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Report: Studio Holding 'Funeral' Screenings of Batgirl

But the public will probably never see almost-completed canceled project

(Newser) - The Warner Bros. lot in California has been hosting secret screenings of a movie the public will probably never see, sources tell the Hollywood Reporter . "Funeral screenings" of Batgirl are being held for cast and crew members before the movie, which was canceled when it was deep into post-production,...

Directors of Nixed Batgirl React to the Shock Move

'We still can't believe it,' say Belgian filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah

(Newser) - One studio exec called the move by Warner Bros. Discovery to never release Batgirl, despite the fact that shooting on the film has already wrapped up, "unprecedented." The movie's directors seem to agree with that take. They're now speaking out on the move that has taken...

TV's Batgirl Yvonne Craig Dead at 78

 TV's Batgirl 
 Yvonne Craig 
 Dead at 78 
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Aug 19, 2015 10:37 AM CDT

TV's Batgirl Yvonne Craig Dead at 78

She also appeared alongside Elvis Presley in 1960s films

(Newser) - Yvonne Craig, who played the sexy, crime-fighting Batgirl in the 1960s TV hit Batman, has died. She was 78. Craig died Monday at her Los Angeles home from complications from breast cancer, her family says. She began her career as a ballet dancer, the youngest member of The Ballet Russe...

DC Comics Reveals First Trans Character

Barbara Gordon's roommate reveals that she's trans in Batgirl #19

(Newser) - We've seen gay characters in mainstream superhero comic books, and even married gay characters, but in this month's Batgirl #19, DC Comics ratchets up its diversity a step further, revealing that Batgirl's roommate is a transwoman, Wired reports. The character, Alysia Yeoh, is also bisexual. Writer Gail...

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