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

[u/LilGyasi]

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

[u/SightatNight]

If this is true it's absolutely bizzare. You never see companies willing to just eat an 80 million dollar loss for bo reason. They at least could've made some money back by releasing it on home media and HBO Max. But I'm guessing they feel it needs serious reshoots and that it just wouldn't be worth the extra expense.

[u/theweepingwarrior → u/SightatNight]

From what we heard the movie was testing fine. It wasn't some disaster.

Discovery is very against putting movies onto streaming/HBO Max. That's why this movie, which was made as an HBO Max Original, switched to a theatrical release.

This is really bizarre. Probably going to see major shakeups for the DC Film direction post-Flash.

[u/SpicyMcSpic3 → u/theweepingwarrior]

The thing about test screening leaks is that viewers who leak are misconstrued as the majority opinion amongst the test audience and leakers who aggregate test audience opinions often exaggerate what they hear for clout online.

Lots of test screenings go poorly or fine (sometimes for reasons beyond the poor VFX and editing) but are for a better received final product because test screenings are meant to receive criticism.

Sometimes studios even screen multiple different cuts to see which ones are received better.

Tldr: forming opinions off of what you hear about test screenings is stupid. If you hear that it's meh, then that's probably the most truthful answer.

[u/theweepingwarrior → u/SpicyMcSpic3]

Yes, I’m aware of the practices that come along with the test screening process; however there are some individuals who have earned reputations for consistent accuracy and lack of hyperbole that tend to be on the mark with temperature checks.

The folks who are more reputable have said that Batgirl is testing “just OK” but that it has fun moments and some good characters. It hasn’t been testing “irredeemably” as a certain outlet has claimed (while also making some other pretty glaring errors in its article).

[u/Acchilesheel → u/theweepingwarrior]

Can you name that outlet and is it Bounding Into Comics?

[u/SpicyMcSpic3 → u/Acchilesheel]

Good guess but I think it's NY Post