BATGIRL: A New Look At Leslie Grace's Final Armored Batgirl Costume Has Been Revealed

Our first look at Leslie Grace suited up as Batgirl was met with something of a mixed response, but a newly released behind-the-scenes photo shows what would have been her final, armoured Batsuit...

By JoshWilding - Jan 01, 2023 08:01 AM EST

Filed Under: Batgirl

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav made the controversial decision to pull the plug on Batgirl last year, despite the movie being close to finished after months of shooting in Scotland.

Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah only needed to do a few pickups and handle the typical post-production work, but scrapping the entire thing as a tax write-off rather than releasing it on HBO Max ultimately made more sense to the studio. As a result, the DC Comics adaptation will never see the light of day.

Our first look at Batgirl was a tad divisive as many fans compared Leslie Grace's costume to what we frequently see on The CW. That backed up claims the movie felt too low-budget even for streaming, though a newly released behind-the-scenes photo showcases what we're assuming was meant to be the Caped Crusader's "final" armoured Batsuit.

We're assuming that first costume was a homemade effort, with Barbara Gordon's eventual team-up with Michael Keaton's Batman leading to her getting this upgraded version.

The plan had been for this movie to lead to that Dark Knight taking centre stage in a Batman Beyond project, likely meaning we could have looked forward to the Bat Family being part of the now-defunct DCEU. It's a shame those plans will never come to fruition, but the DCU's future looks undeniably exciting and we've heard that there are big plans for Batman.

The outrage surrounding Batgirl's cancellation appears to have died away in recent months, though many filmmakers and actors are now said to be reluctant to work with Warner Bros. Discovery. That didn't deter James Gunn and Peter Safran from signing up to take charge of DC Studios, though, and it remains to be seen whether they have their own plans for Batgirl.

What do you guys think about this Batgirl costume?

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Origame - 1/1/2023, 8:21 AM

Yup. Very cw levels here.

Do you guys still think it was a bad move to not release this?

bkmeijer1 - 1/1/2023, 8:22 AM

@Origame - financially, it was a good move. But personally, I think it was a bad move.

I just can't believe that movie would've been damaging to the brand. The move itself made them look bad, just as keeping Miller around does.

Th3Batman - 1/1/2023, 8:24 AM

@Origame - I would've liked to see it, considering it's nearly complete, but I'm not losing sleep over it either.

Origame - 1/1/2023, 8:39 AM

@bkmeijer1 - I mean, it only made them look bad because the media was painting it as "they won't let a Hispanic female superhero exist", and make it more than it was.

It's very clear from looking at the actual quality that this was a cw level production, and the studio made the choice to focus on blockbuster level in terms of quality.

Origame - 1/1/2023, 8:41 AM

@Th3Batman - that makes sense. But so many are looking at that choice as a major L for the studio.

It's just, "oh they're missing out on a straight to streaming nonevent of a film? Such a loss /s"

bkmeijer1 - 1/1/2023, 8:50 AM

@Origame - the reason that made them look bad to me, is that they canned a movie for an easy 90 million tax write-off.

In my eyes, it's completely seperate from quality or it having a hispanic lead.

Origame - 1/1/2023, 9:06 AM

@bkmeijer1 - ...but their reasoning was based on quality. Since it's not released, they took a loss on the project. The write off doesn't replace the money it would've made.

This is also why they aren't doing the same with the flash. The flash is simply too expensive to just be a tax write off.

vegetaray - 1/1/2023, 9:44 AM

@Origame - The studio that brought us Suicide Squad, WW2, and Black Adam thought this “movie” wasn’t up to par? Yeah it’s probably a good idea they canned the whole thing…

Origame - 1/1/2023, 9:49 AM

@vegetaray - exactly.

bkmeijer1 - 1/1/2023, 10:02 AM

@Origame - I think the official reason is that they canned it because of a shift in direction of the company, but I think both quality and monetary reasons definitely played a part in the decision to cancel it.

Thanks due to it serving as a tax write-off (a deduction on taxes to be paid), they're not really making a loss. Atleast not on the accountant's ledger. And that's too coincedental for a company that has billions in debt.

Origame - 1/1/2023, 10:10 AM

@bkmeijer1 - the shift in direction is that they were moving past streaming content for the dceu.

And yes they are at a loss with this movie at least. Just because they don't have to pay taxes on it doesn't mean they suddenly didn't have a budget to begin with. And there's no way they were paying that much in taxes that getting this movie as a write off equated to the full 90 million. What, you think it's a 100% tax for this movie?

bkmeijer1 - 1/1/2023, 10:17 AM

@Origame - I'm guessing somewhere 60-70%, which I guess is still more than they expected this movie to profit.

And judging by some of their recent DC movies, I can totally see why WB would doubt this movie would make a profit.

ScaryTerry - 1/1/2023, 1:23 PM

@Origame - I am hung over.

NinnesMBC - 1/1/2023, 1:49 PM

@bkmeijer1 - Scrapping Batgirl and releasing Black Adam which ended up being a box office bomb with horrible reviews made things worse. In the end Black Adam was THE financially stupid choice.

marvel72 - 1/1/2023, 1:50 PM

@Origame - Nope Batgirl should only feature in Batman movies, no need for solo movies.

Origame - 1/1/2023, 2:09 PM

@ScaryTerry - ...me too.

Origame - 1/1/2023, 2:10 PM

@marvel72 - I wouldn't go that far. Batgirl is interesting enough for a film.

However, they need at least an ongoing batman series for it to be a spin off of.

dagenspear - 1/1/2023, 5:36 PM

@Origame - Moreso I think it shows they like commitment and focus. The other thing has no bearing on the quality of the movie.

It's debateable that quality is what they'd achieve anymore than this.

dagenspear - 1/1/2023, 5:37 PM

@Origame - Their sense of quality is highly debateable. That they cave so easily, to me, suggests they're not clear headed.

dagenspear - 1/1/2023, 5:37 PM

@Origame - I do think it was an empty and lame move.

dagenspear - 1/1/2023, 5:38 PM

@marvel72 - You don't decide any of that.

jst5 - 1/1/2023, 7:14 PM

@Origame - It would have been another WB/DC bomb...numerous people who got to seen it said it was Catwoman/Daredevil type bad.This pic only confirms even more the turd we were headed for smelling.

OptimusCrime - 1/1/2023, 8:21 AM

Ooof...

bkmeijer1 - 1/1/2023, 8:23 AM

The cowl looks a bit odd, but other than that I like.

It may look CW-ish, but I think it's a good thing. For the most part, I think DCTV costumes have been pretty good. And so it this one

Superspecialawesomeguy - 1/1/2023, 8:38 AM

Well that's definitely...an outfit?

Moriakum - 1/1/2023, 8:48 AM

Go go Power Rangers!

Drace24 - 1/1/2023, 8:53 AM

To be fair, every Bat-costume looks bad in daylight.
The only thing that annoys me is the boob armor. What is it with Hollywood and boob armor? It's like wedge heels - which I bet she probably has too - they look stupid and defeat their own purpose.

TheLobster - 1/1/2023, 9:01 AM

CW cosplay vibes for sure - this movie was going to suck balls lmao

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