Tuesday 9 August 2022 04:16 AM Kevin Smith critical of Warner Bros. for shelving Batgirl while planning to ... trends now
Kevin Smith called out Warner Bros. for their decision to shelve the upcoming Batgirl film while forging on with the release of the Ezra Miller film The Flash.
The Red Bank, New Jersey native, 52, made the remarks on his YouTube series "Hollywood Babble-On, saying it was 'an incredibly bad look to cancel the Latina Batgirl movie,' which stars actress Leslie Grace, 27, in the titular role.
'I don’t give a s*** if the movie was absolute f***ing dog s*** - I guarantee you that it wasn’t,' Smith said, adding that Batgirl filmmakers Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi had previously worked on 'a couple of episodes of Ms. Marvel, and it was a wonderful f***ing show and they had more money to do Batgirl than they had to do an episode of Ms. Marvel and stuff.'
The latest: Kevin Smith, 52, called out Warner Bros. for their decision to shelve the upcoming Batgirl film while forging on with the release of the Ezra Miller film The Flash
The studio last week said that it was not going to release Batgirl theatrically or on its streaming service HBO Max, after claiming it didn't have the scale for a theatrical release and could impact the future of the brand.
According to Variety, Warner Bros. might have been looking for a tax write-off on the motion picture, which would only be possible if it didn't release the movie via any platform.
Smith said that he was skeptical of rumors that poorly-received test screenings soured studio execs to put out the movie, adding that the DC-branded content released on The CW network reflects the money allotted to the budget.
'I love all The CW shows, but The CW
