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Brandon Yu

The 'Batgirl' saga is a symbol of a broken movie industry

Is there a more cynical microcosm of just how broken the movie industry currently is than the ongoing Batgirl-Warner Bros. Discovery fiasco? After the shocking news earlier this month that the release of the upcoming superhero movie was completely canned, Variety reports now that Warner is considering the possibility of still inviting Leslie Grace as Batgirl into future DC films.

Execs are “seeking to mend fences” with Grace, who would be understandably indignant about the situation: the Batgirl film had already been shot and was in the final stages of post-production before Warner decided to completely scrap its release and use it instead as a tax write-off.

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