Legends of Fandom | The Batgirl Movie

By popular demand I take a look back at the tumultuous tale of the Cancelled Batgirl Movie

[@IronBeagle2003]

The biggest downside is not being able to see Brendan Fraiser as Firefly. It’s such a badass villain but I’m glad Fraiser is getting a comeback with The Whale.

[@SirTyJensen]

Maybe Brendan Fraser winning his Oscar will save Batgirl.

[@FilmsByFans]

This film was supposed to be part of the DCEU. It was supposed to be released after the Flash movie. In which Barry travels the Michael Keaton/Tim Burton universe and by the end of the movie, Michael Keaton was going to be brought into the DCEU and act as a replacement Batman for the franchise. As Ben Affleck at the time was not on good terms with Warner Bros and had no interest in continuing to play the character for them. This is actually why it features JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon from the Justice League.

[@KitsuneRokaku]

We deprived of Brendan Fraser playing Firefly during his career renaissance, this cannot stand!

[@caileanthomson1286]

I'm from Gotham City, (well, Glasgow City) and followed the filming of this movie, was so excited to see it on the big screen, especially when it was so close to release. Such a pity it was canceled, but thank you, E-Rod for making this video.

[@alexandrefrauches132]

My theory is that this film was going to be adaptation of Batgirl Year One, since that story not only shows Barbara origin but also it's villains are Firefly and Killer Moth, who would also appear in the film

[@PFiction24]

When I heard about this movie I thought ‘meh’, but after seeing E-Rod and his infectious enthusiasm I want to see this damn movie!

[@autobotproductions1244]

so if we allow this to be more than just a movie... if we devote our time to support those who put their heart and soul into it... this film will become something different entirely... a legend

[@camerongrow6426]

Well done.

[@autobotproductions1244]

@@camerongrow6426 thank you

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

Hes finally doing it, after all these years.

[@camerongrow6426]

This movie very well could have been a Trainwreck, but it serves as a reminder that every movie we see is a little miracle. Totally agree that this film's legend is greater than the film itself. Still want to see though

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

It's a shame what's happening at WB. Hopefully the younger cast can bounce back from this setback.

[@jeremyadler9620]

Great video, Erod! While it's tragic about the cancellation of the Batgirl movie, I get what you mean at the end about it not living up to expectations now, given all the hype. Hopefully the cast will get some great roles in the future. Keep up the great videos :)

[@awesomeproductions7755]

Can you cover Star Wars: Duel of the Fates, the *_ORIGINAL_* Episode IX that would've been directed and written by Colin Trevorrow? Or maybe Batman Unchained, the cancelled darker sequel to Batman & Robin?

[@SirTyJensen]

He should cover Batman Unchained.

[@MrWii000]

I think it’s called “Batman Triumphant”.

[@Rixec2]

Very well done video that really shows all that went into the movie and the tragedy that befell it, making it a true legend. I hope those involved get another chance one day, whether to play the characters in another thing, or to make another movie that won't be written off as a tax write off.

[@theboulder027]

I'm expecting this to get leaked in the next five years... I really hope so.

[@bradwolf07]

I feel bad for Brendan Fraser... dude has been getting a raw deal for too long.

[@yeez13]

In defense of Perlmutter, the guy is being slowly revealed to have always been THE Mastermind of The Infinity Saga, as opposed to Kevin Feige. Let me explain… Phases 4 & 5, with few exceptions like Spider-Man: No Way Home (mostly thanks to Sony Pictures), Werewolf By Night (helped by the loosened rules by being a Streaming Film/“Special Presentation”), and GotG Vol. 3 (which we all knew would be good), have been complete trash fires. Not even hyperbole. It’s also pretty sus that after Perlmutter’s demotion and inevitable firing (as a final FU by Bob Iger), the quality in CGI/ Scripts/ Worldbuilding have gone down the toilet and mostly can’t be blamed on him being so hands-on. But you know who is/was???? Kevin Feige and Victoria Alonso, with the former being there since the early Marvel adaptations along with Avi Arad + Co. and the latter being instrumental in turning the MCU into a dumping ground for her…”ideals”, while being another longtimer that gained more prominence in the days after Perlmutter’s loosening grip 🤷🏽‍♂️ Say what you will about the guy, but when you look back at Phases 1-3, it SCREAMS Ike Perlmutter’s point of view and eye for merchandising/cross-promotion. Even down to the “traditional values” the movies themselves were designed to portray as virtues. If you don’t believe me, just watch Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America 1 again and see how “bootstrapy” they seem by “today’s standards”. It’s a shame, though…since it didn’t have to be this way. All Bob Iger and Kevin Feige had to do? Make that Inhumans movie he KNEW he could be something special had they given it the time of day.

[@nannaleifa]

I can't describe my utter disappointment when I heard that the new Warner regime just straight up disappeared a whole ass movie like that. Batgirl no less.

[@LiveSilence3]

I hope one day we get the release like the Snyder cut. I don’t care if the film is awful I just want to see it the way the directors envisioned. On streaming why not I recon it will get loads of views and downloads

[@JoyfulJester6371]

It's great to see you again erod I've been worried about you but seeing you on my KZbin page makes me smile from ear to ear ☺️ god bless you and I hope you feel the love of a thousand caring fanboys

[@biguy617]

I am glad this got canceled. I saw a leaked trailer of this and Leslie Grace looked bad in it. I a, sad for Brendan Fraser but his Oscar win from the Whale gave me satisfaction for this cancelled project.

[@Christian39521]

From what I heard, despite people going after Zaslav and Gunn for "Canceling" the Batman Beyond movie, this is the Batman Beyond movie. Cause Keaton was hired for 3 appearances. This is one, The Flash is the second one and Aquaman the third one. But that last one was cut.

[@farmerproductions9869]

If your bringing this series back, any plans of doing Justice League Mortals?

[@theleaderturtle]

I won't be surprised if Zaslav quietly cancelled the Batman vs TMNT sequel.

[@biguy617]

The Whedon League and the scandals about Buffy has killed his career. I don’t he will ever direct again.

[@dacutester2]

Omg you still make videos?! I remember watching you maybe about 10 years ago! Back on thatguywiththeglasses!

[@jordangerardpotier]

You know what this reminds me of, the 1994 fantastic four. It’s release was cancelled and no one told the cast and crew. And it’s mostly remembered because of that, it ot was released it would have been forgotten about. The difference is what actually got to see the fantastic four but will not see any footage of batgirl.

[@Christian39521]

And I don't see people of Hollywood supporting the official release of that. Calling out Marvel.

[@MrWii000]

Wow! I actually started requesting this movie!

[@Spellbound_93]

6:00. His name is David Zaslav not Soloff

[@Sunsetaren]

But how come you took 5 years, to make a brand new episode? What the fuck, man? This was the show that got me hooked onto your channel, in the first place! I remember dying in anticipation, for the next episode (this episode) to be released! & Now you decide to release it, at a time that I just gave up on your channel.... a year ago!

[@calebsanders7826]

Maybe do a Legends of Fandom on the CW Powerpuff show

[@aidanhever3369]

I think they did the right thing by canceling it. DC movies go bad anyway, as do their comics and cartoons (Teen Titans Go and Lauren Faust's DC Superhero Girls).

[@aidanhever3369]

@@Flyboy1953 kzbin.info/www/bejne/opnGnKieit2WnaMsi=HMamb0TvzYjVHGEK

[@MrRobot1984]

It just wasn’t gonna work regardless of what people say

[@Batmanbeyyond]

How

[@Polycomical]

Awesome video- as for future videos, what about some of the proposed Cannon superhero movies?

[@davymag3476]

Thank you for doing this ERod

[@jnb756]

I mean this with all respect to all of the Batgirls that have existed in the past - but Batgirl was more of a sidekick than a headliner. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Batgirl but I think it's a stretch putting out anything other than an origin story within a Batman premier. I could be wrong - but it's just what I think would work best.

[@Metalisalearning77]

There's eerie parallels with 'Superman-Lives' but on the Batman side of things. & unlike Superman-Lives; there was actual footage which for fans must be absolute salt on the wounds!!

[@jeremybowen6565]

Personal no as he had allegations from Buffy cast members Charisma Carpenter and Sarah Michelle Gellar being that sexual harassment

[@bwestacado9643]

Not surprised, he is a male feminist after all

[@Maglevspiritualgeek]

You should check out The Blue Brothers the animated series that was going to air on UPN in 1997 but never did

[@katherinealvarez9216]

Movies really do escape.

[@Bladeslingerplays]

Honestly it is for the best that it was canceled because even if it was good, it would have been attached the DCCU as a whole, which has a few good movies but for ever good movie, there is a bad movie. With James Gunn cleaning house (for the best, the DCCU needs a hard reset), the film would have been canceled anyway. But with James Gunn being a fanboy himself and people wanting this movie, he’s like to get the ball rolling on it again eventually.

[@biguy617]

Test audiences hated this movie

[@lordbritannic]

So glad this joke of a batgirl movie is hidden from the world.

[@SuperFlawless2010]

This movie was gonna be DOA, WB released enough crap already.

[@RWE4life]

(axanar) full movie proof they fear the fans

[@NABIL7]

Great review.

[@Minty0091]

90s Fantastic Four cancelled movie.

[@chrisbrasel8060]

A video I thought that wouldn't be made but real life events happening real quickly this year caused Batgirl's solo movie to be canned even though it was almost complete when they wrote it off for taxes also Up yours Warner Bros discovery! Up yours! As a least it got people talking about it and keeping it in the public mindset after it got unfairly cancelled like it did as nice video on the subject matter Erod and I think Man of steel 2 along with the other cancellations by WBD will give you alot of stuff to make Legends of fanboy films videos on. The day Batgirl comes back and is officially complete and released will be a great day for the fans and the people who made the movie. 🎥 🎬 📚 👩🦇📹

[@grkpektis]

It makes me so happy that Black Adam bombed badly after DC canceled this movie that people were actually excited for

[@impithezuluwarrior7858]

Ok but… this movie was gonna be bad

[@katherinealvarez9216]

I thought Black Adam made money. It lost money or did it break even?

[@doctorvanya]

@@katherinealvarez9216 Sometimes the accountants are the most creative people in Hollywood and it can be impossible to determine if a film made money or not. Dwayne Johnson is trying to claim it turned a profit but others are saying it didn't. As with most films they'll be maximizing profits/ minimizing loss to their investors and shareholders while making sure those on back end deals get as little as possible. Black Adam made £391 million on a budget anywhere between $190-260 million (according to Wikipedia). Personally I have no idea if that means made money or not.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

@@doctorvanya well, I'm guessing time will tell us.

[@bwestacado9643]

​@@doctorvanyaWell add at least $200 million on advertising and split the earned money in half as they have to pay the theaters for showing the movies. It probably lost more money than anyone is comfortable admitting

[@erikbihari3625]

Batgirl the second most popular DC character?

[@bwestacado9643]

I think he meant female character. She doesn't even break the top 10 if the men are included in that discussion

[@cameroniacobucci]

Legends of fandom new video ideas: The amazing Spider-Man 3 and spinoffs Tim Burton’s third Batman movie Godzilla 2 (Tristar) Spectacular Spider-Man season 3 Spider-Man(1994) season 6 Superman returns sequel X-Men Origins: Magneto Green Lantern 2 Masters of the Universe 2 Smurfs 3 Fantastic Four 3 Fant4stic sequel Daredevil 2 The Lego Batman Movie 2 Superman 5

[@burnzy116]

Why in Galactus’s gargantuan gonads?! lol

[@LordSvzklx]

...oh my god I just realised the film that was originally supposed to have Joss Whedon helming it was going to have Firefly as the bad guy. Pure coincidence, intentional reference...or deliberate potshot do we think?

[@doctorvanya]

I've heard talk that Leslie Grace has been offered the chance to return as Batgirl in another DC project. I really hope she has some self respect and turned them down.

[@RockerMicke1]

Now that James Gunn is in charge I thinks that’s not going to happen being that now the DCEU is dead and some of of the key actors are calling it quits even removing Henry cavell losing the role in Superman for the new change

[@litlblkhouse]

I'm so angry they canceled the Batgirl movie. If it had been given a chance, we would have gotten Gotham Knights as a movie first. Also Warners is making a huge mistake by selling the CW to an indie station owner, I don't see that backfiring any worse.

[@bwestacado9643]

How are they making a huge mistake? CW has been nothing, but a financial drain since it's inception. It's costing Warner money to keep it around. The smart thing is to dump a dead station and push streaming, since they already have loads of cash tied up in that

[@tjjordan4207]

There’s still a chance for a Batgirl movie to be made and to be great. But it should not be Barbara Gordon. It should be Cassandra Cain.

[@GuyWebz]

Can you do Wolfgang Petersen’s Batman vs Superman from 2004?

[@deraltetrekkie6088]

Wolfgang Petersen was supposed to do a Batman vs Superman? That could've been awesome.

[@GuyWebz]

@@deraltetrekkie6088 Wolfgang Petersen’s 2004 BvS definitely has some interesting ideas. In this script, an older Bruce Wayne now lives a reclusive life after the deaths of Dick Grayson/Robin, Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, and the Joker. Meanwhile Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane are divorced due to Lois not being able to handle the pressure of being married to a godly powerhouse. Bruce is about to get married with the beautiful Elizabeth Miller with Clark Kent as their best man, only to have his newfound happiness proven short-lived as Elizabeth is killed by a poisonous bee that injects her with Joker toxin during their honeymoon and Bruce vengefully becomes Batman once more. Later on in the story we find out a plot twist that Lex Luthor was behind the plot to clone the Joker and create Elizabeth as Bruce Wayne’s perfect wife for Bruce to fall in love with and for Joker to kill her so Batman would go crazy, basically the love itself was a lie that was formed by the Joker to break Batman

[@deraltetrekkie6088]

@@GuyWebz Thank your for the posting of that storyline. Yeah, *some* of the ideas sound interesting. But there are other points, that don't sound that appealing to me. Take the "everyone of the Bat-Family is dead"... meh. Or "Lois and Clark are divorced"... naaah. Sounds too "Snyderesque".

[@brettglover135]

the warner bros/discovery merger is pretty our version of Brexit!

[@sorenthefilmbrony]

I thought you weren't covering the DCEU anymore.

[@redtutel]

To be fair, it’s hard to tell if the movie even was going to be DCEU

[@biguy617]

There are many fans who hated Ms Marvel.

[@xgray2012]

Why?

[@bwestacado9643]

None of Marvel's shows have been liked. Not one is getting views and I think Ms. Marvel only did better than She Hulk lmao

[@bwestacado9643]

​@@xgray2012The character is lame and the show was typical woke trash. Like everything Disney puts out. The only show to do worse than it in views is She Hulk. So the real question is, why did anyone watch this crap?

[@biguy617]

@@xgray2012 the show wasn’t that memorable.

[@biguy617]

@@bwestacado9643 I liked WandaVision, Falcon and Winter soldier, Moonknight, and Loki. The rest I either hated our didn’t watch.

[@Twoand86]

You've been doing "content" for over 10 years and you're still using the camera mic

[@AspieMemoires]

“Only hiring female directors for the movie” Isn’t that just plain discrimination and illegal? o.O

[@Sunsetaren]

Update: This video was released in December 2272 RE, when it should've been released in December 2267 (Following the monthly releases of Episodes 1-7, 7 was in October, 8 should've been November, 9 should've been December!) or March 2268 (1 month after Episode 8's actual release!) or December 2268! (1 year after the original planned release, but still the same year as Episode 8!). Also, this whole episode makes no sense to begin with!! Why? Because how would you know all of this, during the time of production!? If you had released this episode, when you should've = then the movie was still being worked on!!! So you're technically using information that nobody knows yet, thus breaking the #1 Rule of Time Travel = Never tell the Past about the Future!!!!😮 You also can't say a movie is canceled, if it's literally still in production! It's official = ERod is a total moron!! 😂 #SueERod

[@DownHavenEnt]

This movie would've sucked. This probably would've turned me off to DC. Can't handle the trash anymore

[@shmee123ful]

i was really looking forward to this movie, but once agian wb and dc shoot themselves in to foot just as they were starting to do well...ok agian while phase four of marvel flonders

[@bwestacado9643]

Seeing as it was already being lampooned as woke, it would cost WB another $200 million in advertising while knowing full well this movie wouldn't make them a dime. Why lose more money on a floundering project?

[@PeanutTheRanter]

666th view 😆

[@RockerMicke1]

And of course the final nail in the coffin is that James Gunn is now in charge of the dc film deviation meaning that that a huge recast of all the characters for me I’m a bit split on this

[@happygreenhedgehog]

Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong. The Batgirl movie was cancelled because it was woke. WB was afraid. Do some actual research before making misinformation.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

7:08 lies-eh, sort of. I expect Erod to rant on Phase 4 considering the Blockbuster Buster represents fandoms and their distain torwards bad movies, but after he made his Phase 4 videos, it seems like he’s just as biased as AniMat when it comes to Disney movies.

[@Hewylewis]

From I've heard, this movie would have been woke as hell. Also, are you really dissing streaming movies? Because they can have just as big a budget as theater films. Plus, Joss Wheedon has become a very toxic person recently, as people like Ray Fisher have testified.

[@semiposer6111]

I thought you were done with DC.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

I thought he was done being the Blockbuster Buster.

[@semiposer6111]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios I thought things.

[@semiposer6111]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios Why don't you ask him that? Why me do you reply to?

[@semiposer6111]

@Mark Guerrero Who's the pedophile?

[@deraltetrekkie6088]

Wasn't it "done with the DCEU"? Honestly, I hope, that he covers the new DCU.