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Aug 4 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#Batgirl star Leslie Grace has issued a statement following Warner Bros.' decision not to release the movie in theaters or on HBO Max. bit.ly/3d9IWXO
“Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie ‘Batgirl,’ I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland,” Grace wrote on Instagram. bit.ly/3d9IWXO
Leslie Grace: "I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats & forged relationships for a lifetime in the process! To every Batgirl fan–THANK YOU for the love & belief, allowing me to take on the cape & become, as Babs said best, ‘my own damn hero!’" bit.ly/3d9IWXO
Warner Bros. announced Aug. 2 that it would not be releasing the $90 million “Batgirl” in theaters or on its HBO Max streamer despite the movie being fully shot and in post-production. bit.ly/3d9IWXO
“Batgirl” directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah issued their own statement a day after the film got shelved, saying they were “saddened and shocked” by the news. bit.ly/3d9IWXO

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“Batgirl,” the feature film adaptation of the DC Comics character, has been killed at Warner Bros.

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