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Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah to Direct "Batgirl" Movie


Thu 20 May 2021 | 01:32 PM
Yara Sameh

"Bad Boys for Life" directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are set to direct Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment’s "Batgirl" movie for HBO Max.

The movie is written by Christina Hodson and produced by Kristin Burr. The project previously had Joss Whedon on board as writer and director in 2017. however, Whedon exit the project in April 2018 due to his failure to crack the story.

Hodson is known for penning "Bumblebee", "Birds of Prey", and "The Flash".

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="2924"]Yvonne as Batgirl Yvonne Craig as Batgirl[/caption]

The movie follows Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon. She is the most established version of the Batgirl character, who was introduced in 1961 as Betty Kane.

The character was revamped in 1967 when television executives wanted to attract a female audience to the TV series "The Batman", then faltering in its third season. Yvonne Craig played the role.

American actress Alicia Silverstone made the character's last live-action big-screen appearance in Joel Schumacher’s 1997 movie "Batman & Robin".