Batgirl cast Brendan Fraser and Leslie Grace mourn canceled DC movie

DC may have already announced a new slate of superhero movies and shows under James Gunn’s leadership, but that hasn’t stopped the cast of Batgirl They were openly expressing their admiration for the movie’s cancellation and how it would have turned out if they had seen it. Over the last week, both Brendan Fraser, who played the villain Firefly, and Batgirl herself, Leslie Grace, talked openly about the superhero movie, despite recent comments from Gunn’s DC Studios co-chairman Peter Safran.

Batgirl DC and Warner Bros. decided to cancel the film, despite reports that production was almost complete and had been completed. DC’s latest official-ish statement on Batgirl, and the reasons for its cancellation, came on the day of DC Studios’ big announcement barrage. Safran called the movie “not releasable” and explained that it would have hurt the DC brand to put it out.

Brendan Fraser was on Howard Stern last Tuesday as part of the campaign for his Oscar nomination performance. WhaleHe also spoke a little about Firefly In Batgirl.

“It was a story about a guy who had been in the service and his benefits had been cut and he was very angry with the system and what else is he going to do but burn it to the ground?” Fraser said. “That’s all you need to know. You are a super villain. You’ve got some sympathy for him, you’ve got some humanity to him, and on top of that a screw loose because he’s the bad guy. He is, but what do you think? Like all the best bad guys you kind of like him, a little bit.”

Fraser, while appearing to be not terribly broken up by the fact that the movie will likely never be released, sounded at least a little disappointed that his villainous turn wouldn’t hit theaters or HBO Max.

In an interview with Variety, Leslie Grace spoke of the film on Monday. Grace stated that while the movie was not without its challenges, she found what she saw promising.

“I got to see the film as far as it got to; the film wasn’t complete by the time that it was tested,” Grace said. “There were a bunch of scenes that weren’t even in there. They appeared at the start of the editing process and were cut because of all the other things going on in the company. But the film that I got to see — the scenes that were there — was incredible. It had the potential to be a successful film. Maybe we’ll get to see clips of it later on.”

While it’s only natural that the cast should be proud of the work they did, especially if it’s never going to be seen, it does seem like Batgirl’s lead actors are putting in a bit of extra effort. Warner Bros. is setting an unusual precedent in releasing the movie Zack Snyder’s Justice LeagueAfter five years of outrage from actor and fan alike, Batgirl eventually making it online doesn’t seem entirely impossible. DC Studios is currently led by Gunn and Safran, but there are no plans to make this online version. BatgirlReturn.