Summary
- Jenna Ortega shines as Batgirl in a new fan trailer, sparking hopes of her joining James Gunn's DC Universe.
- The canceled Batgirl movie with Leslie Grace was axed, but Ortega could revitalize the character.
- Ortega's rising star power could bring a fresh take on Batgirl, potentially expanding the DC Universe's roster.
Jenna Ortega suits up as Batgirl for James Gunn's upcoming DC Universe through a new fan trailer, showing what she could look like as the DC icon. While the DCEU movie timeline is over, one of the biggest controversies with the franchise was the shocking cancellation of the Batgirl movie, starring Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon, as the film was set to arrive on HBO Max. Despite having wrapped principal photography, the new regime at Warner Bros. Discovery axed Batgirl in favor of a tax write-down.
While the canceled Batgirl movie will never see the light of the day, the heroine could potentially join James Gunn's new DC Universe. Through a new DC Universe fan video for a hypothetical Batgirl film, KH Studio pitched Ortega as the new Gotham City crime fighter.
The Batgirl fan trailer also sets up the idea of Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn coming back for Gunn's DC Universe, serving as Barbara's psychologist in this continuity. The footage used for the Batgirl fan video includes various scenes from Batwoman, The Batman, The Suicide Squad, The Fallout, and Zack Snyder's Justice League.