Just last summertime , Warner Bros. seize In the Heights starLeslie Graceto play Barbara Gordon forthe Batgirl moviethey’ve been trying to make for about five years . So far , the cock-a-hoop word has been all about the cast , such as internet faveBrendan Fraserpotentially as arsonist baddie Firefly and the second ( well , third ) coming ofMichael Keaton as Bruce Wayne . On Friday night , Grace liberate the first prescribed image for the film : her in thepretty cool - lookingBatsuit , resist on a rooftop in Gotham , as Bats often do .
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“ I use their expectations against them , ” Grace wrote for the legend . “ “ That will be their impuissance . Not mine . Let them all underestimate me … And when their guard is down , and their pridefulness is rising , lease me kick their butts . ” The quote comes from 2003 ’s Batgirl : Year One miniseries from writers Scott Berry and Chuck Dixon and creative person Marcos Martin , which served as an blood of how she became the first modern Batgirl . The comedian ’s supporting cast includedher father Jim , Firefly , Batman , and Killer Moth , at least three of whom are confirmed or believed to be in this film .
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The costume , though , is reasonably recent , hail from 2014’sfan favoriteBatgirl of Burnside serial by Brendan Fletcher , Cameron Stewart , and Babs Tarr . In it , Babs created the costume after moving to the hipster , voguish district of the same name . ( It ’s also her nonpayment costume in the upcomingGotham Knightsgame . ) It continue to be seen what else from those comics gets add over for the picture , such as Barbara ’s roomie or the focus on societal media . Hopefully we get some more of Jurnee Smollett - Bell’sBlack Canary , since Dinah was a merriment addition to that Bible ? Either agency , here ’s hop the picture is good and does one of Batman ’s best partners justice .
Correction : 10:43 a.m. ET : This article previously called Black Canary ’s thespian Jussie Smollett - Bell . The character was played by Jurnee Smollett - Bell , not her buddy .
Batgirl is expected to release as an HBO Max original film in sometime in 2022 .
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