Jacob Scipio Joins DC Comics ‘Batgirl’ In Mystery Role

News October 18, 2021 6:41 pm Caleb Williams

Today, Deadline announced Jacob Scipio has joined the cast of DC Comics’ upcoming Batgirl feature film. He re-teams with his Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah as they helm the project. It’s unknown what role he will be playing in the spin-off Batman flick. The report also once again confirms J.K Simmons will be returning as Jim Gordon; with In The Heights breakout star Leslie Grace cast in the title role. The screenplay was written by Birds of prey and The Flash screenwriter Christina Hodson. Production is currently underway in Morocco..

Batgirl will debut exclusively on HBO Max in 2022

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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. 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.

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