Batgirl star Leslie Grace breaks silence: ‘Seven months’ hard work’

It was meant to be the biggest role of her career - now actress Leslie Grace is breaking her silence over the Batgirl movie being shelved.

Leslie Grace, the star of Batgirl – the $100 million DC film that was cut by Warner Bros. – has spoken out about the unexpected twist of fate for the first time.

The Post this week revealed the film’s cast and crew were not informed that their multimillion-dollar project was shelved by the studio.

Sharing behind-the-scenes footage from the film, Grace said she was “proud” of the film in her first social media post since the news broke, Page Six reports.

Stream more entertainment news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 >

Batgirl star Leslie Grace shared these photos from the set.

Grace said the film had been ‘seven months’ hard work’.

“Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie Batgirl, I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over seven months in Scotland,” she wrote in her Instagram post.

“I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process!”

The actress added: “To every Batgirl fan – THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, ‘my own damn hero!’”

Grace’s post came just hours after directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah released their own statement about the unexpected scrapping of the film.

The pair — who also directed Bad Boys For Life — said they were “saddened and shocked” by the fate of the film, which also starred Michael Keaton, J.K. Simmons and Brendan Fraser.

“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,” they wrote.

Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah say they’re ‘shocked and saddened’ by the move to shelve the film. Picture: AFP

“Our amazing cast and crew did a tremendous job and worked so hard to bring Batgirl to life. We are forever grateful to have been part of that team,” they said.

The filmmakers thanked their cast, “especially the great Leslie Grace, who portrayed Batgirl with so much passion, dedication, and humanity”.

“In any case, as huge fans of Batman since we were little kids, it was a privilege and an honour to have been a part of the DCEU, even if it was for a brief moment. Batgirl For Life,” El Arbi and Fallah added.

The nixed movie has become a mess for the studio, with fans online demanding the film be released — and the debacle has been made more egregious by the fact that the film is led by a Latina actress surrounded by a diverse cast and filmmakers.

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission