‘Batgirl’ Was ‘Not Releaseable’

There are still plenty of rumors floating around out there about why Batgirl never got released, and it looks like the reason is that it was just so bad that it could have damaged the DC brand. In today’s interview with Peter Safran and James Gunn with Variety, the question of what happened to Batgirl came up and Safran did not mince words.

“I saw the movie, and there are a lot of incredibly talented people in front of and behind the camera on that film. But that film was not releasable, and it happens sometimes. That film was not releasable. I actually think that [president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery David] Zaslav and the team made a very bold and courageous decision to cancel it because it would have hurt DC. It would have hurt those people involved.“

“I spoke to Adil [El Arbi] and Bilall [Fallah] — the directors — last week, we were chatting. We’d love to be in business with all those folks. Christina Hodson wrote it. Some people are already back in business with us. As I said, a lot of talented people were involved, but the film just was not releasable. It would not have been able to compete in the theatrical marketplace; it was built for the small screen. So, again, I think it was not an easy decision, but they made the right decision by shelving it.”