Honestly I was very excited for Batgirl!

The decision to write-down a fully shot $90 million live-action Batman-verse movie instead of releasing it on HBO Max was incredibly surprising, especially given the optics of ditching a DC superhero project that starred Dominican actress Leslie Grace.

In an age where so many subpar projects are put onto streaming services with a "throw it at the wall and see what sticks" mentality. Comic book master Kevin Smith said, "It's a really poor look to cancel the Latina Batgirl movie."

As per Hollywood Reporter, David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, defended the choice by saying that the movie, from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah: “We’re not going to launch a movie until it’s ready. We’re not going to launch a movie to make a quarter, and we’re not going to put a movie out unless we believe in it. … We’re going to focus on quality.”