In the current Hollywood landscape, a giant company annexing smaller ones is the order of the day. During the last twenty years, for example, Disney has dedicated itself to buying some companies such as Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm or 20th Century Fox. More recently, the Discovery company became the new trophy of the Warner Media audiovisual conglomerate and it is that all We will agree that, since this absorption took place, the company has been making some drastic and erratic decisions.
A very expensive investment
According to several sources, the previous owners of Warner, AT&T, would have left the audiovisual company in a worrying state , with debts everywhere and a mess of projects without supervision or organization. This would be the reason why Discovery would have chosen to take action on the matter with the aim of trying to reduce the debt and put order within those Warner film projects.
This is where the Batgirl movie comes in. This film starring Leslie Grace, Michael Keaton and Brendan Fraser had a premiere scheduled for the end of this year 2022, or the beginning of 2023, on the HBO Max platform. However, and in a move that will go down in recent film history, Warner has decided to cancel the film entirely when it was already in the final stages of post-production. So now we can say goodbye to getting to see her.
The fact is that when DC officials were asked about the sudden cancellation of this feature film, they stated that the film did not meet the quality standards of the new administration , since they wanted to bet on major film events that reach theaters. …and Batgirl just didn’t fit into that plan.
In addition, its budget of just over 70 million dollars did not help much. In the words of an insider ” the film was too big to be released on HBO Max, but too small to do it in theaters .” In addition, in its quest to reduce the company’s debt, Discovery has chosen to deduct the costs of the film to receive compensation as an unreleased film. This has a clear implication: it will never be able to leave the drawer where they have put it, since it does not exist and if they do, they could incur a fiscal crime. Let’s go!
Will we see her one day?
All of the above has caused a good part of the fans who were waiting for Batgirl on HBO Max to begin praying that an innocent hand will filter the film one day. Not today or tomorrow, but in a few years.
However, Batgirl has not been the only project affected by the cancellations of Discovery . Some channels such as CNN+ have been permanently closed, as well as other film projects such as a sequel to the 2020 film Scoob! They have also been suddenly cancelled.
The new management of Warner also considers that HBO Max, more than being a strength, is a drag, and plans to bet more on the cinematographic experience. Does that mean your future is not assured? Well, time will tell, but when the river sounds…
Although this news has put DC fans on alert, there is no need to worry, since it has been confirmed that, with the exception of Batgirl , all HBO Max comic projects are going ahead, such as Blue Beetle or the second season of Peacemaker . Goodness!