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Photo: Russ Martin/FXWhat else is there to say about What We Do in the Shadows, which just wrapped up a fourth season as delightfully brilliant as the ones that came before? This year, we saw Nadja open a nightclub, Nandor get married, Laszlo become weirdly obsessed with home renovations, and Colin Robinson grow up in the oddest (and yet most musical) way possible. But special props, as always, go to Guillermo, who not only continued to kick ass and be under-appreciated, but got an especially nice moment when he nervously…

Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah gave Ms. Marvel a look and energy never before seen in a Marvel TV series or movie, one that was deliberately meant to appear influenced by the young Avengers fan who also happened to be the show’s protagonist. But bringing a teen’s whimsical doodles to life apparently required the skills of an Academy Award-winning visual effects studio.The series’ opening sequence helped set the tone for the rest of the season of Ms. Marvel while firmly establishing Kamala Khan’s obsession with…

Photo: Jeff Spicer (Getty Images)As Brendan Fraser embarks on a tour for his current Darren Aronofsky film The Whale, the Mummy star has talked about his feelings toward Warner Brothers Discovery over its decision to cancel Batgirl. The actor was to be featured as the DC film’s villain Firefly in the superhero spin-off directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Ms. Marvel) for HBO Max.Describing the situation as “tragic” to Variety, Fraser was honest about how it affects talent in the industry at large. “It doesn’t…

Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images)After receiving news that Warner Bros. Discovery has canceled their film late in production, Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah found they had already lost complete access to the movie they’d worked on for so long. According to a new interview, Fallah attempted to record even a bit of the footage on their smartphone after being told that HBO Max would not be moving forward with the film. However, the directors discovered the servers containing the work they had done was…

Batgirl, an upcoming DC Extended Universe film, was abruptly cancelled earlier this month after Warner Bros Discovery, the studio bankrolling it, decided to pull the plug. What made the decision shocking was that the film was reportedly 90% complete and was set for a streaming release on HBO Max later this year. In a new interview, one of the directors of the ill-fated film has said they tried to save the film and keep copies but the studio deleted everything before they could do so. Also read: Warner Bros defends…

Kevin Feige, President of Marvel Studios, participates in the Marvel Studios presentation at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, 2022.Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney (Getty Images)The stunning news that Batgirl, a nearly complete film starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon and Michael Keaton returning as Batman, was being pulled from release shocked Hollywood—especially people involved in the film’s creation, including directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.Spoilers of the Week: August 5thMarvel Studios boss…

Late on Tuesday night, news broke that Warner Bros Discovery, the studio behind the DC Extended Universe, had cancelled the upcoming superhero film Batgirl. As per reports, despite the film being 90% complete, the studio decided not to release it in theatres or its OTT platform HBO Max, citing ‘poor quality’. Now, Leslie Grace, the film’s star, and directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have reacted to the cancellation. Also read: Priyanka Chopra now wants to play BatgirlTaking to Instagram, Leslie, who was playing…

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah at the premiere of Ms. Marvel in June.Photo: Valerie Malcon/AFP (Getty Images)Few times in history has the line between film as a business versus an art form been as clear as the story of Batgirl. Earlier this week, Warner Bros. decided to completely cancel the near $100 million movie, despite its being near completion, due to complex tax considerations as well as a reported new release strategy. The move left Hollywood insiders and outsiders alike stunned, but certainly,…

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. WBD 4.44% has scrapped “Batgirl,” a superhero movie with a star-studded cast that was to be sent directly to its HBOMax streaming service next year without a theatrical release.The decision underscores how the new leadership at Warner Bros.—one of the oldest and most storied Hollywood studios—plans to overhaul its distribution strategy for movies to try to maximize return. David Zaslav, the newly formed…

Leslie Grace as Batgirl.Image: Warner Bros.You’re never going to see that new Batgirl movie. According to reports, Warner Bros. has decided to cancel the nearly finished project and not release it either in theaters or on HBO Max, which was the original plan. There are multiple reports as to the reasoning behind this and io9 has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment. We’ll update this piece if and when we hear back. For now though, the New York Post, which broke the news, says test screenings of the film were so bad…