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Weeks after the HBO Max DC movie Batgirl was canceled by the David Zaslav run Warner Bros. Discovery, the pic’s directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah said in an interview with French outlet Skript that the studio promptly prevented them from accessing the pic’s footage after unplugging the movie during post.
“Fallah said. “I went on the server… Everything was gone.”
El Arbi added: “We were like, ‘F***ing shit!’ All the scenes with Batman in them!”
As Deadline first told you, both filmmakers were in Morocco for El Arbi’s wedding when they first learned about Batgirl‘s bad news.
“The guys from Warners told us, ‘it was not a talent problem from our part or the actress, or even the quality of the movie,’” said El Arbi.
He continued, “They told us it was a strategic change. There was new management, and they wanted to save some money.”
“It cannot be released in its current state,” El Arbi said underscoring how much of a director’s cut Batgirl, and the unusual maneuver for a studio to kill a film during a director’s rough cut. “There’s no VFX… we still had some scenes to shoot. So if one day they want us to release the Batgirl movie, they’d have to give us the means to do it. To finish it properly with our vision,” he added.
In an Aug. 3 Instagram post after Batgirl was axed, the filmmakers, said, ““We are saddened and shocked by the news. We still can’t believe it. 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.”
When asked about scrapping Batgirl, Zaslav on the WBD’s Q2 earnings call exclaimed, “We’re not going to launch a movie until it’s ready,” while
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter just premiered on Tuesday night, and star Cheyenne Floyd revealed she experienced an absolutely TERRIFYING attempt at her life — with her KIDS and fiancé in the car!
A terrifying ordeal. Teen Mom star Cheyenne Floyd and her fiancé, Zach Davis, revealed that they were shot at while in the car with their children earlier this year.
Greta Van Fleet bassist Sam Kiszka has shared his thoughts on “popular music”, revealing that he thinks it “almost insults people’s intelligence”.Speaking on an episode of Consequence Of Sound’s Kyle Meredith With …podcast, the musician explained the idea behind the Michigan-based band’s latest album, ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’.“It’s kind of the story of mankind … we frame it in a different way, just so you can see it in a different way,” he said. “The best thing we can hope for is [being] thought-provoking.”He went on to say that he believed this was in contrast to more mainstream music.
Cheyenne Floyd and her fiancé, Zach Davis, as they deal with the aftermath of a traumatizing shooting. In the premiere episode of MTV's, Cheyenne and Zach detailed a recent shooting that took place while they were driving with Cheyenne's two children — daughter Ryder, 5, whom she shares with ex Cory Wharton, and son Ace, 1, whom she shares with Zach -- in the car. «We're just riding and the music was playing.
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Cheyenne Floyd and her fiancé, Zach Davis, as they deal with the aftermath of a traumatizing shooting. In the premiere episode of MTV's, Cheyenne and Zach detailed a recent shooting that took place while they were driving with Cheyenne's two children — daughter Ryder, 5, whom she shares with ex Cory Wharton, and son Ace, 1, whom she shares with Zach -- in the car. «We're just riding and the music was playing.
“Coraline,” since it was the last feature project that Selick completed, is as good a place as any to start when it comes to explaining where the director has been for the past decade. Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, “Coraline” was released in February 2009.
Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus have unfollowed each other on Instagram — reportedly after a huge falling out which left them refusing to speak to one another!
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William Earl Variety will host three parties, in addition to its interview and portrait studio, at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. To kick off the festival, Variety will celebrate its Billy Eichner cover story with a cocktail party for his film “Bros” on Sept. 9. Universal’s romantic comedy, featuring an all-LGBT cast, will premiere at TIFF. Skyy Vodka is the premier partner of the party and will provide a custom cocktail for guests to enjoy. On Sept. 10, Variety and Chanel will bring back their celebration of female filmmakers with a private, invite-only dinner with top talent, filmmakers and executives. Chanel has partnered with TIFF to create the Chanel Women Writers’ Network, an alumnae program and extension of Share Her Journey’s annual TIFF Writers’ Studio. The Chanel Women Writers’ Network reinforces the brand’s commitment to championing women in the arts and creating opportunities for their artistic and professional development.
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SKRIPT YouTube channel in an interview that they don’t have any footage from “Batgirl,” claiming the studio blocked their access to the production servers after it was shelved.“We have nothing! Adil called me and said, ‘Go ahead shoot some things on your cellphone.’ I went on the server and everything was blocked,” Fallah, 36, said. “We were like, ‘F—king s—t!’,” said El Arbi, 34. “’All the scenes with Batman in them! S—t!’”The Post has reached out to Warner Bros.
Robert Daniels Less than a year ago, the legendary Melvin Van Peebles died. He left behind a legacy as a fiercely independent multi-hyphenate creator who altered the course of Black filmmaking and cinema at-large.During his influential life, Van Peebles tackled and excelled in every possible storytelling medium. He recorded seven studio albums and four soundtracks, wrote 13 books and one graphic novel, fashioned nine plays, directed eight feature films, four shorts and a music video.
He don’t need no seaside mansion. Following local contention over his conversion of an abandoned, 19th-century UK bathhouse into a private estate, English rocker David Gilmour is reportedly selling the property. Area residents took issue with the Pink Floyd guitarist, 76, demolishing the historically significant structure three years after purchasing it in 2015. It was initially built to provide bathing facilities to those too poor to have their own. “Hey Gilmour, leave our hood alone,” one activist group wrote in a message pinned to the building before its destruction, the Daily Mail reported.
EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed the Emmy-winning husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Bryan Storkel and Amy Bandlien Storkel, as well as their non-scripted production company, Sidestilt Films.
Manchester City Soccer Superstar Erling Haaland Strikes Viaplay Deal
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