Adil El Arbi: Last News

Over the last decade, we’ve seen so many DC Comics projects come and go, from the big screen to the small screen, various reasons contributed to their demise. It’s sometimes hard to keep track of all the ones that were announced for development given that so many haven’t crossed the finish line as Warner Bros.

Batgirl filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah say they would still work with Warner. Bros Discovery after their highly-anticipated $90 million film was shockingly shelved this past summer.Fallah, 36, told The Hollywood Reporter Monday, 'Yeah, we’d still work with them - but on the condition that the movie comes out.'I mean, if Warner says, "Do you want to do the next Batman or Superman?" Of course we’ll say yes.

It was two days after director Adil El Arbi’s wedding in Morocco when he and his co-director Bilall Fallah got the call that their recently wrapped $70M film Batgirl would be shelved as part of a cost-saving move for Warner Bros Discovery under David Zaslav’s new regime. 

Brent Lang Executive Editor Both Brendan Fraser and Darren Aronofsky have had some high-profile setbacks when it comes to the comic book genre. The two men, who are collaborating on the acclaimed indie drama “The Whale,” opened up about their struggles during recent interviews with Variety. Fraser spent months in Glasgow, Scotland portraying Firefly, a pyromaniac who faces off against Leslie Grace’s costumed heroine in “Batgirl.” That film was supposed to debut on HBO Max, but it was scrapped, a victim of the merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia, the streaming service’s parent company. “It’s tragic,” Fraser told Variety as part of a cover story on “The Whale.” “It doesn’t engender trust among filmmakers and the studio. Leslie Grace was fantastic. She’s a dynamo, just a spot-on performer. Everything that we shot was real and exciting and just the antithesis of doing a straightforward digital all green screen thing. They ran firetrucks around downtown Glasgow at 3 in the morning and they had flamethrowers. It was a big-budget movie, but one that was just stripped down to the essentials.”   

 may have been scrapped, but the DC film still lives on in the heart of star Leslie Grace.Over the weekend, the actress shared two videos on her TikTok featuring behind-the-scenes clips of her work as Barbara Gordon from the canceled DC film, with the second set to a song she'd written herself called «Batgirls Get Lonely Too.» The videos include footage of practicing her fight scenes and stunts, playback of Grace fighting Brendan Fraser's Firefly, the actress' face covered in SFX makeup bruises and goofing around on the set of the project, alongside her cast and crew.«I couldn’t resist,» she captioned the first video, soundtracked by Omar Apollo's «Evergreen (You Didn’t Deserve Me At All).» The second montage of clips featured Grace's song, which she shared she «wrote...during the pandemic… b4 I even knew ANY of this would be my life.»Grace's trek down memory lane comes a little over a month after she broke her silence about DC canceling her film. The actress took to Instagram to share her pride in the production, despite the studio's decision.She wrote, «On the heels of the recent news about our movie 'Batgirl,' I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland.

Brendan Fraser was 'disappointed' that the Batgirl movie was shelved.Fraser, 53, spoke with Variety at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival about Warner Bros. Discovery last month shelving the film, in which he portrayed the supervillain Firefly.Fraser said that 'the fans really wanted to see this film made,' describing Leslie Grace, who played the titular role, as 'a dynamo.' The latest: Brendan Fraser, 53, was 'disappointed' that the Batgirl move was shelved in an interview with Variety at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Batgirl” actor Ivory Aquino is speaking out about Warner Bros.’ decision to indefinitely shelve the DC film. In an emotional letter addressed to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslov, Aquino — who played the best friend of Barbara Gordon (a.k.a. Batgirl) — pleaded for the studio executive to rethink the alleged plan to permanently destroy the movie’s footage. “As one of many who poured our hearts into the making of this movie, I ask that this measure be reconsidered,” Aquino wrote Wednesday night on Twitter. “As much as I’ve tried my best to be strong these past few weeks, I’d find myself crying, for lack of a better term, from grief, and tonight was one of those nights.”

Batgirl at the studio for cast and crew, according to reports.Earlier this month, the company abruptly axed the DC film after it was originally scheduled to be released on HBO Max.It’s claimed the cancellation was due to new management at Warner Bros. Discovery, who wanted to pivot back to making DC films at a blockbuster scale.

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have claimed they can no longer access footage from the film.Earlier this month, it was revealed Warner Bros. Discovery had shelved the film after it was originally due to be released on HBO Max.“The guys from Warners told us it was not a talent problem from our part or the actress, or even the quality of the movie,” El Arbi told SKRIPT. “They told us it was a strategic change.

Ethan Shanfeld Earlier this month, Warner Bros. Discovery kicked off a wave of cancellations and cost-cutting measures by scrapping DC’s $90 million “Batgirl” movie starring Leslie Grace, which was already in post-production. In a new interview with French outlet Skript, “Batgirl” co-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah revealed that the studio blocked their access to footage after axing the film. “Adil called and told me, ‘Go ahead. Shoot everything on your mobile,'” Fallah said. “I went on the server … Everything was gone.” El Arbi added: “We were like, ‘Fucking shit!’ All the scenes with Batman in them!”

Weeks after the HBO Max DC movie Batgirl was canceled by the David Zaslav run Warner Bros. Discovery, the pic’s directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah said in an interview with French outlet Skript that the studio promptly prevented them from accessing the pic’s footage after unplugging the movie during post.

Zack Sharf It’s been two weeks since Warner Bros. announced it would not be releasing “Batgirl” in theaters or on HBO Max, instead opting to take a tax write-off on the $90 million comic book tentpole. In a new interview with Discussing Film, composer Natalie Holt called the studio’s decision to ax the film “a massive shame.” Holt, an Emmy nominee for her work on Marvel’s “Loki,” worked for a year on the “Batgirl” score and had 90 minutes of original music written when the news hit that the film was being shelved.“I had written about an hour and a half of music,” Holt said.

Batgirl star Leslie Grace was seen for the first time after the $90million superhero flick was scrapped by Warner Bros after being deemed 'awful' by executives.The 27-year-old American actress was spotted exiting the Monte Carlo Italian Deli in Burbank, California on Wednesday just days after the shock announcement.She looked somber as she opted for a business chic look while on the outing as she sported a white long-sleeved blouse with brown trousers and shimmering heels.

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have passed along a message of support from Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige following the axing of their film by Warner Bros.

Zack Sharf “Batgirl” co-director Adil El Arbi revealed on Instagram that several high-profile Hollywood names have reached out to him and fellow “Batgirl” director Bilall Fallah in the aftermath of Warner Bros. shelving their comic book movie. The studio announced Aug.

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The Post broke the story Tuesday that the mostly completed DC film wouldn’t hit theaters or stream on HBO Max.The “Birdman” actor previously donned the black leather suit as Bruce Wayne/The Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s 1989 flick “Batman” and its 1992 sequel, “Batman Returns.”However, due to the canceled movie, Keaton will possibly have a diminished role in the DC universe in upcoming projects.The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Wednesday that his character was “at the center” of a big action sequence in “Batgirl.”The outlet also noted how Keaton’s Batman is an important part of next year’s Ezra Miller-fronted movie “The Flash.” Sources then added that he also filmed shots for the forthcoming “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.”The “Aquaman” sequel was supposed to debut before “The Flash,” thus explaining how Keaton’s iteration of Batman was central to the current DC storylines.Ben Affleck — who took over the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and 2017’s “Justice League” — is back for the ocean-filled sequel.The Post reported on Tuesday that test audiences were allegedly “confused” about how Keaton’s Batman fit into “Aquaman 2.”Leslie Grace, J.K. Simmons, Jacob Scipio and Brendan Fraser were also set to star in “Batgirl” alongside Keaton.The cast was “humiliated” by Warner Bros.

Batman spin-off Joker – announced back in June with the full title Joker: Folie à Deux – has been given an official release date.Deadline broke the news overnight, revealing that the Todd Phillips-directed, Joaquin Phoenix-starring film would be released on October 4, 2024. It echoes the release of the first Joker, which made it to cinemas on the same day in 2019.

Batgirl star Leslie Grace has responded to Warner Bros. discarding of the DC film on social media, and they weren’t words of bitterness, just gratefulness to be on the journey.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Joker: Folie à Deux” is hitting theaters in 2024.The sequel, which sees the return of Joaquin Phoenix as Batman’s notorious foe, will debut on the big screen on Oct. 4, 2024 — exactly five years after the first film was released.The follow-up to 2019’s blockbuster “Joker” will be a musical, with none other than Lady Gaga expected to play the Clown Prince of Crime’s co-conspirator Harley Quinn. “Joker” was inteded to be a standalone film, but after the original grossed more than $1 billion globally and won Phoenix an Oscar, a sequel was pre-ordained.

Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have released a statement following the film’s cancellation by Warner Bros.On Tuesday (August 2), the studio abruptly axed the film and announced it would no longer be released on streaming service HBO Max as originally intended.The project, which was in post-production after filming concluded in March this year, is reported to have been cancelled due to new management at Warner Bros. Discovery who pivoted back to making DC films at a blockbuster scale.