What Could Have Been: Batgirl

I was cast in this film. They shot this in my hometown Glasgow & I applied to be an extra but ended up getting picked for a featre role (basically meaning you'll get paid more for speaking on camera). I do stage acting but extra work is just a side job but this was a good step up. The scene I was in had me & 2 other criminals (dressed as prostitutes so greasy hair & fish net leggings, not too revealing but you'd only know what we were suppose to be if you were an adult viewer) were handcuffed & dragged into the police station by a cop as Barbra Gordon in her police uniform walks past us, the camera then pans to the 3 of us arguing as we are placed in a waiting bench. In between takes Leslie Grace herself gave us a thumbs up and was gigling telling us "great job guys". The crowed director (not Bilall & Adil, directors dont inteact during large crowded scenes) told us to ham it up as it was suppose to be quite a silly moment & she instructed me to be the one Batgirl walks past and to make sure I was blocking the doorway. Overall it was a fun day of filming, a couple of my freinds who worked on other scenes said that Brendan Fraser is really nice in real life & would make small talk with everyone including the extras. Its ashame it didnt get released but hey, I still got paid & it was a fun day to spend at Gotham.

I doubt it will ever leak or be released, but with Michael Keaton’s Batman, JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, and Brendan Fraser as Firefly, I’d be super interested to check it out

Remember when one of the Toy Story films accidentally got deleted, and was saved because one of the editors had a copy? Someone has a copy of Batgirl.

As a huge Brendan Fraser fan, he would’ve been incredible imo, but I still have hope he can play a Batman villian someday

I refuse to believe this was any worse than 2016 suicide squad or even WW84

Damn, this was extensive! So impressed with how much more info you seem to compile compared to others. The definitive 'what could have been' channel!

I’m still highly skeptical of this being “so bad” since “The Flash” was apparently “great” by the same executives’ estimation. Plus the idea of a superhero movie that’s small scale, personal, and doesn’t hinge itself around a thousand ideas is a key part of why Blue Beetle was so much fun.

That firetruck drift was pretty impressive!

I doubt it was as bad as they said. I feel like it was just Zaslav wanting to save money anyway he could. I think it definitely will be released some day. All kinds of things have turned up eventually. It just bums me out how excited Leslie Grace was in interviews when she she was cast. I hope she gets another shot.

Funny that Batgirl was deemed unreleaseable but the absolute unmitigated disaster that was The Flash wasn't.

I can understand that the movie potentially might not be good, but i'd still like to see it. the characters seemed cool but the plot seemed a little light.

9:25 “turn chicken shit into chicken salad” is such a classic quote

I LOVE that you added Yvonne Craig’s Barbara Gordon and her revolving wall.😃 I always found that wall that lead to the brick interior room and circular door to the freight elevator fascinating as a kid!😃

It's amazing how you get all the behind the scenes stories! I'm extremely glad that you do have the stories and are sharing it in an engaging way! Love what you do! Keep going! All the best! ❤️ 💯

Speaking of Brendan Fraser because he was in Batgirl, are you open to doing a What Could Have Been for The Mummy 3? I know The Mummy 3 exists, but there’s an earlier draft of the script which had differences from the final film

I live in Glasgow and it was so cool getting to see whole sections of town turned into Gotham. The old architecture and grimy atmosphere really lent itself to a natural Batman-style look. Though a woman who works in a vintage shop told me the directors came in and asked to take a neon "Girls Girls Girls" sign she had for them to use in the film, but didn't wanna pay for it. She said no. Like a $90 million budget and they couldn't pay for a little prop.

I LOVE firefly and I’m so annoyed that he still hasn’t been in a movie yet, I know he’s a C tier Batman villain but I grew up watching him in The Batman tv show and reading some of the comics he was in… I’m just pissed he was so close to appearing and yet it didn’t happen

I still wanna see this. Heck, actually having a cape on a motorcycle is a good sign just for the practicality of it.

Honestly if they wanted to do a movie where Michael Keaton’s Batman trains someone to be a crime fighter, they should’ve done a Batman Beyond movie with him. I hear DC was actually planning that before the reboot, so maybe you could do a video on that in the future.

This is the first time I've ever heard the plot for Batgirl, and it sounds like it could have been pretty awesome if it was done right. I think that Warner Bros ultimately made the right decision, hearing that it was more like a CW series makes me think that this would have been something like the Batman and Robin movie. And that would have really hurt the DC reputation further.