Zack Snyder shared that if Warner Bros. had given his Snyderverse the greenlight, Barbara Gordon's Batgirl would have had a larger role to play in his Justice League trilogy.
"I always wanted Barbara Gordon to come in the movies," Snyder told Esquire on the day of his highly anticipated Justice League debut on HBO Max. The director added, "Commissioner Gordon would be on the way out, and we'd have Barbara starting to play a bigger role."
Snyder added that his plan for the films included Batman sacrificing himself, which would have left a window open where there was no Batman. He continued, "And I thought Barbara could fill that [window] until the child of Superman and Lois, who has no powers, would become Batman when he was of age."
"It just seemed to make sense, " Snyder continued. "Then, of course, Barbara could have been his mentor, but who knows? That's all just...see now we're just wishful thinking."
Snyder's comments came shortly after Warner Bros. seemingly confirmed that its highly-anticipated Batgirl film is still in development. The reveal appeared to happen while DC projects were being discussed during AT&T's Analyst & Investor Day 2021 presentation.
While a Batgirl project wasn't specifically mentioned, a graphic appeared on-screen showing numerous logos for various DC movies, shows and video games -- including Batgirl's logo.
Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon, was introduced as Batgirl in 1967's Detective Comics #359, "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl!" The character has previously been portrayed in live-action projects by Yvonne Craig in Season 3 of the original Batman series, and Dina Meyer who portrayed Barbara Gordon on The WB's short-lived Birds of Prey series. Recently, it was announced that Savannah Welch will portray Bargirl in Titans' upcoming third season -- which has yet to receive a release date.
Zack Snyder's Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ray Porter as Darkseid, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. The film is streaming on HBO Max.
Source: Esquire
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