Studio decided the movie, which starred Leslie Grace in the title role, wasn't fit for theatrical release or streaming.
Warner Bros. has axed the $90 million"Batgirl" film planned for HBO Max, according to a person connected with the film who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
Warner Bros.' decision, one without any obvious parallel in Hollywood history, sent shockwaves through the industry. When a big-budget movie doesn't meet a studio's expectations, it's typically sold off or dumped quietly with little fanfare."Batgirl," greenlit before WarnerMedia's merger with Discovery Inc., will instead simply not see the light of day after reportedly poor test screenings.
This year, Warner Bros. has returned to exclusive theatrical windows for at least 45 days before sending movies to HBO Max. While"Batgirl" isn't as pricey as many superhero films, which typically cost $150-200 million to make, it's a bigger budget movie for an HBO Max title. Zaslav has maintained larger budgeted movies are best served by a theatrical rollout. But marketing a movie like"Batgirl" for that kind of release would require tens of millions more. Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. also shelved"Scoob!: Holiday Haunt," an almost-completed sequel to 2020's"Scoob!" Producer and writer Tony Cervone confirmed in an Instagram post Tuesday that the"Scoob!" film was canned.
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