Brendan Fraser Says he Wants to Work for Directors, Not Streamers

Some individuals could be stunned to be taught that Brendan Fraser (sure, The Mummy’s Brendan Fraser) was set to make his feature-length DC Universe debut in Batgirl. The actor, who’s presently garnering Oscar buzz for his efficiency in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, was set to tackle the position of Firefly, a pyromaniac supervillain.

Of course, earlier than we even acquired a take a look at the costume, Warner Bros. Discovery unceremoniously cancelled the discharge of the HBO Max movie, deactivated the administrators’ server entry, and introduced that it could be reporting the scrapped film as tax loss. During a latest interview with Variety, Fraser mentioned that he was “disappointed” by the determination to cancel the DC movie. He reiterated that Leslie Grace’s efficiency as Batgirl was nice, calling her a “dynamo.”

He additionally had this to say in regards to the expertise: “The movie was shot and conceived for a smaller screen. In this age that we’ve come out of now between streaming service versus theatrical release, it wound up being the canary in the coal mine,” expressing dismay that streaming companies would wield such energy whatever the work put into the movie. “What did we learn from this? Work with trusted filmmakers, like Darren.”

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