Summary
Michael Keaton opens up about theBatgirlmovie being canceled. Keaton first played the Dark Knight in two Batman movies under director Tim Burton. 31 years after last appearing as Bruce Wayne, the actor returned as his version of Batman in 2023’sThe Flash. That was meant to be the start of a new stint ofDCroles for the actor, with Keaton’s Batman planned to appear infuture DC movies. However, with Batgirl’s cancellation and the end of the DCEU, Keaton’s Batman return was cut short.
Speaking toGQ,Michael Keaton said he was not affected byBatgirlbeing scrapped by Warner Bros. Discovery. According to the star, he got a “nice check” for his work on the movie, with Keaton not caring aboutBatgirl’s cancellation. However, the Batman actor did feel bad for the movie’s directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who deserved to seeBatgirlincluded on theDCEU’s list of moviesbut did not get that. Check out the full quote below:
“No, I didn’t care one way or another. Big, fun, nice check.
I like those boys. They’re nice guys (Batgirldirectors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah). I pull for them. I want them to succeed, and I think they felt very badly, and that made me feel bad. Me? I’m good.”
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Batgirlbeing scrapped stands as one of the most controversial moves in the cinematic landscape in recent years. The movie was deemed unreleasable, which led to Warner Bros. Discovery makingBatgirla tax write-off. That was the start of the company’s wave of tax write-offs, with many finished projects never seeing the light of day. Being the first to go and a major comic book property,Batgirl’s cancellation was shocking, especially since Keaton was set to come back as Batman in the DC film.
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Like everyone else, the iconic Batman actor had already shot all of his scenes forBatgirl. Keaton’s Batman would have played a supporting role in the movie. That was meant to build off his appearance in 2023’sThe Flash, withDC planning to make Keaton the Batman of the DCEU— replacing Ben Affleck — and serving as a mentor to the new generation of heroes. For that to happen, Keaton’s Batman would have appeared inThe Flash’s post-credits sceneinstead of George Clooney’s Bruce Wayne, which was later changed.
It would have been exciting to see how Keaton’s Batman would take to this mentor role in a world filled with younger heroes. Sadly,Batgirl’s status as a tax write-off means the movie should never see the light of day, with Keaton’s possibly final performance as Bruce Wayne lost forever. Warner Bros. Discovery has other plans for Batman, with Robert Pattinson playing the character inThe Batman - Part IIand beyond, and Bruce Wayne being rebooted for James Gunn’s DC Universe. Perhaps a newBatgirlwill rise in one or both of the franchises.
