![]() ![]() It is not the first time we've seen Oracle as villain, including way back in Brenden Fletcher's Batgirl of Burnside, but that was not in so many words, I think. That what was Barbara Gordon's heroic and ground-breaking persona is reduced to a tired, one-note villain seems enormously insulting, not only in tarnishing Barbara-Oracle's legacy, but also in positing Oracle as an algorithim separate from Barbara that Barbara is not necessarily the brilliant hacker known as Oracle, but that Oracle is a program that Barbara created (albeit no small accomplishment) that subsequently did the lion's share of what we knew as Barbara-Oracle's work. I can say that artist Carmine Di Giandomenico rocks this book, a perfect venue for the artist after Flash, and while it doesn't seem like he's sticking around here, I do hope he's sticking around the DCU.Īgain, it's hard to know if the idea for Oracle as an antagonist came from Castellucci or if it was editorially driven (in line with "Year of the Villain"), but I'd be just as happy if it were never mentioned again. ![]() Second, I found the first story, at six issues, way over-long (which might be the writer's fiat as much as trying to stick to the schedule of "Year of the Villain"), while the second two-issue story was maudlin to the extreme, if not also an ill-fit for the Batgirl character.Īll of that combines for a tedious reading experience and a bad sign for the future. I acknowledge that's subjective, and your results may vary, but that puts a damper on the book for me from the start. I particularly dislike both of the antagonists that Batgirl faces in the two stories collected here. Unfortunately, despite my esteem for the writer's choices, there's not a lot for me to recommend in Oracle Rising. I'm particularly impressed that she did not, but rather built on Scott's stories via both the heroes and the villains. There's been more than enough reinventing Batgirl Barbara Gordon with every new team that Castellucci wouldn't have been without precedent for doing so. That's rare, I feel, given that Scott only introduced Congresswoman Luciana Alejandro and reintroduced Jason Bard one collection ago, not to mention bringing in the Terrible Trio of Fox, Shark, and Vulture. Though I have a lot of reservations about Oracle Rising, I would note that my confusion stems from Castellucci heavily using the new supporting cast that Scott introduced, so much so that in my faulty memory I thought they'd been created by Castellucci. 6: Old Enemies was Mairghread Scott's, and that Oracle Rising is the very first by Cecil Castellucci. 7: Oracle Rising, I was surprised how much less I enjoyed this book than the previous volume, thinking they'd been done by the same team. Discovery – like TNT and TBS – have also seen cuts, including Samantha Bee’s “Full Frontal” after seven seasons.In thinking over Batgirl Vol. Abrams’ “Demimonde” for HBO was pulled last month. Discovery trying to cut costs, a whopping $3 billion, in the wake of WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery Inc. The announcement of scrapping plans for the two films comes amid Warner Bros. “We are forever grateful to have been part of that team,” they wrote. Grace, the directors added, “portrayed Batgirl with so much passion, dedication and humanity.” They also thanked the cast and crew for doing a “tremendous job” and working “so hard to bring Batgirl to life.” As directors, it is critical that our work be shown to audiences, and while the film was far from finished, we wish that fans all over the world would have had the opportunity to see and embrace the final film themselves,” they wrote, adding “maybe one day they will.”Īside from Grace, the film starred Michael Keaton as Batman, J.K. ![]() In a statement posted to Instagram, the directors said they were “saddened and shocked by the news.” The film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, was due out later this year on the streaming service HBO Max. “We are incredibly grateful to the filmmakers of ‘Batgirl’ and ‘Scoob! Holiday Haunt’ and their respective casts and we hope to collaborate with everyone again in the near future.” “Leslie Grace is an incredibly talented actor and this decision is not a reflection of her performance,” the statement added. The studio also announced that their film “Scoob!: Holiday Haunt” will also be pulled. The movie was set to star “In the Heights” star Leslie Grace in the title role. spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. “The decision to not release ‘Batgirl’ reflects our leadership’s strategic shift as it relates to the DC universe and HBO Max,” a Warner Bros. ![]() The “Batgirl” film that was set to bring the DC Comics character to the big screen will no longer be released by Warner Bros., according to the studio. ![]()
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