Leslie Grace releases more BTS footage from junked ‘Batgirl’
The DC Comics film “Batgirl” has been cancelled but that doesn’t stop the film’s actress Leslie Grace from sharing more behind-the-scenes (BTS) footage of the production, nearly two months ater the project was axed by Warner Bros. Discovery, reports Variety. “I couldn’t resist,” Grace wrote in the description for a Tiktok that she posted on Saturday morning. Set to “Evergreen” by Omar Apollo, the video contains footage of grace through various stages of production, recording herself with a Gotham hero’s signature smokey eye makeup, rehearsing complex fight choreography and taking a wire-assisted tumble in front of a blue screen.
According to Variety, the video concludes with Grace, grinning, riding a mechanical rocking horse in the full purple Batgirl costume, complete with goggles and a leather jacket.
In early August, Warner Bros. Discovery officially confirmed that it would not release “Batgirl,” despite the production having completed principal photography and a significant fraction of its postproduction timeline. Variety adds the film, which was developed for an HBO Max release, would not be distributed theatrically or shopped around to other studios, allowing the company to take a tax write-off on the project — a decision that was internally believed to make more financial sense than a commercial release.
“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 tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland,” Grace wrote on Instagram in her first public reaction to the news of the film’s
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The DC Comics film ‘Batgirl’ has been cancelled but that doesn’t stop the film’s actress Leslie Grace from sharing more behind-thescenes footage of the production
cancellation. Her message was accompanied by more behind-the-scenes footage from the film. “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!’ Batgirl for life (sic).”
Meanwhile, Warner Bros. shocked everyone on Aug.2 when it announced its decision to shelve “Batgirl,” starring Leslie Grace in the titular role. The project, which was directed by Billal Fallah and Adil Al Arbi, had finished shooting, but was still far from complete, with temp visual effects and score. Reacting to the news, Grace wrote on Instagram, “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 seven months in Scotland.”
“I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process!” The directors recently denied reports that said the film was canned because of poor test screenings. El Arbi said, “The guys from Warners told us it was not a talent problem from our part or the actress, or even the quality of the movie. They told us it was strategic change. There was new management, and they wanted to save some money.”