Ivory Aquino, who would play Alysia Yeoh in ‘Batgirl,’ talks about the CANCELLATION of the film

After Warner Bros.’ ‘Batgirl’ was canceled. Discovery, another actress spoke about the sad news and took the opportunity to reveal some behind-the-scenes images of the project.

Via Instagram, Ivory Aquino, who would play Alysia Yeoh, Barbara Gordon’s (Leslie Grace) best friend, made a touching post and wrote:

“Thank you for the outpouring of love, ‘Batgirl’ family, our time in Glasgow was filled with laughter, joy, love, passion and dedication from the incredible crew and cast. ‘Batgirl’ was truly a labor of love that we were thrilled and eager to share with all of you who championed this inspiring character and our family of underrepresented non-traditional peers, having the opportunity to share with the world what EVERYTHING EVERYONE AND EVERYONE can be a superhero”.

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The film would take place in the ‘Batman’ universe (by Tim Burton) and would bring a reference to Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman.

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The news was revealed on The Town podcast with Matthew Belloni, revealing a moment that would show Catwoman’s mask in 1992’s ‘Batman Returns’.

“It’s a beautiful Easter egg. They show Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman mask. Although she’s not in the movie, it was a moment for the fans.”

David Zaslav, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, explained the reason for the film’s cancellation.

The executive revealed that he intended to rebuild the DC brand, and the production cancellation was a consequence of the studio’s restructuring.

“We’re not going to release a movie if we don’t believe in it. We’re doing a reset. There will be a team with a 10-year plan focused solely on DC productions. It will be very similar to the structure that Alan Horn and Bob Iger created with the [chefe da Marvel Studios] Kevin Feige at Disney. Our goal is to enhance and protect the DC brand and characters. This is what we do.

On why the movie isn’t streaming on HBO Max, Zaslav says, “Given the data, our conclusion is that with big budget movies released directly to streaming – in terms of viewing mode on the platform or recurrence of audiences buying a service for them – there’s no comparison to what happens when you release a movie theatrically, so it doesn’t make sense to stream expensive movies directly. strategy. “

It’s worth remembering that “Batgirl” was almost done when it was canceled. After some delays related to the COVID pandemic, the production budget went from $70 million to $90 million. The original plan was to release the film straight to HBO Max, but executives considered making its big screen debut.

From now on, the film will not be released in any capacity. Instead, Warner Bros. Discovery will use the film as tax relief as the company tries to pay off billions in debt.

In addition to Grace and Keaton, the cast would also include JK Simmons (James Gordon), Brendan Fraser (Firefly), Jacob Scipio (Anthony Bressi), Ivory Aquino (Alysia Yeoh), Rebecca Front, Corey Johnson and Ethan Kai.

Christina Hodson is writing the screenplay.

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