Michael Keaton is becoming an increasingly prominent part of the DC Extended Universe. Keaton was already confirmed to be reprising his role as Batman in The Flash, but now it appears that he will be starring in Batgirl as well.
The news comes via new casting info from the Warner Bros. 2022 film preview, which has Keaton's name attached to Batgirl. Fans speculate that he will serve as a mentor for Barbara Gordon, who will be portrayed by In the Heights' Leslie Grace. Brendan Fraser will reportedly play Firefly, who will be one of the film's major villains.
Back in October, writer Christina Hodson described Batgirl's plot as an exploration of duality. "What's kind of funny about Barbara [Gordon] and Batgirl is that in this story, she's discovering Batgirl for the first time," Hodson explained. "So she's getting to explore a duality she's always had in her personality, but it's this whole new side of her personality, a side that's more daring and slightly less normal side of her that we just get to have fun and play with."
We also got a glimpse of Batgirl's suit via official concept art, which looks pretty neat.
In the meantime, Michael Keaton's appearance isn't the only surprise leaked by the Warner Bros. cast list. The Flash also appears set to feature the return of two prominent DCEU villains.
Batgirl is currently in the midst of filming, with a release date on HBO Max set for 2022.
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN
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The news comes via new casting info from the Warner Bros. 2022 film preview, which has Keaton's name attached to Batgirl. Fans speculate that he will serve as a mentor for Barbara Gordon, who will be portrayed by In the Heights' Leslie Grace. Brendan Fraser will reportedly play Firefly, who will be one of the film's major villains.
Back in October, writer Christina Hodson described Batgirl's plot as an exploration of duality. "What's kind of funny about Barbara [Gordon] and Batgirl is that in this story, she's discovering Batgirl for the first time," Hodson explained. "So she's getting to explore a duality she's always had in her personality, but it's this whole new side of her personality, a side that's more daring and slightly less normal side of her that we just get to have fun and play with."
We also got a glimpse of Batgirl's suit via official concept art, which looks pretty neat.
In the meantime, Michael Keaton's appearance isn't the only surprise leaked by the Warner Bros. cast list. The Flash also appears set to feature the return of two prominent DCEU villains.
Batgirl is currently in the midst of filming, with a release date on HBO Max set for 2022.
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN
Continue reading...