Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have released a statement to express shock and sadness over the decision for their already shot film to be killed
“We are saddened and shocked by the news,” the duo wrote. “We still can’t believe it. As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves. Maybe one day they will Insha’Allah.”
The pair went on to pay tribute to an ”amazing cast and crew” who “did a tremendous job and worked so hard to bring Batgirl to life”. The film features the In the Heights star Leslie Grace as Batgirl with Brendan Fraser, JK Simmons, Rebecca Front and Michael Keaton returning as“In any case, as huge fans of Batman since we were little kids, it was a privilege and an honor to have been a part of the DCEU, even if it was for a brief moment,” the statement finished. “Batgirl For Life.
The news comes after WarnerMedia officially merged with Discovery in April and CEO David Zaslav took the reins. It’s reported that Discovery took on about $43bn of debt during the merger. Zaslav vowed to cut approximately $3bn in costs which saw the proposed DC movie Wonder Twins