A decade ago, for example, inspired by the success of Marvel’s Avengers saga, DC set out to build its own interconnected movie series, largely under the stewardship of director Zack Snyder. Since the high point of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy (with Christian Bale as Batman), the brand has regularly announced grand plans and projects, only to abandon them and change course. In that universe, last time anyone checked, Ben Affleck was Batman – and possibly still is.ĭC fans have grown accustomed to this level of chaos. But Pattinson’s Batman has no connection with the core DCEU, which is inhabited by familiar characters such as Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman and Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. Last year’s The Batman, led by Robert Pattinson, was a big hit, taking more than $770m globally. While arch-rival Marvel has translated its back catalogue into a succession of interconnected, well-received and incredibly lucrative movies and small-screen series over the past 15 years, DC has been one step behind – and all over the place.Īt present, the DC extended universe (DCEU) seems to be expanding in all directions at once. And yet Warner Bros, which has wholly owned DC since 1990, has consistently struggled to capitalise on it. DC invented both the superhero (with Superman’s comic-book debut in 1938), and, arguably, the superhero movie (with 1978’s Christopher Reeve-led Superman). DC is one of the best known brands on the planet – home to household-name characters like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. The Batgirl fiasco is yet another indicator that all is not well with the DC franchise. To me it’s a sign that Warners haven’t really learned a damn thing.” “Almost everyone that I’ve talked to – from producers to executives, agents, artists, designers, writers, directors – they’ve all said that’s the most fucked-up thing they’ve ever heard.
“It’s viewed very negatively in the industry,” says one insider who worked on Batgirl (and did not wish to be named). The news was also met with alarm throughout Hollywood. Leslie Grace as Batgirl in the cancelled DC film.
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