Leslie Grace

Batgirl was an unusually diverse superhero movie. WBD has shelved a decently-budgeted DC Comics flick starring an Afro-Latina actress in the title superhero ...

Sorry, DC universe fans: the movie, which starred 'In The Heights' actress Leslie Grace in the title role, will not be released theatrically or on HBO Max.

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In the Heights star Leslie Grace was supposed to get her big break with Batgirl. Then Warner Bros pulled the plug.

(The Instagram post was also still live, despite a false claim on Twitter that Grace had deleted the photo.) The star has yet to comment on the Batgirl news. Batgirl was a role that, whether or not the movie was good, would surely put Grace on the map. As of Wednesday, the day after the news of the Batgirl cancellation broke, that was still Grace’s pinned tweet. But, unfortunately, despite rave reviews, a combination of the pandemic, a simultaneous HBO Max release, and audiences waning interest in movie musicals kept the film from becoming a hit. But, hey, at least it led to Warner Bros. tapping Grace as the lead for its upcoming Batgirl movie, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, which promised to bring back Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne and cast Brendan Fraser as the film’s villain. The 27-year-old singer and actor should have been a movie star after her jaw-dropping performance as Nina Rosario In the Heights in 2021.

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah issued a statement in response to Warner Bros' announcement the movie will not be released.

Leslie also weighed in later in the day. "Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance." Fraser was set as Batgirl's nemesis Firefly. Warner Bros. announced Aug. 2 that the Batgirl film starring Leslie Grace in the titular role has been scrapped. As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves. "We still can't believe it.

In a shocking move, Warner Bros. has completely pulled its upcoming “Batgirl” film starring Leslie Grace, Michael Keaton and more, […] The post Warner Bros.

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Watch Leslie Grace dressed as Batgirl running from a burning building during filming in Glasgow.

“Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie 'Batgirl,' I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and ...

Let them all underestimate me…And when their guard is down, and their pride is rising, let me kick their butts.” That will be their weakness. We are incredibly grateful to the filmmakers of Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt and their respective casts and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future.” That opportunity expires in mid-August, and allows WBD to not have to carry the losses on its books at a time when the studio is trying to find $3 billion in cost-saving synergies; this particular film costing around $70M. On the heels of the recent news about our movie ‘Batgirl,’ I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland. I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process! Grace won the part of Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl after a final round that included Isabella Merced, Zoey Deutch and Haley Lu Richardson as Deadline’s Justin Kroll first reported.

Leslie Grace would've been the rare Latina lead of a superhero movie had Warner Bros. released "Batgirl" in theaters or on HBO Max.

“As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves. “She’s a biker chick, so you’re going to see her do a bunch of badassery… “Batgirl” directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah issued their own statement a day after the film got shelved, saying they were “saddened and shocked” by the news. “Batgirl For Life.” To every Batgirl fan – THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, ‘my own damn hero!’ Batgirl for life!” Warner Bros. announced Aug. 2 that it would not be releasing the $90 million “Batgirl” in theaters or on its HBO Max streamer, despite the movie being fully shot and in post-production.

'Batgirl' star Leslie Grace has broken her silence about the DC Comics movie being scrapped by HBO Max — read her statement.

“On the heels of the recent news about our movie Batgirl, I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland. I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process! Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Ms. Marvel) also released a statement after the movie was shelved, saying they are “saddened and shocked by the news… (The film was reportedly the victim of cost-cutting efforts at HBO Max’s parent company, the newly merged Warner Brothers Discovery.)

'Batgirl,' the Leslie Grace-starring DC film that was scheduled to be released on HBO Max this year, has been shelved despite having finished filming.

According to an insider, Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav believed Batgirl “simply did not work,” adding that the decision had nothing to do with the cast or directors. We wish that fans would’ve had the opportunity to see and embrace the film,” they wrote. Deadline adds the decision “falls in line with the mandate put down by the new WB regime to cut back on the feature films premiering on the streamer and deciding which films will be released theatrically and which will be shelve.” That story’s writer, Justin Kroll, subsequently tweeted that a “rival studio exec” was “floored” by the development and said they’d “worked in this town for three decades and this is some unprecedented shit right here.” Michael Keaton was set to return to his Batman role decades after hanging up the cape, which he’ll also do in The Flash. Despite a string of arrests and allegations surrounding star Ezra Miller, that movie has not been scrapped. The Wrap reports Warner Bros. Discovery will no longer be releasing the Leslie Grace-starring feature, which was directed by Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who also just turned in excellent work on Ms. Marvel. The announcement arrives after the project, which had a budget that reportedly ballooned from $70-80 million up to $90 million due to COVID-19 protocols, had already completed shooting. “We are saddened and shocked by the news.

" I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film," Grace wrote on social media.

It’s all very positive, and very light on the “fuck you, Warner Bros. Discovery president David Zaslav.” Grace’s post comes not long after the film’s directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Falla, made their own social media statements about the cancellation, describing themselves as “saddened and shocked by the news.” On the heels of the recent news about our movie “Batgirl,” I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland. I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process! To every Batgirl fan - THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, “my own damn hero!”

The "In the Heights" breakout released a statement on her Instagram to address the DC film's cancellation.

Grace also added a page from a “Batgirl” comic to her Instagram Stories. It features dialogue from the title character that says, “I have to find another path. The news that Warner Bros. Discovery was shelving a movie that had already been shot, and into which $90 million had been poured, just to get a tax write-off, came as a shock to the industry this week. Leslie Grace took to her Instagram Wednesday night to share her thoughts on the DC film being shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery without hope of being released in any format.