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Film: Batgirl Movie Shelved, Along With DC Film’s First Trans Character

Batgirl Film

DC Films has unexpectedly cancelled its Batgirl film, despite it having already been filmed. The film – which was to introduce DC Films’ first transgender character, played by Ivory Aquino – was due to be released on HBO Max. But it was confirmed on Tuesday (2 August) that the film won’t see the light of day. According to The New York Post, which broke the story, early test screenings didn’t bode well for the film, with a source saying: “They think an unspeakable Batgirl is going to be irredeemable.” Full Story from Pink News

MOVIES: Batgirl Film Casts Actress for DC’s First Cinematic Trans Character

Alysia Yeoh

Batgirl has cast transgender actress Ivory Aquino to play the first trans character in a DC Comics live-action film. Aquino will join the upcoming Batgirl film, a HBO Max project, as Alysia Yeoh, the titular superhero’s best friend and roommate, according to Variety. Aquino’s character will mark the first time a live-action feature film adaptation of a DC comic will feature an openly trans character. The actress is best known for her role as transgender activist Cecilia Chung in the docudrama When We Rise, and came out to the public while promoting the miniseries in 2017. Full Story from Pink … Read more