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Hollywood legend Penélope Cruz has portrayed many characters in various movies throughout her remarkable career, however, there is one specific franchise that the actress wants to be a part of. DC’sBatgirlwas canceled last year as a result of cost-cutting measures, however, director Pedro Almodóvar has expressed interest in directing a Batgirl movie, and Cruz has stated that she would love to be a part of that project.
In August 2022, DC Films and Warner Bros. Discovery announced thatBatgirl, starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl, was canceled due to the company’s cost-cutting measures. Many fans were left disheartened as the film was in the post-production stage but was shelved at the last minute.
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Penélope Cruz would love to be a part of a Batgirl movie
In a 2022 interview withVariety, actressPenélope Cruzclaimed that she would love to be a part of a Batgirl project if director Pedro Almodóvar creates the movie,
“That sounds so cool. I don’t even need to read that script… I haven’t done that genre, but with Pedro it would be revolutionary.”
Cruz has collaborated with Almodóvar on multiple occasions, giving fans outstanding movies likeParallel Mothers(2021). At the AFI Fest screening of his filmParallel Mothersin 2021, Almodóvar explained that he wants to create his own version of Batgirl (viaVariety),
“I would like to do something with Batgirl, but I would have to do it in my own way.”
Almodóvar and Cruz have amazing chemistry on set and that explains why the actress said she doesn’t even need to read the script if Almodóvar is directing it.
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Batgirlwas canceled in 2022
The development ofBatgirlbegan in March 2017 and by May 2021, the film was confirmed to be an HBO Max original. The film featured Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl, J. K. Simmons as James Gordon, Jacob Scipio as Anthony Bressi, Brendan Fraser as Ted Carson / Firefly, and Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman. The filming of the movie began in November 2021 and wrapped up in March 2022.
In August 2022, DC Films and Warner Bros. Discovery announced that the film would be shelved due to the company’s cost-cutting measures and they planned to focus on their theatrical releases. Keeping in mind the character’s popularity, Warner Bros. decided to keep the idea on the back burner. There are low chances of this project reaching the theatres any time soon, but it would certainly be exciting to see a Hollywood legend like Penélope Cruz be a part of it.
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
