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Leslie Grace to Star as Batgirl. Update: JK Simmons in talks to return
Posted on 7/21/21 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 3:07 pm
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‘Batgirl’ Movie: J. K. Simmons in Talks to Return to Batman Universe as Commissioner Gordon (Exclusive)
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"In the Heights” breakout star Leslie Grace has won the coveted role and will star as crime fighter Barbara Gordon aka “Batgirl” in the upcoming film set up at HBO Max.
Grace, who is Dominican-American, becomes the third Latina to be cast in a DC superhero project, following Sasha Calle joining the cast of “The Flash” in the role of Supergirl and Rachel Zegler joining the cast of “Shazam: Fury of the Gods.”
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Batgirl made her debut in the Batman mythos 50 years ago as Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. Since then she has become one of the most popular superheroines in the world. When Barbara Gordon was paralyzed by a gunshot from the Joker in the classic graphic novel “The Killing Joke,” other crimefighters, like The Huntress and Orphan, took up the Batgirl name while Barbara became Oracle, a tech-savvy aide to Batman. Barbara later returned to the Batgirl role, while her assault in “The Killing Joke” was retconned.
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This post was edited on 7/29/21 at 12:48 pm
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Posted on 7/21/21 at 3:11 pm to RLDSC FAN
Is she a racist like Shazaam chick?
Posted on 7/21/21 at 3:41 pm to RLDSC FAN
I wish they would stop hiding their shitty ideas and writing behind woke-ism.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 3:48 pm to tiggerthetooth
That’s a no from me dawg. DC is so so bad with their casting decisions.
Barbara Gordon is as white bread a name as you’ll find and you’re turning her into a Latina?
Part of her charm is hot redhead.
Barbara Gordon is as white bread a name as you’ll find and you’re turning her into a Latina?
Part of her charm is hot redhead.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 3:55 pm to tiggerthetooth
quote:That Latino Joker and Black Catwoman in '67 was bad enough. Now you have to look at a Batgirl with slightly tanned skin?
I wish they would stop hiding their shitty ideas and writing behind woke-ism.
frick that shite!
Posted on 7/21/21 at 3:57 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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That Latino Joker and Black Catwoman in '67 was bad enough. Now you have to look at a Batgirl with slightly tanned skin?
frick that shite!
Well at least you admit you're a racist.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 4:01 pm to tiggerthetooth
quote:We should've rioted when they cast a Wonder Woman with brown eyes instead of blue. Not sure about that Mamoa guy either. Aquaman isn't Mamoan! He's Atlantean!
Well at least you admit you're a racist.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 4:13 pm to tiggerthetooth
We’ve not even gotten close to a legit Batgirl.
We’ve had a blonde airhead courtesy of Joel immediately into the Latina. I don’t have an issue if she was the best actress but I doubt it.
Is it so much to ask for a redhead? They are a rare species themselves.
We’ve had a blonde airhead courtesy of Joel immediately into the Latina. I don’t have an issue if she was the best actress but I doubt it.
Is it so much to ask for a redhead? They are a rare species themselves.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 4:15 pm to Fewer Kilometers
The only difference? They never called attention to the fact that Caesar Romero and Eartha Kitt were "people of color" in the actual show. They were simply known as Joker and Catwoman. I've seen most though not all of the original Batman '66 episodes so I might have missed the one where Joker and Catwoman lecture the audience on skin color being a person's most important attribute.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 4:27 pm to RollTide1987
quote:I missed the part in the article where they said skin color was a person's most important attribute.
I might have missed the one where Joker and Catwoman lecture the audience on skin color being a person's most important attribute.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 4:30 pm to keakar
Batgirl doesn't dress like that at all.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 4:32 pm to Fewer Kilometers
Oh wait.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 4:42 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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I missed the part in the article where they said skin color was a person's most important attribute.
But I didn't miss the part where I realized that you were being purposefully obtuse.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 5:18 pm to RollTide1987
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I missed the part in the article where they said skin color was a person's most important attribute.
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But I didn't miss the part where I realized that you were being purposefully obtuse.
Obtuse?
"Grace, who is Dominican-American, becomes the third Latina to be cast in a DC superhero project" = "skin color is a person's most important attribute"?
Posted on 7/21/21 at 5:42 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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I missed the part in the article where they said skin color was a person's most important attribute.
I missed the part where they cast a redheaded white girl to play the role that originated as a redheaded white girl. The race-swapping thing is dumb. If you want comic properties that are black or brown centric, then write them. Stop appropriating white people shite.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 7:37 pm to RLDSC FAN
This bigotry in Hollywood cannot stand! Jimmy Olsen, Ariel, Mary Jane and now Barbara Gordon?!?!? This anti redhead bigotry is out of control!
Posted on 7/21/21 at 8:19 pm to RLDSC FAN
I know the article claims she's Barbara Gordon, but are we sure they're not just assuming based on the most popular version?
Batgirl has been:
Betty/Bette Kane (becomes Flamebird)
Barbara Gordon (was also Oracle)
Cassandra Cain
Stephanie Brown (was also Robin)
And to lesser extent:
Helena Bertinelli (also Huntress - it should be noted she has been depicted as light skinned and dark skinned Italian at various times)
*** Interesting tidbit: The darker skinned version of her was the one actively being portrayed in comics when the Birds of Pray movie came out. DC got raked over the coals a bit for not finding a dark-skinned Italian to fill the role.**
Charlotte "Charlie" Gage-Radcliffe (goes by Misfit now)
Batgirl has been:
Betty/Bette Kane (becomes Flamebird)
Barbara Gordon (was also Oracle)
Cassandra Cain
Stephanie Brown (was also Robin)
And to lesser extent:
Helena Bertinelli (also Huntress - it should be noted she has been depicted as light skinned and dark skinned Italian at various times)
*** Interesting tidbit: The darker skinned version of her was the one actively being portrayed in comics when the Birds of Pray movie came out. DC got raked over the coals a bit for not finding a dark-skinned Italian to fill the role.**
Charlotte "Charlie" Gage-Radcliffe (goes by Misfit now)
Posted on 7/21/21 at 8:52 pm to RLDSC FAN
Definitely looks like Jim Gordon's daughter.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 10:00 pm to RLDSC FAN
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