‘Batgirl’s directors say they hope the movie will still be released — but it will need some work.
said that despite WB shutting down the project indefinitely, they “just hope that one day the movie would be released. We hope, Inshallah, it happens.”
They hope, but Adil & Bilall also noted that it’s not as simple as just deciding one day to put the movie up on streaming. "If it's released one day, there would be a lot of work,” said El Arbi. “Just like the Snyder Cut it cannot be released in its current state. There is no VFX, there’s nothing. We still had some scenes to shoot. So if one day they want us to release theThey also noted that they currently have none of the scenes they shot for ; Warner Bros.
As for the reason HBO Max decided to give up on a movie they had already spent a reported $75 to $90 million on, the explanation the filmmakers gave was the same that has been widely reported in the media. "The guys from Warner Bros. told us it was not a talent problem from our part or the actress, or even the quality of the movie,” El Arbi noted. “We were right in the middle of editing. There was a lot of job to do! So it was not like the movie was finished.
We live in a fascinating world, where basically flushing $75 to $90 million down the toilet is a way to “save up some bucks.” But perhaps some day the management and strategy over at WBD will change again, and Which Batman movie reigns supreme? We ranked them all.
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