DC Accidentally Promotes Canceled BATGIRL Movie On Standee Promoting BLUE BEETLE

DC Accidentally Promotes Canceled BATGIRL Movie On Standee Promoting BLUE BEETLE

Blue Beetle's already muted marketing campaign is suffering as a result of the SAG-AFTRA strike, but the movie just went viral thanks to a standee mistakenly promoting the upcoming release of...Batgirl?!

By JoshWilding - Aug 04, 2023 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Batgirl

When Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav made the decision to scrap Batgirl, the response from fans and filmmakers alike was not good.

Like most controversies in Hollywood, it eventually blew over and we haven't seen an outpouring of support anywhere near the level of the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement, for example. However, someone working in Warner Bros.' marketing department appears to have completely missed the news. 

Like Batgirl, Blue Beetle was once destined for a Max debut as part of a slate of lower-budgeted DC movies. However, rather than scrap two DC titles with Latino leads, the decision was made to bring Jaime Reyes' story to theaters. 

In a standee promoting the movie's upcoming release, we see that Batgirl is among the DCEU titles advertised as "coming soon."

We'd love to think this is a sign Warner Bros. has changed course and will now release Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's Batgirl, but that's not going to happen for any number of reasons. It's clearly some sort of marketing snafu and an indication of what appears to be continued disarray inside the studio when it comes to its DC titles. 

We're optimistic that will change with DC Studios, though there's so much confusion surrounding the reboot given its use of new and returning actors, it's hard to predict what the future is going to hold in store for the DCU.

Whether Leslie Grace will ever get the opportunity to suit up as Batgirl again is another big question mark, though we'd say it's unlikely. While she's never been blamed for the movie's supposed failings, we'd guess the Bat-Family will be made up of much younger actors seeing as Robin is going to be Damian Wayne. 

Blue Beetle, which is expected to struggle at the box office, is set to be released on August 18.

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/4/2023, 7:45 AM


ROFLMAO!!!!

Thanks WB. I needed that.

Reginator
Reginator - 8/4/2023, 7:49 AM
DC has failure at every level it seems.
Usernametaken
Usernametaken - 8/4/2023, 7:51 AM
The Batman is also on there with a "Coming Soon" That movie came out in march 2022
Usernametaken
Usernametaken - 8/4/2023, 7:54 AM
@Usernametaken - wait is that Superpets too? When did they print this? This makes no sense
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 8/4/2023, 7:53 AM
Yeah
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 8/4/2023, 7:57 AM
WB/DC = We Broke, Donate Cash
micvalpro
micvalpro - 8/4/2023, 8:21 AM
I wonder if they got to make any figures for batgirl
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/4/2023, 8:24 AM
Was it really accident was it mocking movie slap in face
BringFFtoMCU
BringFFtoMCU - 8/4/2023, 8:59 AM
Welcome to the shitshow. Is anyone actually shocked?
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/4/2023, 9:05 AM
WB could [frick] up a wet dream.
braunermegda
braunermegda - 8/4/2023, 9:06 AM
That's genius, because now everyone will talk about the movie for free
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 8/4/2023, 9:12 AM
Wow they are marketing Blue Beetle???
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 8/4/2023, 10:16 AM
@WakandanQueen - They still have toys to sell ...
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 8/4/2023, 9:25 AM
“While she's never been blamed for the movie's supposed failings, we'd guess the Bat-Family will be made up of much younger actors seeing as Robin is going to be Damian Wayne”

Surely by that logic, the bat family will be made up of older/same age actors? If Damian Wayne is Robin, that means Batman has been around for at least a decade, so Batgirl/Nigtwing/Red Hood etc wouldn’t be much different in age than Leslie Grace (who is only 28 btw)

I love the mental gymnastics Josh will do just to get an extra sentence in an article 😂
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 8/4/2023, 9:50 AM
So they were willing to come out with the dumpster fire that is the Flash but they refused to give Batgirl a chance. Why not use some of that Barbie money to spruce up the Batgirl movie? Or maybe just let CW do some of their amazing cgi 😂 to finish the movie and release on streaming or cable?
litobirdy
litobirdy - 8/4/2023, 9:54 AM
this is such a non article article
grif
grif - 8/4/2023, 9:57 AM
wow how old is that standee?

would this thing be worth something having the only existing batwoman art on it?
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 8/4/2023, 10:23 AM
Remember: ‘The Flash’ director claims “weird” CGI was intended.'

Can't wait for the corporate response to this.

(SUITS: Make sure the excuse is written in street-speak)

"We was just funnin' you."
edj999
edj999 - 8/4/2023, 11:47 AM
Just wait, they are going to label this as an exclusive limited edition standee and are going to auction it off to the highest bidder who wants something truly unique from DC movies.
DR3D
DR3D - 8/4/2023, 1:27 PM
The new twitter logo is still terrible.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 8/4/2023, 2:23 PM
JonC
JonC - 8/4/2023, 3:57 PM
Ya gotta love execs making the paycheck that approve the art before it gets made into the final deliverable AND ITS STILL WRONG... did anyone get fired from this? Or, are they just going on to destroy something else in WB's superhero future?
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