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Fortune
Tristan Bove

DC Studios head says ‘Batgirl’ was ‘not releasable’ and says management made the right decision by axing the completed film that cost $90 million

Batgirl star Leslie Grace at a gala in 2021 (Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage via Getty Images)

Development of DC’s revamped cinematic universe is well underway after a series of underperforming projects and an inconsistent creative direction. But one of DC’s last most criticized decisions before its leadership was reorganized last October may have been justified, according to one of the studio's new creative leads.

Warner Bros Discovery, the parent organization of DC Studios, announced last August that the live-action Batgirl film would not be released despite the movie having completed filming in March, and reportedly already cost the studio $90 million.

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