Michael Keaton

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…

Batgirl, the upcoming DC Comics live-action movie, has been cancelled. An exclusive report from The Wrap confirmed that Warner Bros. has scrapped the $90 million (about Rs. 708 crore) film, marking it dead. Batgirl was in its final stages of post-production, and was originally set to drop this year. But now DC Films has changed course, deciding not to release it either theatrically or on the HBO Max streaming service. The movie stars Leslie Grace in the title role of Barbara Gordon.According to a statement to The Wrap,…

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…

Michael Keaton has appeared in quite a few superhero films over decades. For a generation, he was Batman, playing the iconic character in Tim Burton’s 1989 film of the same name. He made a comeback to the superhero genre playing supervillain Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming and reprising it in a cameo in Morbius. But despite being part of both DC and Marvel films, Michael claims to have never seen any film from either stable. Also read: Michael Keaton to reprise role as Batman in future DC filmsThe Marvel Cinematic…

Image: Pure Arts, Fan Wraps, and HasbroWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news dazzling us on the internet. This week, Hasbro mashes Transformers up with G.I. Joe again, Lego returns to Obi-Wan Kenobi’s biggest moment, and get ready to never turn your neck with a Bat-tacular Keaton replica. Check it out!Hasbro Transformers Collaborative: G.I. Joe Mash-Up, Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker & Lonzo “Stalker” WilkinsonPeanut butter and chocolate have got nothing on the pairing of Transformers and…

Two Flashes and a SupergirlScreenshot: Warner Bros.Warner Bros. is not going to throw away a movie that’s its Spider-Verse, its No Way Home, and its Multiverse of Madness rolled into one. That movie is DC’s The Flash, directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Ezra Miller. It’s widely expected to be Warner Bros.’ answer to the mega-popular Marvel multiverse movies, with appearances by Supergirl and multiple Batmen—but in the past few months, things haven’t gone The Flash’s way.In that time, and even earlier, the film’s…