Yesterday rumours began to circulate that directors Adil el Arbi and Bilall Fallah had found the Batman to appear in their upcoming Batgirl movie. Batgirl is currently in production and we heard a couple of months back that Batman would be making an appearance in the film.
At the time speculation was rife that Ben Affleck may make an appearance as the billionaire vigilante. Those rumours were only strengthened when it was confirmed that J.K. Simmons had signed on to return as Jim Gordon.
But an update cast list, circulated by Warner Bros., listed Michael Keaton as appearing alongside Leslie Grace who takes on the lead role of Barbara Gordon. THR has since confirmed the rumours are true, though the size of Keaton’s role in the film is yet to be determined.
Batgirl is written by Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey, The Flash) and produced by Kristin Burr. The film is rumoured to release in 2022.
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