DC Hires Ms. Marvel Directors For Batman Spin-off Movie, Batgirl

Batman continues to make a name for himself as one of the most popular heroes in comics, leading to expansions for his universe all across the media landscape. This includes a new entries coming to the DC Extended Universe like next year's Gotham PD series on HBO Max as well as the recently announced Batgirl movie in the early stages of development.

Barbara Gordon will make her first true run in a live-action movie after first appearing in 1995's Batman & Robin, played by '90s cornerstone Alicia Silverstone. It's unclear if this is the same film that was initially meant to be directed by Joss Whedon a few years ago, but signs are pointing to progress being made on production for the movie soon.

That continues today with the announcement for the movie's directors, who are now no strangers to comic book projects.

FROM MARVEL TO DC

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Warner Bros. has hired Bad Boys For Life and Ms. Marvel directing duo Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi to direct a Batgirl movie. They join writer Christina Hodson on the crew for the movie, who has previously worked on Birds of Prey and The Flash for DC.

The outlet also reports that the Batgirl flick is being prepped for a release on HBO Max, suggesting that it won't have a traditional theatrical run.

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