Oscar winner Brendan Fraser is opening up about the canceled "Batgirl" movie. Fraser, known for his work in "The Mummy" and "The Whale," played the villain Firefly in the DC Comics adaptation alongside Leslie Grace ("In the Heights") as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl. Unfortunately, after the movie was completed, Warner Bros. canceled it in August of 2022 for a tax write-off . It will likely never see the light of day.
While promoting his movie "Rental Family," Fraser spoke with the Associated Press and the topic of "Batgirl" came up. While Michael Keaton, who returned as Batman in the movie, didn't seem to care very much that it was shelved , Fraser has a different view. For him, that decision was a damning commentary on the state of the industry. Here's what he had to say about it:
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