OlderIvory Aquino Urges WBD's David Zaslav to Release 'Batgirl' In Open Letter
Ivory Aquino is urging the new CEO of Warner Bros Discovery to release the shelved Batgirl movie.
If you didn’t know, the actress was to play Alysia Yeoh, Barbara Gordon’s best friend and the first openly Trans character in a live action DC comic adaptation.
It was recently revealed that there were secret screenings being held at Warner Bros for people who worked on the movie to view Batgirl, which was shelved while in post-production.
Ivory penned an open letter to the WBD CEO David Zaslav to urge him to just release the film.
Click inside to see what she said…
“Dear Mr. Zaslav, I just read an article @THR about supposed ‘funeral screenings’ of #Batgirl and the possibility afterwards that the film footage would be destroyed.. if this is the case, as one of many who poured our hearts into the making of this movie, I ask that this measure be reconsidered,” Ivory wrote.
The actress noted that although she has tried to be strong “these past few weeks, I’d find myself crying, for lack of a better term, from grief, and tonight was one of those nights.”
She added that if a marketing budget wasn’t in the cards, all the social media chatter around the movie lately, plus all of their supporters from the beginning, has proven that there is enough interest.
“Now, more people know about our labor of love and are eager to see the movie. I do hope you get to read this letter. Consider releasing Batgirl,” Ivory said. “She’s always been an underdog and has nowhere to go but up.”
ICYMI: While there are rumors the film underperformed at an early test screening, this is the reason why the movie was shelved.
Check out all of Ivory’s tweets below…
movie, I ask that this measure be reconsidered.
As much as I’ve tried my best to be strong these past few weeks, I’d find myself crying, for lack of a better term, from grief, and tonight was one of those nights. As much as Batgirl has been labeled a woke film, it simply came
— Ivory Aquino (@MsIvoryAquino) August 25, 2022
around the world, grown and not-so-grown, who hold their fathers in the highest esteem and who could see Batgirl as a story of that special bond.
I’ve found myself not being able to talk about this ordeal with anyone. I realized that no one, apart from those involved with the
— Ivory Aquino (@MsIvoryAquino) August 25, 2022
endeavor. Leslie checked in on me the day we found out of the shelving and only had words of comfort and support. I’ve dared not ask since if she’s spent nights holding back tears like I have because she has had to be the face of our Batgirl family and has had to put on a brave
— Ivory Aquino (@MsIvoryAquino) August 25, 2022
is like one large cog atop increasingly smaller cogs underneath. One seemingly small movement by this large cog may seem relatively tiny, but for those little cogs at the bottom, they can be spinning ten-fold and the effects can be seismic.
— Ivory Aquino (@MsIvoryAquino) August 25, 2022
product of our hearts and souls, that the little cogs not simply be seen as widgets whose fates are determined by an equation to benefit the bottom line. More than widgets, we are fellow human beings and artists who, when given the chance, can outperform the equation and multiply
— Ivory Aquino (@MsIvoryAquino) August 25, 2022
from Glasgow where we filmed and from all over the world. Now, more people know about our labor of love and are eager to see the movie. I do hope you get to read this letter. Consider releasing Batgirl. She’s always been an underdog and has nowhere to go but up.
— Ivory Aquino (@MsIvoryAquino) August 25, 2022
