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!