I called this one, too, as WB has cast Leslie Grace as the first Latina Batgirl, which follows the casting of Sasha Calle as the first Latina Supergirl.
A couple of days ago saw word that four actresses were up for the role of Barbara Gordon withĀ Isabella Merced, Zoey Deutch, Leslie Grace, and Haley Lu Richardson, but according to The Wrap, Leslie Grace has nailed the gig.
Update: Grace confirms via Twitter: āI am BEYOND EXCITED to embody Barbara Gordon, your #Batgirl ! I cannot believeeee what Iām writing rnā¦ THANK YOU DC for welcoming to the family! Iām ready to give her all Iāve got!ā
Leslie Grace, a Dominican-American, is known forĀ In the Heights and marks WBās third Latina to be cast in a DC superhero movie,Ā also including Rachel Zegler joining the cast of Shazam: Fury of the Gods.
With Batgirl a Latina, that most likely means Commissioner Gordon in the movie will be Latino as well, as that is Batgirlās dad.
A couple of weeks ago saw it reported that Batgirl is casting a new Commissioner Gordon that wouldnāt be played by either J.K. Simmons from the Justice League movies or Jeffrey Wright from The Batman, so itās probably safe to assume the new actor playing Jim Gordon in this flick is Latino.
As I said, there was no way woke Hollywood was going to be going with a red-headed Barbara Gordon as every red-haired female original character has been replaced by POC for some reason.
Batgirl is getting released on HBO Max and apparently not in theaters, so itās not like the flick will be a big blockbuster, but Iām sure fans of Batgirl and Batman will be disappointed nonetheless.
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are directing from a script by Christina Hodson, with Kristin Burr producing.
Leslie Grace:
