Kevin Feige at San Diego Comic-Con 2022Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney (Getty Images)
Warner Brothers’ Batgirl movie may be a fallen hero as of now, but rest assured she won’t be forgotten. The superhero film’s co-director Adil El Arbi revealed on Instagram that several very big names in Hollywood threw their support behind the team after Warner Bros. decided to shelve the $90 million feature, including an E -Mail from superhero himself, Kevin Feige.
“My friends, I had to reach out and let you know that we are all thinking of you both,” Feige wrote in an email sent to Arbi and Batgirl co-director Bilall Fallah. “Because of the wonderful news about the wedding (congratulations!) and the disappointing news about Batgirl. Very proud of you guys for all the great work you are doing and especially of course Ms. Marvel! I can’t wait to see what’s next for you. I hope to see you soon.”
Arbi shared an Instagram Story with Feige, which recognized Last Night In Soho’s Edgar Wright and The Suicide Squad’s James Gunn for their “kind words and experiences” to the duo.
“Thank you for all the messages of support around the world,” Arbi wrote on Instagram. “Shoutout directors Edgar Wright and James Gunn, your kind words and experience mean a lot and are helping us through this difficult time.”
Ahead of the Instagram posts, the film’s filmmakers issued a statement on Warner Bros’ decision not to release the film, saying they were “sad and shocked” by the news. “We still can’t believe it,” Arbi and Fallah wrote in the joint post. “As directors, it is critical that our work is shown to audiences, and while the film was far from complete, we wish fans around the world had had the opportunity to see and enjoy the finished film for themselves. Maybe one day they will insha’Allah.”
Before teaming up on Batgirl, the two directors spent time working on two episodes of the MCU series Ms. Marvel” to work. In addition to directing the pilot and the second episode of Snowfall, Arbi and Fallah previously worked on 2020’s Bad Boys For Life.