Batgirl ‘murder’ should film studios ever expunge a director’s vision?
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From Batgirl to Suicide Squad to Star Wars, history shows that franchise movies should disown a director at their perilSome tough language from the Russo brothers this week, who have accused Warner Brothers of “murder” over the recent canning of Batgirl. Speaking to Variety, the Avengers: Endgame directors did not mince their words.“It’s rare that I can think of something that high profile, that expensive, that was murdered in such a way,” Joe Russo said of the studio’s decision to cancel Batgirl’s release in favour of a tax write-down. “It’s sad, but we’re at a time in the business where [this] is going to rear its head because people are scared.” Continue reading...