Warner Bros. and DC Films have announced that theBatgirlmovie will now be written by Christina Hodson, who just wrote the Transformers spinoff movieBumblebee. The news comes after many DC fans believed the project was dead after it was announced previous writer and director, Joss Whedon, had exited the movie. However, this new announcement should get fans excited about the further development of theBatgirlmovie.
In addition to theBumblebeemovie, Christina Hodson wrote the 2017 thrillerUnforgettable, which starred Rosario Dawson and Katherine Heigl. But more importantly, Hodson wrote the script for the Harley QuinnBirds of Preyspinoff for Warner Bros. and DC Films and it’s been reported that the studio is very happy with the results, which obviously helped in landing theBatgirlwriting gig. It’s also been reported that theBirds of Preyscript has already started to be sent to directors, meaning that it’s only a matter of time before that movie goes into another stage of active development.
Joss Whedon wasfirst attachedto writeBatgirllast year, which had many fans excited. The creator ofBuffy the Vampire Slayerseemed like an ideal choice, but there have been some hiccups for Whedon and Warner Bros. over the last several months. The first being the perceived failure ofJustice League, a project that Whedon took over after original director, Zack Snyder, left (or was dismissed?). The second reason being that Joss Whedon claims he just couldn’t come up with any ideas for theBatgirlmovie. Additionally, Whedon’s ex-wife wrote a scathing article about his treatment of women over the years. The article might not have been themain reason behind Whedon leaving the female-led project, but it was probably given some thought.
Now thatBatgirlis back on track, DC fans are wondering who will get the role of one theirbiggest female superheroes. Lindsay Lohan has been publicly campaigning for the part in interviews and through social media, but fans have already decided that she isn’t the perfect fit for the Barbara Gordon character. Alicia Silverstone famously played the role in 1997’sBatman and Robin, which wasn’t exactly received very well by anybody, so it’s about time that we get a fresh version ofBatgirl.
Christina Hodson appears to be a confident choice to writeBatgirlafter her the script forBirds of Prey. Author Roxanne Gay threw her name into the hat via social media after it was announced that Joss Whedon was leaving the project, but that obviously didn’t work out. There was even a prettyweird theory about Lena Dunham taking over the project, but fans didn’t really seem to like that idea very much at all. For now,Batgirlseems to be in capable hands. This is a developing story and more news is expected to be announced soon. In the meantime, you may read the original report over atThe Hollywood Reporter.
