Batgirl: DC Comics film shelved by Warner Bros after poor reviews in test screenings

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Batgirl: DC Comics film shelved by Warner Bros after poor reviews in test screenings
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The movie, which reportedly cost between $70m and $90m to make, would have featured an all-star cast including Leslie Grace as Batgirl, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Jim Gordon, and Michael Keaton as Batman.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros insiders are insisting the decision to axe the film was not driven by quality, but the desire for the studio's slate of DC films to be at a blockbuster scale, according to the US entertainment news website Variety.

Batgirl has joined an exclusive club of movies so bad they never saw the light of day. Here we take a look those movies and the Hollywood A-listers who appeared in them. NOTHING LASTS FOREVER: This 1984 sci-fi comedy starred Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. It was shelved by MGM shortly before its release date after poor reviews in press screenings.

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