Batgirl
The unreleased 2022 film
Principal photography was finished. Post-production had begun. The audience never arrived.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Never Born
- Peak stage
- near release
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A DC superhero film starring Leslie Grace, originally intended for HBO Max.
The cast, sets and filming were real, and the project had entered post-production. This was not an abandoned screenplay; it was an almost-finished feature awaiting a release decision.
Existence timeline
Warner Bros. begins developing a standalone film around the character.
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah join the project.
The lead role is publicly announced.
Principal photography starts in Glasgow.
The production moves into post-production.
The studio confirms the film will not be released on any platform.
Why it ended
In August 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery decided not to release the film in cinemas or on streaming.
Last confirmed trace
Set photographs, costume images and accounts from the cast and crew survive, but the completed film has never been released to the general public.
What it left behind
Batgirl turned the once-obscure idea of a completed film being shelved into a mainstream cultural and industry debate.
Questions this archive answers
Why was the Batgirl movie cancelled?
In August 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery decided not to release the film in cinemas or on streaming.
How complete was Batgirl when it was shelved?
A substantially completed feature in post-production reached the 95-point near-release stage.
How we classified it
Principal photography finished and post-production began, but Warner Bros. Discovery never released the film to the public.
A substantially completed feature in post-production reached the 95-point near-release stage.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.