DC boss Peter Safran plays the party line with Batgirl, calls it "unreleasable"
Peter Safran praises David Zaslav as "courageous" for the controversial canceling of Batgirl starring Leslie Grace

Erstwhile Batgirl star Leslie Grace recently said she hopes the film will live on in “comic folklore,” but the legacy of the film extends beyond disappointed superhero fans. The cancellation of a nearly-completed film by new Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav was (to borrow a phrase from another Batgirl star, Brendan Fraser) the canary in the coal mine for a new era, in which projects are scrapped after being wrapped or disappeared from platforms entirely. It’s an ominous state of affairs for the entertainment industry, and Batgirl will go down in history as being at the beginning.
James Gunn is one of the filmmakers who reached out to directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to express condolences after the cancellation. But if you thought that meant he would be softer on the film now that he’s in charge over at DC, think again. During the presentation of a new slate of films on Monday, Gunn’s DC Studios partner Peter Safran agreed with Zaslav that the film was “not releasable,” according to Variety.