DOOM PATROL Star Brendan Fraser Joins HBO Max's BATGIRL As The Villainous Firefly...Or Carmine Falcone

DOOM PATROL Star Brendan Fraser Joins HBO Max's BATGIRL As The Villainous Firefly...Or Carmine Falcone

Batgirl, starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon, just made a major casting addition with Doom Patrol star Brendan Fraser set to take on the role of the villainous Firefly...or possibly Carmine Falcone!

By JoshWilding - Oct 25, 2021 03:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Batgirl
Source: Deadline

Deadline reports that Brendan Fraser (No Sudden Move) has joined the cast of Batgirl. While it's not confirmed, the trade believes the actor playing classic DC Comics supervillain Firefly. A member of Batman's rogues gallery, he's actually one of the first bad guys Barbara Gordon ever faced (along with Killer Moth) in the pages of Batgirl: Year One

The character was first introduced in the pages of 1952's Detective Comics #184; while he's appeared in Arrow, Firefly has never actually been in a movie. Batgirl is heading to HBO Max, so it won't play in theaters, but giving him the spotlight in this adventure should make a lot of fans happy.

Leslie Grace will play Batgirl, while Jacob Scipio was recently added to the cast in a mystery role. However, as the Firefly rumours have been proven correct, we'd bet on him starring as Killer Moth. 

No stranger to the DC Universe after playing Cliff Steele/Robotman in Doom Patrol, Fraser has been having a great year. The Mummy star landed the lead role in Darren Aronofsky's The Whale earlier this year, while Martin Scorsese tapped him for a big part in his upcoming movie Flower Moon

Firefly should make for a formidable big bad in Batgirl. Very little has been revealed about the movie, though we do know J.K. Simmons is in talks to return as Commissioner Jim Gordon. While Deadline was first to break the news, The Hollywood Reporter has since claimed that one source tells them Fraser could actually be playing mobster Carmine Falcone. We'll see.

Borys Kit notes that Sylvester Stallone was first offered the part, and adds that another key role is Falcon's son who becomes romantically linked to Batgirl (that could also be Scipio's role).

Batgirl doesn't have a release date, but will likely start production in 2022.

UPDATE: Well, Firefly it is then...
 

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Desrow
Desrow - 10/25/2021, 3:17 PM
SensitivityII
SensitivityII - 10/25/2021, 3:27 PM
josh report on the doctor strange reshoots
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/25/2021, 3:37 PM
@SensitivityII

What’s to report
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/25/2021, 3:37 PM
If the source is Grace Randolph then

👉🏻 🗑
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/25/2021, 3:46 PM
@regularmovieguy - Cumberbatch confirmed it
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/25/2021, 4:12 PM
@tmp3 -

What's special about the reshoots?
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/25/2021, 4:15 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - It's the second round of reshoots, happening November/December. Cumberbatch said it's to help make the movie better
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/25/2021, 4:17 PM
@tmp3 -


Arent reshoots always to nake the film better💁?


Himura
Himura - 10/25/2021, 4:40 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - Reshoots are also standard practice in most, if not all movies. They're literally planned into the schedule and contracts. It doesnt instantly mean the movie is bad.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 10/25/2021, 4:55 PM
@tmp3 - lol well that’s not a great sign
ScottSummers
ScottSummers - 10/25/2021, 5:28 PM
@McMurdo - Reshoots do not automatically mean the movie is in trouble.
Origame
Origame - 10/25/2021, 5:48 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - no. All reshoots are to make a movie worse./s
DanFlashesShirt
DanFlashesShirt - 10/25/2021, 7:24 PM
@SensitivityII - eh, doesn’t Sam Raimi always do a lot of those?
bcom
bcom - 10/25/2021, 7:28 PM
@McMurdo - Not really. Pretty much 100% of ALL movies plan for reshoots. It's pretty standard practice and does not mean a movie 'is in trouble' or is bad.
globaltravels
globaltravels - 10/26/2021, 4:06 AM
@bcom - imagine publishing a first draft of a novel… that’s what reshoots are. “Wouldn’t it be great if instead of X we did Y”. They literally exist to improve the final product.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/26/2021, 8:59 AM
@tmp3

Damn, I don't think we need to spell doom and gloom but there have been a shit ton of leaks from the movie.
WakandaTech
WakandaTech - 10/25/2021, 3:28 PM
So it seems as of now this will be the DCEU slate for 2022


The Batman
Black Adam
Flash
Aquaman: Lost Kingdom

Peacemaker
Batgirl


Pretty EPIC
Krav
Krav - 10/25/2021, 3:37 PM
the hbo max movies will probably release in 2023
Cbmfilmjunkie
Cbmfilmjunkie - 10/25/2021, 4:39 PM
@WakandaTech -
Plus GL, Static, Zatanna, Blue Beatle … allegedly.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/25/2021, 3:28 PM
What about Mothman?

#IfYouKnowYouKnow
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/25/2021, 3:30 PM
Also Brendan is one wholesome guy and deserves all the love in the world.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 10/25/2021, 4:05 PM
@Doomsday8888 - killer moth*
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/25/2021, 4:10 PM
@JFerguson
Brainfart moment, but you're right amigo!
JFerguson
JFerguson - 10/25/2021, 4:26 PM
@Doomsday8888 - yup, hope that they do eventually adapt him in a sequel to this or something

Cap1
Cap1 - 10/25/2021, 3:28 PM
The Brendan Fraser reconnaissance continues!! Rejoice
MuadDib
MuadDib - 10/25/2021, 3:29 PM
Sounds good in theory, let’s see how it’s executed.

HBOMAX gives me confidence, WB takes it away.

It’s a fine line between success and failure.

Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 10/25/2021, 3:32 PM
Yes yes give him all the jobs!

GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/25/2021, 3:32 PM
The Fraserssance counties
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