After the surprise cancellation of Batgirl, all eyes are on Supergirl… and it’s clearly not looking good.
According to Rolling Stone, the shakeup at Warner Bros. Discovery is going beyond the upcoming DC Batgirl movie — it’s likely to touch on other superpowered projects as well.
“Supergirl, which is in development, is unlikely to move forward,” said insiders familiar with the project.
Warner Bros. has been working on a Supergirl movie since it was announced in 2018. Since then, Sasha Kale, 26, has been cast in the lead role as Kara Danvers, aka Supergirl. While fans went crazy recently after seeing her in the Supergirl costume, it looks like the upcoming film is also in danger of being rejected.
The new Supergirl was set to make her big screen debut in the upcoming Flash solo film starring Ezra Miller, with her own solo film to follow later. But now that movie is unlikely to happen, it seems to cast serious doubt on her appearance in The Flash as well.
The cancellation of Batgirl appears to have far-reaching implications for the beleaguered studio, which has also begun to drop HBO Max Originals from its online streaming service.
Of course, Supergirl isn’t the only superhero nervously eyeing the chopping block — DC also previously committed to a Blue Beetle movie starring Cobra Kai’s Xolo Maridueña and a planned Black Canary movie starring Jurnee Smollett.
Every DC movie and series affected by the Warner Bros. merger. Discovery
You have to wonder if these projects will move forward and what other DC projects are in the firing line. Either way, it looks like Warner Bros. Discovery is undergoing a major shake-up, with DC’s beloved properties not clear on their whereabouts.
Despite the cancellations and uncertainty, Joker 2 is still going ahead with Joaquin Phoenix returning as Arthur Fleck. But that’s to be expected—after all, with 11 Oscar nominations and grosses of over $1 billion, a sequel was inevitable.
What will happen to the rest of the DCEU remains to be seen. Want to learn more about the Warner Bros. shakeup? Discovery? We break down exactly what happened to Batgirl and look at which other DC heroes are facing the axe.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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