BATGIRL Moving Forward WIth BIRDS OF PREY & BUMBLEBEE Scribe Christina Hodson Attached To Pen The Script

BATGIRL Moving Forward WIth BIRDS OF PREY & BUMBLEBEE Scribe Christina Hodson Attached To Pen The Script

Despite losing Joss Whedon earlier this year, it looks like Batgirl remains very much a priority for Warner Bros. and DC Films as they've just brought onboard a new writer. Come check it out!

By RohanPatel - Apr 09, 2018 01:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Batgirl
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
While Joss Whedon's departure in late February essentially left the Batgirl movie in a state of flux for the better part of these last few weeks, it appears as though Warner Bros. has decided to continue moving forward with the project rather than throwing it on the scrap heap with so many of their other potential DC adventures.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has officially resumed development of the Batman spinoff and they've now enlisted Christina Hodson to pen the script. Batgirl will tell the story of the most popular iteration of the character, Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon, who was played by Academy Award-winner J.K. Simmons in Justice League

Hodson wrote Paramount's upcoming Transformers spinoff Bumblebee, which is due out in theaters in December, and her past credits include a pair of thrillers: 
Shut In and Unforgettable. She also recently completed the script for the Harley Quinn-centric Birds of Prey spinoff, which reportedly features Batgirl, so she does already have experience writing the character. However, the status of the aforementioned Birds of Prey remains uncertain at best, but some sources are reporting that the script has been well-received and is currently being shopped to potential directors.

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!
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bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/9/2018, 1:24 PM
Harley Quinn-centric Birds of Prey spin-off? Boy that sounds fun
FromACertainPOV
FromACertainPOV - 4/9/2018, 1:25 PM
Having not seen either of the two films that she's written I can't speak to her talent or fit for the property but I'm glad they got a female writer for the project.

I didn't know she was attached to BIRDS OF PREY either, that certainly inspires some confidence that she has a handle on the character.

Although I must say, not to sound like a broken record but a BATGRIL film doesn't interest me nearly as much as a BATWOMAN one would. I think Kate Kane could do a lot for the DCEU.

MarvelDCfan18
MarvelDCfan18 - 4/9/2018, 1:34 PM
@FromACertainPOV - shut In iss one of the worst horror movies and Unforgettable is nearly as bad as 50 Shades

She can't write women

She's a horrible writer

So nope
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 4/9/2018, 2:39 PM
@FromACertainPOV - Shut In has an 8% from critics and 4.7/10 from fans on imdb.

Unforgettable has a 25% from critics and 5/10 from fans on imdb



Smh sometimes WB is clueless
Battabing
Battabing - 4/9/2018, 4:49 PM
@FromACertainPOV -
Unforgettable was trash. I haven't seen Shut In.
Battabing
Battabing - 4/9/2018, 4:55 PM
@ELAYEM -
She can write it, but it doesn't mean they'll go with it.
ELAYEM
ELAYEM - 4/9/2018, 5:07 PM
@Battabing - Hopefully they dont, but the fact that her lack of talent is so clear and yet they paid her twice to write two different screenplays for two different DC Films is disheartening to someone like me that wants this universe to get better.
Nebula
Nebula - 4/9/2018, 1:27 PM
[frick] saw Bumblebee in the title of a Batgirl article and thought they'd cast Hailee Steinfeld.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 4/9/2018, 1:27 PM
Fans of that writer called Roxane Gay who volunteered last month to pen it must feel pretty letdown right now.

Good luck to the new writer.
Battabing
Battabing - 4/9/2018, 4:56 PM
@NinnesMBC -
She wrote World of Wakanda with Coates. Terrible book.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 4/9/2018, 1:27 PM
Off-topic, bringing this back up again in case some missed it.

http://deadline.com/2018/04/arrow-colton-haynes-series-regular-cw-dc-series-arsenal-1202360437/
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 4/9/2018, 1:28 PM
@NinnesMBC - an article is almost done for that...
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