Warner Bros’ Shelving Of ‘Batgirl’ Has Especially Angered One Group In Particular: Brendan Fraser Fans

Warner Bros. Discovery stunned DC Comics fans on Tuesday when the studio announced that it was pulling the plug on the Batgirl movie. While the film was originally headed to HBO Max, there was talk of expanding it to theaters, which made the sudden decision to completely shelve the project altogether all the more surprising. Not only did the film have Michael Keaton reprising his role as Batman, but Brendan Fraser had been tapped to play the movie’s villain Firefly.

“A minute after this story posted got a call from a rival studio exec who was floored by move,” Deadline reporter Justin Kroll tweeted. “‘Worked in this town for three decades and this is some unprecedented sh*t right here.'”

— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) August 2, 2022

Naturally, fans on social media have been reacting heatedly to the news, but Brendan Fraser fans seem particularly aggrieved. The actor started trending on Twitter as fans couldn’t believe that Warner Bros. would just go ahead and shelve a film that locked down The Mummy star as a Batman villain. It just didn’t make any sense.

You can see some of the reactions below:

— Andrew J. Salazar (@AndrewJ626) August 2, 2022

NOO THE BRENDAN FRASER RENAISSANCE TOOK A HIT

I REPEAT, THE BRENDAN FRASER RENAISSANCE TOOK A HIT pic.twitter.com/8QwSxfj2q5