When it was announced that Warner Bros. would be pulling out all the stops for their live-action HBO Max DC output, there was no way of knowing just how much of an evolution the DCEU would go through when it comes to linking back to the history of DC on screen. In the case of theBatgirlmovie, it looks like the production will not only featureMichael Keatonas Batman and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, but new behind the scenes images have hinted at two more links to Batman lore, with both reporter Vicki Vale and the Court of Owls being name-checked on some prop magazines used in the film.
While the magazines don’t confirm that either of these will appear in the movie, it does show that Warner Bros. is working hard to create an interconnected world around the characters they are moving forward with, which can only mean a richer storytelling environment in the future. If Vicki Vale did appear in the movie, it would be her first appearance on screen since being played by Kim Basinger in 1989’sBatman.
Batgirlis turning out to be one of the highlights of the DC projects heading to HBO Max in the near future, as along with Simmons and Keaton,Leslie Grace’s Barbara Gordon is also being joined by Brendan Fraser as the villain Firefly, with Jacob Scipio, Rebecca Front, Corey Johnson and Ethan Kai, who have all been cast in undisclosed roles. The question many fans have is which canon characters may turn up in the movie that have not yet been revealed.
Batgirl Will Be A Cinematic Movie Made For The HBO Max Streaming Platform
The DCEU is expanding rapidly this year, withBlack Adam, The FlashandAquaman and the Lost Kingdomall arriving this year, followed byShazam! Fury of the GodsandBlue Beetlein 2023, and that is not to mention the fifteen other projects being discussed for the future. WhileBatgirlis heading straight to streaming on HBO Max, that does not in any way mean that the production values of the movie will be any less than those on the big screen blockbusters coming in the next few years.
As Warner Bros. continues to expand the world of DC in a way that they failed to do in the first few years of the DCEU, as well as offering stand-alone projects with movies likeThe Batmanand its subsequent spin-offs and sequels, there has never been a better time to be a fan of both DC and Marvel. The rise of streaming budgets and productions has allowed both comic book giants to create the kind of content that would not have been possible via cinema and network television alone.
