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Brendan Fraser Slams Warner Bros. for Batgirl Cancellation

11/24/2025

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Brendan Fraser, the actor, criticized Warner Bros.' decision to shelve the completed Batgirl film, in which he played the villain Firefly.
He says the cancellation is a loss for creatives and audiences and deprives a generation of girls of a relatable heroine, since Leslie Grace would have headed Batgirl.
With Warner Bros. for sale and the DC franchise undergoing changes, the release of Batgirl now seems unlikely.

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Brendan Fraser, the actor, criticized Warner Bros.' decision to shelve the completed Batgirl film, in which he played the villain Firefly.
He says the cancellation is a loss for creatives and audiences and deprives a generation of girls of a relatable heroine, since Leslie Grace would have headed Batgirl.
With Warner Bros. for sale and the DC franchise undergoing changes, the release of Batgirl now seems unlikely.