In an interview about his upcoming Beetlejuice 2 movie, the 72-year-old Michael Keaton, the iconic actor known for his portrayal of Batman, shared his thoughts on the canceled Batgirl movie, a project that stirred much controversy when Warner Bros. decided to scrap it amid widespread cost-cutting measures.
Despite the controversy and the film never seeing the light of day, Keaton’s reaction to its fate was surprisingly indifferent.
Was Michael Keaton disappointed by Batgirl cancellation?
When GQ asked if he was disappointed by the cancellation, Keaton’s response comes off rather direct.
“No, I didn’t care one way or another. Big, fun, nice check,” he said, with the article noted he responded while casually rubbing his fingers together in the universal gesture for money.
Keaton must have realized how is words would come across as apathetic as the article also notes that Keaton pauses for a second, then softens slightly and says about the film’s directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, “I like those boys. They’re nice guys. I pull for them. I want them to succeed, and I think they felt very badly, and that made me feel bad.”
In the end, Keaton made it clear that the outcome of Batgirl didn’t affect him personally. “Me?” he said with a shrug, “I’m good.”
Batgirl was canceled in 2022 and was set to star Leslie Grace.
“Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie Batgirl, I am proud of the love, hard work and intention all of our incredible cast and tireless crew put into this film over 7 months in Scotland,” she posted to Instagram at the time. “I feel blessed to have worked among absolute greats and forged relationships for a lifetime in the process! To every Batgirl fan – THANK YOU for the love and belief, allowing me to take on the cape and become, as Babs said best, “my own damn hero!” Batgirl for life!”
