Batgirl (2022) (1 Viewer)

[Sam Favate]

I like the look. Very Yvonne Craig.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Very Yvonne Craig.

Definitely surprised how much it leans into the look from the Adam West Batman series.

Glad Barbara's still a redhead, too.

 

[Jake Lipson]

The Return Of Jafar was exactly the type of film I was thinking of. It's not a bad film, but it's definitely second-tier Disney. Since this film is being made for HBO Max, it's not unreasonable to think that the same level of quality filmmaking isn't going to take place.

The Return of Jafar was an afterthought cheap way to make a quick buck. It was not essential to Disney's business plan. It wasn't even supposed to be a movie; it was the pilot for the Aladdin television series, and somebody thought, "What if we put this out on video instead?" Obviously, they made a ton of money from it because it sold 10.5 million copies. But if they hadn't made that much, it wouldn't be a big loss.

Warner Bros. clearly sees HBO Max as the centerpiece of their business plan moving forward. That's why they were willing to take a loss on an entire year's worth of movies in order to help grow the streaming service. That's why Jason Kilar has already stated point blank that The Batman will be on HBO Max on April 19, as soon as they are contractually allowed to put it there.

They want people to subscribe to it and to stay subscribed to it month after month, year after year, because that is a stable source of reliable income for the company. They need audiences to think that it is a premium brand. So, they are not going to risk watering down the content they produce for it. If Batgirl isn't very good and doesn't drive subscriptions to HBO Max, that's a much bigger problem for the studio than it would have been if Disney had a bunch of unsold Return of Jafar tapes. So I think WB is going to take care of this one.

Although movie fans who love the theater understandably would wish otherwise, I think taking something like Batgirl to streaming is a statement about how important HBO Max is to WB's future. If they are actually willing to forgo what would likely be a considerable amount of theatrical money in order to direct those ticket buyers to HBO Max instead, that's not dumping this movie on the streaming service. It is anointing the streaming service as their top priority.

 

[JimmyO]

I like the look. Very Yvonne Craig.

Hmm. If comparing to Yvonne Craig, there's no contest on the curves. I will never forget how YC looked in her version of the costume. Yowza! But yeah the palette seems inspired from that era for sure.

 

[Sam Favate]

Is there a release date for this movie? I see the top post says 12/2/22 but that’s the only place I’ve seen that date, and that’s pretty close to Warner’s Aquaman sequel, which is coming to theaters. Seems unlikely to me they’d sandwich this one in between Flash in November and Aquaman in December.

 

[ponset]

Leslie Grace looking good in the Bat-Suit.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Ivory Aquino has joined the cast with Alysia Yeah.

‘Batgirl’: Ivory Aquino To Play Alysia Yeoh, First Trans Character In A Live-Action DC Film

Ivory Aquino has joined the cast of the upcoming superhero pic 'Batgirl.'

deadline.com

Is there a release date for this movie?

I have not seen one from an official source. There was a report in one of the trades a while back that said it was coming in 2022, but I don't know where they got that information. Certainly, if they are still in the process of announcing new members of the cast, it doesn't sound like the movie is nearing completion. I would not be surprised at all if it ends up being 2023. Or even if it is supposed to be 2022, there very easily could be a delay if there are issues related to Covid (knock on wood) or any number of other things.

The stuff in the first post is sometimes wonky. This isn't my thread, but there have been a couple threads where the forum wouldn't let me post it without a release date so I had to make one up. I'm not saying that is what's happening here, but I wouldn't take the info in the first post of any thread as gospel.

Also, it's worth noting that this film has J.K. Simmons (who played opposite Ben Affleck as Batman in Justice League) as Gordon, but Michael Keaton is the actor playing Batman in this film. It has also been announced that both Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton will appear in The Flash movie. This implies to me that we probably need to see The Flash first in order to understand what Michael Keaton is doing here. As of right now, The Flash is scheduled for November. So I personally do not believe we will be seeing Batgirl in 2022. But 2023 seems likely.

 

[ponset]

JK Simmons on set and looking fine as Gordon.

 

[Alex...]

Michael Keaton on set, and suited up

Spoiler

 

[Sam Favate]

I'm probably looking forward to this movie more than The Batman.

 

[jayembee]

Hmm. If comparing to Yvonne Craig, there's no contest on the curves. I will never forget how YC looked in her version of the costume. Yowza! But yeah the palette seems inspired from that era for sure.

I was going through puberty (I know...TMI...) when the Adam West Batman series had Yvonne Craig and Julie Newmar on display. I've never been the same since.

 

[ponset]

Firefly in costume.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Leslie Grace confirmed on Instagram that production has wrapped.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Variety has a new interview with Leslie Grace:

Leslie Grace Teases ‘Batgirl’ Is ‘Insane,’ Says She’s Already Talking to Filmmakers About a Sequel

Leslie Grace opens up about seeing herself for the first time in the Batgirl suit. Plus, she talks working with Michael Keaton.

variety.com

 

[Jake Lipson]

There are rumors going around that Batgirl could be moved to a theatrical release. This isn't being reported by the industry trades just yet, so I would take it with a grain of salt right now. But...maybe.

Batgirl Reportedly Being Considered For Theatrical Release Instead of Straight-to-Streaming Debut

movieweb.com

 

[Sam Favate]

Sweet merciful crap! The movie has been shelved! It will not be released!

They say it's "irredeemable." How could it be worse than Batman & Robin or Catwoman? Is this yet another huge misstep for Warner Bros. and their DC films?

‘Irredeemable’ ‘Batgirl’ movie gets ‘shelved’ by Warner Bros. despite $70M price tag: source

The new DC Comics film “Batgirl,” which still has no release date, will be completely “shelved” by Warner Bros., a top Hollywood source told The Post.

nypost.com

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I wouldn’t necessarily trust the gossip column at the Post as being a legitimate source for this kind of news.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I wouldn’t necessarily trust the gossip column at the Post as being a legitimate source for this kind of news.

Confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter

Although it sounds like more Discovery penny-pinching rather than a quality control issue.

 

[Sam Favate]

I wouldn’t necessarily trust the gossip column at the Post as being a legitimate source for this kind of news.

Twitter is abuzz with people saying it's true.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter

Although it sounds like more Discovery penny-pinching rather than a quality control issue.

Ok, this makes more sense - they’re deciding not to go forward with making the film. The new CEO had previously stated that HBO Max original films would have budgets below $40 million, while the previous regime was greenlighting titles with budgets over $100 million. It’s no surprise that they’re following through with their previously announced change in strategy.

The Post report made it seem that the film was already made and that Warner was just going to bury it sight unseen, and that made no sense.