Batgirl-filmen var ett av många DC-projekt som fick ryka när James Gunn och Peter Safran väl erövrade DC Studios, där sistnämnda menar var rätt beslut för att filmen helt enkelt skulle skada DC i längden. Detta enligt en intervju med Variety, där han ändå är tacksam för att filmen inte skadade filmens talanger ytterligare:
"Batgirl's a character that inevitably we will include in our story. On the Batgirl front, it's not about late in the process of the film getting canceled. I saw the movie, and there are a lot of incredibly talented people in front of and behind the camera on that film. But that film was not releasable, and it happens sometimes. That film was not releasable. I actually think that [president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery David] Zaslav and the team made a very bold and courageous decision to cancel it because it would have hurt DC. It would have hurt those people involved."
"As I said, a lot of talented people were involved, but the film just was not releasable. It would not have been able to compete in the theatrical marketplace; it was built for the small screen. So, again, I think it was not an easy decision, but they made the right decision by shelving it."
Filmen fick en "begravningsvisning" för filmteamet innan det låstes bort från omvärlden. Dock klargör Safran att man fortfarande samarbetar med filmens regissörer och manusförfattare:
"I spoke to Adil [El Arbi] and Bilall [Fallah] — the directors — last week, we were chatting. We'd love to be in business with all those folks. Christina Hodson wrote it. Some people are already back in business with us."
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