BATGIRL: Secret "Funeral Screenings" Of The Scrapped Movie Are Reportedly Being Held

BATGIRL: Secret "Funeral Screenings" Of The Scrapped Movie Are Reportedly Being Held

Although we will likely never get to see Batgirl, what are being described as "funeral screenings" of the movie are being held on the Warner Bros. lot for cast, crew and studio executives.

By MarkCassidy - Aug 24, 2022 08:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Batgirl

Well, it seems a cut of Batgirl still exists after all.

While there are no current plans to release Batgirl in theaters or on HBO Max, THR is reporting that "funeral screenings" of the scrapped movie are being held on the Warner Bros. lot for cast, crew and a number of studio execs.

After these screenings, the movie is expected to be "locked away in a vault, either physical or digital," but the studio may take more drastic measures.

According to the trade's insiders, the Batgirl footage may be physically destroyed "as a way to demonstrate to the IRS that there will never be any revenue from the project, and thus it should be entitled to the full write-down immediately." Others dispute this, and believe WBD may still decide to release the film someday and pay the government back its tax liability.

The first option may prove to be more appealing for David Zaslav and co., however, as it sounds like the studio might be in dire financial straits.

Earlier tonight, the news that both Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Shazam! Fury of the Gods have been pushed to 2023, and THR's Borys Kit has now shared the following update.

Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah recently revealed that they attempted to salvage some footage from the movie before finding themselves "locked out" of the servers.

"We were right in the middle of editing, there was still a lot of work to be done,” Fallah explained. “It was not like the movie was finished. But they told us it was a strategic change. New management. And they could save some cash.”

Saving cash does seem to be Warner Bros. Discovery's primary concern at the moment, so don't be surprised if more delays and/or cancellations are announced before the end of the year.

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Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/24/2022, 8:24 PM
I get it, but man, WB is truly living in clownworld.
Amaru
Amaru - 8/24/2022, 8:24 PM
I wish someone else owned DC.
thedrudo
thedrudo - 8/24/2022, 8:25 PM
So what were the directors talking about when they said it was erased forever?
Amaru
Amaru - 8/24/2022, 8:26 PM
@thedrudo - Probably from the only spot where it was accessible to them. Doesn't take much to figure that out.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 8/24/2022, 8:25 PM
Zaslav right now.

AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 8/24/2022, 8:27 PM
@NinnesMBC -


Cancelling DC animated projects to fund his 90 day fiance trash reality tv🤡🤡🤡
dracula
dracula - 8/24/2022, 8:32 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - outside of young justice nothing animated is actually cancelled

They are just moving it somewhere else

(Stupid to kick batman off your streaming service but at least its still on)
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 8/24/2022, 8:34 PM
@dracula -


I don't believe them. Come on man. That's why they have a streaming service. Put it under the DC logo. Nothing makes sense😐
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 8/24/2022, 8:26 PM
We should get some word of mouth by today. It got the same test screening score as black Adam.😐




WB discovery is a [frick]ing mess!
dracula
dracula - 8/24/2022, 8:26 PM
Nice for the cast i guess……

Seriously do that with the flash, you would probably get a bigger tax write off from that

Dont reshoot anything, just finish the effects and release batgirl on hbomax

Im pretty indifferent to the batgirl situation but yeah would much rather see that than The Fastest Pedophile alive
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 8/24/2022, 8:28 PM
@dracula -


Thank you!!!!!


This new CEO is contradictory. He says he wants high quality stuff but then makes reality tv trash.



Clown world🤡🤡🤡
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 8/24/2022, 8:29 PM
One of those crew members while at the screening.

dracula
dracula - 8/24/2022, 8:29 PM
Ever feel like a lot of people just want an excuse to complain about Warner Brothers?

Seriously who actually cared about Batgirl before it was cancelled? Now its cancelled and go to any youtube comment section and suddenly people care, including people who dismissed it

Seriously if as many people who care about it now that its cancelled had cared about it before it was cancelled, maybe it wouldnt have been cancelled
Vigor
Vigor - 8/24/2022, 8:30 PM
@dracula - yes. Its the "human condition"
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 8/24/2022, 8:30 PM
It shouldn't be destroyed - the return of Keaton as Batman makes this part of comic book film history.
Origame
Origame - 8/25/2022, 12:59 PM
@Nightwing1015 - the whole point of him here is that he already returned in the flash. So that return is still happening.

And if you think the flash should be canceled in spite of the return of Keaton, well then Batgirl should be canceled by proxy since it's heavily dependent on the plot of the flash to work.
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