Leslie Grace reveals new behind-the-scenes look at her costume for scrapped Batgirl movie

Leslie Grace gave social media a glimpse of what appeared to be her final costume for Batgirl when she posted a highlight video from 2022 to Instagram on Monday.

The 27-year-old In the Heights star included numerous behind-the-scenes moments from production of the scrapped superhero flick, which was shelved by Warner Bros. last year, shocking Hollywood.

Rumors of poor test screenings surfaced after the studio pulled the plug, with particular attention being paid to making the costumes look “cheap”.

“Thank you for teaching me, 2022,” Grace wrote, captioning her Batgirl-filled highlight video. ‘You were unique in many ways that will stay with me. My gratitude and love for life is much deeper thanks to the experiences you brought me.’

I’ll take your lessons with me when we part ways,” he concluded. “Here are so many more stories to tell, memories to make, and love to give in 2023.”

The heartbreaking cancellation of Batgirl came after Leslie had largely filmed her starring role as the titular superhero.

Production on the $100 million project was nearly complete when the studio scrapped its HBO Max release, reportedly due to a combination of poor test screenings and creative accounting strategies.

The filmmakers were told the decision was due to a “purchase accounting” maneuver available to Warner Bros. because the studio had changed hands in early 2022.

It allowed the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery to avoid taking its losses as it tries to reduce its $3 billion in debt, according to Term.

The central storyline would have revolved around Grace’s Batgirl as she battled Brendan Fraser’s villain named Firefly, a man who turns to crime after he gets fired from his job, loses his health insurance, and can no longer care for his family. sick wife.

But according to those who have seen the outtake, it was a “big disappointment” with mediocre costumes.

Collider Editor-in-Chief Steven Weintraub tweeted: ‘I spoke to people who watched #Batgirl and they said it was a huge disappointment. Also that the costumes looked cheap.

Though the result was perhaps less than stellar, Leslie’s Instagram post highlighted all the effort she and the team put into making the archived film.

Multiple snippets of the actress doing stunts filled her reel and she is frequently seen in her purple and yellow suit of armor that is slightly different from the promo images.

“It’s tragic,” said Brendan Fraser, speaking with Variety about the shocking cancellation of the film. “It doesn’t build trust between the filmmakers and the studio.”

“Leslie Grace was fantastic,” she lamented. “She’s a dynamo, just a perfect performer.”