the amazing world of gumball season 5 episode 35

The show was advertised as using state-of-the-art animation technology to 'reinvent Batman and iconic rogue's gallery with sophisticated storytelling, nuanced characters and intense action sequences all set in a visually striking world.

It was supposed to mark Bruce Timm's return to the franchise, after he successfully produced Batman: The Animated Series. The animated Batman show was being produced by Warner Bros Animation, Bad Robot Productions and 6th & Idaho. WBD execs also pulled the plug on a range of animated shows for HBO Max in another cost-cutting move.ĭeadline reported the media giant would not be releasing the Batman: Caped Crusader animated series, along with five other cartoons.

'Also that the costumes looked cheap, especially Keaton's Batman costume.' 'I'll say I'm not that surprised Batgirl got canceled as it features a woke Latino Batgirl and Barbara Gordon in a story that sounds downright awful,' Matt McGloin wrote for Cosmic Book News.Ī source also told the Post: 'They think an unspeakable Batgirl is going to be irredeemable.'Īnd Collider Editor-In-Chief Steven Weintraub tweeted: 'Spoke to people that saw #Batgirl, and they said it was a huge disappointment.

It would have featured Latina actress Leslie Grace in the titular role as she battled Brendan Fraser's Firefly who turned to a life of crime after he is fired from his job, loses his health insurance and could no longer care for his sick wife.Īccording to those who have seen the now-scrapped film, Michael Keaton's Batman was only featured in a few scenes - and did not serve as a mentor to Grace's Barbara Gordon, and the costumes were subpar.

The movie was first given the greenlight in 2021 as part of a company-wide effort to create feature films specifically for HBO Max, Variety reports.

The amazing world of gumball season 5 episode 35