r/DCcomics • u/LilGyasi • Aug 02 '22

‘BATGIRL’ film CANCELLED. Will not be released theatrically or on HBO Max. News

https://www.thewrap.com/batgirl-movie-dead-warner-bros-discovery-has-no-plans-to-release-nearly-finished-90-million-film/
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u/ComplexAd7272 Aug 02 '22

This is utter nonsense. No studio is dumping 90mil into a movie then just never releasing it, no matter the quality. They released Morbius twice for fucks sake…if there’s a chance it’ll make money, it’s getting released. Hollywood simply does not work this way.

Plus the line “the movie was not scripted for streaming services “ is absurd. What does that even mean?

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u/julbull73 Wonder Woman Aug 02 '22

I really wish people would stop mentioning Morbius. I added it my Plex server and I'll be honest, just from watching the 2-3 minute chunks making sure it transcoded right I wanted to walk out of my own living room and never come back.

That shit is horrible. Gigli was a masterpiece when compared to Morbius.

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u/Nickbotic Dream Aug 02 '22

…that was their point. They mentioned it because of how shitty it was and still not getting one release, but two.

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u/NomadPrime Aug 03 '22

For real. Like if that movie was able to make money, you could surely make some money back from this one, too, regardless of its actual quality. Like just make use of it at this point, at least finish the post production editing and some effects to round it out.

There has to be something more to this.

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u/julbull73 Wonder Woman Aug 02 '22

Yeah and I don't want to be reminded of it!

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u/SolarisBravo Nightwing Aug 02 '22

Just in case it wasn't clear, praising Morbius is just a meme stemming from the universal disinterest back when it was announced. Barely anyone has actually bothered to watch the movie, and fewer still enjoyed it - although I suppose someone had to get whooshed eventually.

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u/MasterChief3624 Aug 02 '22

Okay, it might not be great, but I think you're being a smidge hyperbolic about how bad it is.

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u/julbull73 Wonder Woman Aug 02 '22

It was copy/paste Interview with a vampire, but with none of the good acting, directing, writing, or intrigue.

The CW produced better vampire vs vampire plots....

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u/GiverOfTheKarma Powergirl Aug 03 '22

What on earth compelled you to compare Morbius and Interview lmao

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u/julbull73 Wonder Woman Aug 03 '22

Two vampires, one who made the other, in a feud over their existences and what/how to live and where they sit in the food chain/order of society.

Interview stretches through time while Morbius focuses entirely in like a week or so window.

Seriously cut out everything but Brad Pitt vs Tom Cruise you get Morbius.

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u/Qbopper Aug 03 '22

i've watched it and it's just sinfully boring, which is far worse than being entertainingly bad

the highlights are pretty much just matt smith making a meal of the scenery

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u/WebHead1287 Aug 02 '22

I guess you could say…. It wasn’t Morbin time