Shortlist For Barbara Gordon in DC Comics ‘Batgirl’ Revealed

News July 19, 2021 10:51 amJuly 19, 2021 10:57 am Caleb Williams
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Today, Deadline revealed that a shortlist of actresses are test screening for the title role of Batgirl later this week. The shortlist includes Isabela Merced (Sicario: Day of the Soldado), Zoey Deutch (Zombieland: Double Tap), and Leslie Grace (In The Heights). The site goes onto mention that Haley Lu Richardson (Five Feet Apart) was also approached but has since passed.

The film is expected to introduce a new Commissioner James Gordon apart from both 2017’s Justice League (played by J.K Simmons) and 2022’s The Batman (played by Jeffery Wright). It has also been revealed that Firefly may be the villain used in the upcoming solo film. Directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are set to helm the project. With a screenplay by Christina Hodson.

Batgirl has no set release date

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Caleb began his film and television news reporting career during high school in 2008 by creating Superhero Movie News and part-time writing on ComicBookMovie.com. Eventually, he started Omega Underground with Christopher Marc in 2015. Breaking some major news stories throughout the industry and gaining recognition as a respectable film reporter on social media.

Caleb eventually sold Omega Underground and all its assets to Geeks World Wide, LLC in 2018 and became a staff writer for them for about a year. Finally, Caleb left GWW to begin Knight Edge Media from scratch in November 2019 while finishing his Bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communication: Social Media Management. Knight Edge Media has become a premier website destination for nerdy film and television casting, trailers, reviews, and production updates from the project’s announcement to its final worldwide release. Knight Edge Media has also been known for breaking several exclusive news stories throughout the website’s history. Appearing in The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap.

Throughout his film reporting career, Caleb Williams has been given full press credentials for many nerdy Movie and TV conventions, including San Diego Comic-Con, Las Vegas CinemaCon, and Phoenix Fan Fusion. He also has early press access to many upcoming streaming projects for review on Knight Edge Media.

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