

Jacob Scipio says Batgirl could still be released if enough fans demand it, offering hope after the film’s 2022 cancellation.

www.superherohype.com

Jacob Scipio recently shared his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ cancelled Batgirl movie during an interview with The Direct at the red carpet premiere of Maintenance Required. The actor said he had watched the film and called it “a phenomenal film,” adding that he was “really sad the world never got to see it.” Scipio suggested that the movie could still be released one day, noting, “You never know. You never know.”…

…When interviewer Russ Milheim mentioned that Warner Bros. later reinstated Coyote vs. Acme for release, Jacob Scipio expressed optimism. “It was great that they saved Coyote vs. Acme. I’m gonna have a ticket and be buying my ticket and seeing that movie myself,” he said. “So there’s always hope. Hollywood’s a funny place, and I think if enough people want it, it can happen.”…

Jacob Scipio​

So I read this a couple of times and never saw the condition of this movie ever releasing

 

[playahaitian]

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[playahaitian]

Batgirl Star Says Canceled DC Movie Can Release Under 1 Condition

BY VRITTI JOHAR
October 16, 2025

Batgirl Star Says Canceled DC Movie Can Release Under 1 Condition - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype

Jacob Scipio says Batgirl could still be released if enough fans demand it, offering hope after the film’s 2022 cancellation.

www.superherohype.com

Jacob Scipio recently shared his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ cancelled Batgirl movie during an interview with The Direct at the red carpet premiere of Maintenance Required. The actor said he had watched the film and called it “a phenomenal film,” adding that he was “really sad the world never got to see it.” Scipio suggested that the movie could still be released one day, noting, “You never know. You never know.”…

…When interviewer Russ Milheim mentioned that Warner Bros. later reinstated Coyote vs. Acme for release, Jacob Scipio expressed optimism. “It was great that they saved Coyote vs. Acme. I’m gonna have a ticket and be buying my ticket and seeing that movie myself,” he said. “So there’s always hope. Hollywood’s a funny place, and I think if enough people want it, it can happen.”…

Jacob Scipio​

 

[ViCiouS]

The directors of the shelved
Batgirl movie, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, have not publicly stated they saw the completed movie, as they do not have access to the footage. The film was scrapped before it was finished, and Warner Bros. blocked the directors' access to the footage after the decision was made. However, they did watch The Flash after Batgirl's cancellation, which they found to be a "sad" experience

The directors do not have any footage of the movie because Warner Bros. blocked their access after shelving it. The decision was made while they were in post-production and the footage was deleted from their servers.

 

[christop]

They still talking about this? There is no good reason to release it at this point.

 

[playahaitian]

They still talking about this? There is no good reason to release it at this point.

They will NEVER release it.

the question is to you think it will ever "leak"?

 

[playahaitian]

The directors of the shelved
Batgirl movie, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, have not publicly stated they saw the completed movie, as they do not have access to the footage. The film was scrapped before it was finished, and Warner Bros. blocked the directors' access to the footage after the decision was made. However, they did watch The Flash after Batgirl's cancellation, which they found to be a "sad" experience

The directors do not have any footage of the movie because Warner Bros. blocked their access after shelving it. The decision was made while they were in post-production and the footage was deleted from their servers.

Like I said I respect all involved sticking to their story that it was good.

 

[EPDC]

WB held onto the Donner Cut of Superman 2 for years and finally released it.

WB finally gave in and released the Snyder Cut of Justice League.

WB will one day release Batgirl as a cash grab release when they want to make a quick buck off interest. I just want to see Keaton as Batman again onscreen and it's a shame we never saw him as was expected in this. He was the best part of The Flash film.

 

[ViCiouS]

WB held onto the Donner Cut of Superman 2 for years and finally released it.

WB finally gave in and released the Snyder Cut of Justice League.

WB will one day release Batgirl as a cash grab release when they want to make a quick buck off interest. I just want to see Keaton as Batman again onscreen and it's a shame we never saw him as was expected in this. He was the best part of The Flash film.

apples and oranges

your examples are just different cuts from movies already commercially released

Batgirl is an unreleased movie that was declared a total loss by WB to get a larger tax write off
IRS rules are that because it was claimed a total loss it can never legally be released commercially.

The only movie I know to compare to Batgirl is the 90s Fantastic Four movie that can never be commercially released
Marvel literally bought the movie from the producers to stop its commercial release
They then declared it a total loss to write off some of the costs in acquiring the movie
+30 years later and all that exists of FF are some really bad cam copies floating around the internet