DC boss Peter Safran plays the party line with Batgirl, calls it 'unreleasable'
to directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to express condolences after the cancellation. But if you thought that meant he would be softer on the film now that he’s in charge over at DC, think again. During the presentation of aagreed with Zaslav that the film was “not releasable,” according to“I actually think that [David] Zaslav and the team made a very bold and courageous decision to cancel it, because it would’ve hurt DC, it would’ve hurt those people involved.
. It is interesting, however, to frame this as a “courageous” move based on the creative integrity of the studio and characters without mentioning the hefty tax break the company took for permanently locking away the work of hundreds of industry professionals.with all those folks. Christina Hodson wrote it. Some people are already back in business with us,” Safran said. “As I said, a lot of talented people were involved, but the film just was not releasable.
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