BATGIRL Directors Hope To Return To DCU To Helm BATMAN BEYOND Despite Their Movie's Cancelation

BATGIRL Directors Hope To Return To DCU To Helm BATMAN BEYOND Despite Their Movie's Cancelation

Batgirl directors Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi have talked more about potentially returning to the DCU, revealing Batman Beyond would be a dream project after working with Michael Keaton's Dark Knight.

By JoshWilding - Dec 05, 2022 02:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Batgirl
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to scrap Batgirl when the movie was nearly finished remains one of the most shocking news stories of 2022. While the backlash has mostly died down, directors Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi have understandably been asked a lot about the controversial move while doing the rounds to promote their new movie, Rebel. 

When The Hollywood Reporter recently caught up with the filmmakers, the trade asked if they remain open to working with the studio again.

"Yeah, we’d still work with them," Fallah responded, far more diplomatically than most might. "But on the condition that the movie comes out. I mean, if Warner says, 'Do you want to do the next Batman or Superman?,' of course we’ll say yes. Just so long as the movie comes out!"

The duo, who also helmed episodes of Ms. Marvel, got the chance to work with Michael Keaton on Batgirl as the actor reprised his role as the Dark Knight from Tim Burton's Batman movies and next year's The Flash. After working with an older Caped Crusader (who was set to serve as Barbara Gordon's mentor), Fallah and Arbi have one specific project in mind.

"You know, maybe in the future...when Batman is not being made by Matt Reeves...Batman Beyond is really super cool," Arbi suggests. "And I just saw that and thought that’s really badass. So who knows? Maybe in the future one day if they ask us to do that, we wouldn’t say no. But you can dream, right?"

A future DCU movie might not be as unlikely as it seems, either. 

Noting that The Suicide Squad director James Gunn reached out to offer his support following Batgirl's cancellation, Arbi said that while they've yet to talk with him formally as the new co-CEO of DCU Studios, "the meetings are in the books."

With Gunn and Peter Safran putting together a slate of new interconnected movies, TV shows, and video games for Warner Bros., there might just be room for something Batman Beyond-related after all...

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abd00bie
abd00bie - 12/5/2022, 2:29 PM
Denis Villeneuve would be good and Timothee Chalamet as Terry
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 12/5/2022, 2:29 PM
Didnt they basically try to do Batman Beyond with Batgirl already and it got deleted? 🤷‍♂️
thunderpun573
thunderpun573 - 12/5/2022, 2:30 PM
They should’ve just made that movie to begin with instead of shoehorning Michael Keaton into the DCEU. WB fumbling the bag as always
Fares
Fares - 12/5/2022, 2:32 PM
I would love a Batman Beyond movie. I just don't know if they would be my top pick.

I would love to say Tim Miller or Neill Blomkamp for their visual sensibilities, but they'd need to also bring it narrative-wise.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/5/2022, 2:43 PM
@Fares - Miller would be a nice pick. I know Terminator was a misfire but what he’s done with Love Death and Robots is so impressive
Saga
Saga - 12/5/2022, 2:34 PM
Yeah youre done in Hollywood guys sorry
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 12/5/2022, 2:38 PM
@Saga -


Done? Why would they be done? A CEO that has no idea how to handle a movie studio and is more attracted to content like my 500 pound life, cancels a feature length film for a tax write off and promotes black Adam as the beginning of the new DC universe and that film flops hard🤡



I think these guys will be ok💁
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/5/2022, 2:43 PM





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