Warner Bros. has had a movie revolving around Batgirl for quite awhile and after the long road, the film has its directors. As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter,Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the directors behind Bad Boys For Life, have been tapped to direct the film which will center on Barbra Gordon, daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon. Birds of Prey screenwriter Christina Hodson has written the script, and the film is rumored to be an HBO Max exclusive. Producer Kristin Burr commented on the news stating,
“With Batgirl, we hope to take the audience on a fun ride and see a different side of Gotham,”
“Christina’s script is crackling with spirit. Adil and Bilall have an excited and joyous energy which is infectious, making them the perfect filmmakers for this Batproject. And I’m just psyched I get to be part of the DC universe, which is super cool.”
Hodson added,
There’s a little piece of me in every character I write. They start with me, and then they take on a life of their own. [Barbara Gordon’s] been through so many iterations. There’s certain characteristics of hers that are always there that I’m excited to develop further. Whenever I’m writing a character who’s based on someone who’s existed in a previous form, whether it’s comics or a movie or anything, I always hope to bring something new to them and bring them to life in their own way, even if they fairly iconic like Harley Quinn or Batgirl. I think fans want the original, to be honest, but they also want to see something they haven’t seen before.
