Actor Brendan Fraser recently cried that an “entire generation of little girls” will have to wait for their chance to be portrayed by a female version of Batman following Warner Brothers’ cancellation of his “Batgirl” movie. “.
In a recent interview with “Variety,” Fraser, who played the movie supervillain “Firefly,” mentioned the “punch” it was to hear that “Batgirl” was canceled after the end of the series. production of the movie.
The news that Warner Brothers dropped the comic book movie last August after its completion came as a shock to many in the industry. The film, which was slated to debut on HBO Max in late 2022, was all but completed on a budget of $90 million. Cryptically DC Studios co-president Peter Safran claimed the film was “not streamable” at the time.
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Reports clarified that the film was instead turned into a tax deduction for the studio, legally preventing it from being released. Reports noted that this was part of the major Warner Bros financial shakeup happening at the time.
Describing hearing the news for the first time, Fraser said: “I thought I was going punk, but it came true. Then came hysterical laughter like, ‘Are you kidding me? “”
The actor, best known for his character as Rick O’Connell in “The Mummy” franchise, said he and his castmates were expecting an announcement from the studio about the film’s move “from a format of streaming to a theatrical release”.
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‘The Whale’ star Brendan Fraser gave an emotional acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday. (Kevin Winter)
He said: “But as we all know, it was quite the opposite. When we were expecting XYZ amount of support and money to expand the stages – to do shots and that kind of stuff – it was a punch. But then we learned it was in the interest of writing a debt?”
“That part really stung,” Fraser added.
He expressed his disappointment for little girls who won’t be able to see themselves portrayed in actress Leslie Grace’s rendition of “Batgirl.”
Fraser claimed: “What I find most sad is that now a whole generation of little girls are going to have to wait longer to see a Batgirl and say, ‘Hey, she looks like me. That makes me sad. I know how good she was.
“I know what that would mean to so many people,” the actor added.
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He also praised the ‘Batgirl’ star’s performance on set, saying, “It was just magical to see how quietly confident she was as a young actress in this groundbreaking role. and had a sense of purpose and dignity.”
He noted, “She has an unparalleled work ethic. It’s dynamite – and dynamite comes in small packages but still explodes.”
Leslie Grace starred as “Batgirl” in Warner Bros.’ canceled superhero move. (Getty Images)
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