Leslie Grace Martinez as DC heroine Batgirl. Photo @lesliegrace
As superhero movie franchises grow and expand, more and more directors are working on more ideas. James Gunn he was among the first to direct films Guardians of the Galaxy for wonder Y the suicide squad, for DC. Now the directors of bad guys foreverAdil El Arbi and Ballal Fallah, will also make the leap and face the film bad girl by DC after directing the chapters of Ms. Marvel from Marvel on Disney +.
According to Movie, Kamala Khan and Barbara Gordon may be superheroes, but this is where the similarities end. In an interview with this specialized medium, the director duo explained their approach to such a radically different material and promised that their bad girl will have the darkest shade what to expect from the franchise Batman.
Leslie Grace Martínez, American singer, actress and songwriter of Dominican origins, will play Barbara Gordon / Batgirl in the film, which is known to hit theaters this year, but doesn’t have a confirmed date yet. She remembers it was already there bad girl in the past, played by Alicia Silverstone in the movie batman and robin
There was already a Batgirl in the movies: that of Alicia Silverstone, pictured with George Clooney and Chris O’Donnell, in “Batman & Robin”. Clarin Archive
In a recent interview, El Arbi said that both the setting of the film and the age of the character would influence the tone.
With tributes to comics
“Well, it’s a new story, but obviously Batgirl is in Gotham City, so it’s going to be a lot darker than Ms. Marveland our main character is older. I mean, she’s not a teenager, she already has a job. But I think we will still try to have the same visual liveliness that is our trademark, you could say, and homages to the comic, homages even to the Batman animated series and the Batman movies. Tim Burton. So that’s what we’re trying to do, but obviously it’s going to be a little darker … “
The “Batgirl” directors say they will honor the films Tim Burton directed about Batman. Clarin photo archive
“This makes a lot of sense, as Kamala is quite young and her story is aimed at a wider audience. Having a young lead often means making the story a little more familiar, but since Batgirl is an adult, it’s a lot. better .” easier to place it in a more adult world for an adult audience. Tim Burton’s films are revered for their elegant gothic visuals and the animated series is loved in part for its art deco and noir designs, so if these are indicators, bad girl It will be absolutely beautiful to watch. “
Two episodes of the “Ms. Marvel” series, Marvel’s first Muslim character, were directed by the makers of “Batgirl”. Clarin Archive
Apparently, Batgirl will be a grown woman, which for Movie it makes it “much easier to place her in a more adult world for a fairly adult audience “. As for the relationship with Tim Burton’s films, the search for similar atmospheres has to do with the author’s cinema, revered, as mentioned,” for its elegant gothic images “.
Right now, Ms. Marvel can be seen from the sign Disney +. As for bad girleven the release date remains as mysterious as the new lady who will take center stage in the ever-insane Gotham City.
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