Joss Whedon Is Going To Direct ‘Batgirl’ And Everyone Is Fighting About It
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Joss Whedon has been tapped to write and direct a big budget Batgirl movie, and oh boy does the internet have all sorts of opinions about this.
According to Variety, the man behind Buffy is “nearing a deal” that would see him jump over to the world of DC, which is a pretty big deal since he previously helmed back to back Avengers movies for Marvel Studios. It’s kind of like when Ryan Reynolds went from playing Green Lantern to playing Deadpool, if ya feel me?
Variety reports that the film will feature “other characters from the world of Gotham”, which presumably means Ben Affleck, and probably Margot Robbie too.
Whedon has a long history of writing female characters (see: Buffy, Firefly and the tragically underrated Dollhouse). Nevertheless, while plenty of people seem to like Whedon in the abstract, fans are also understandably irritated that Warner Bros didn’t think to hire a woman.
@albertinho I love Whedon but I’m just sick of studios thinking that ‘kinda feminist man’ is the same thing as hiring a woman to direct
— Lauren Ingram (@laureningram) March 30, 2017
I dig Whedon but come on. This is easy. Hire a woman.https://t.co/p4RLpZ09vn
— Gene Demby (@GeeDee215) March 30, 2017
*me sees batgirl is getting a movie* OMG THANK YOU COMIC MOVIE GODS!
*Sees joss whedon is directing* WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME??? pic.twitter.com/V7df5GIgU8— #kamalakorp (@agentfitz777) March 30, 2017
This of course led to people getting all out of sorts. Why shouldn’t a man be able to director a Batgirl movie?! It’s reverse sexism I tells ya!!
Here’s the thing: Joss Whedon would write a KILLER Batgirl, Problem is people won’t get over the fact that he’s not a woman.
— Old Man Petty Ruxpin (@TASKvsTheWorld) March 30, 2017
You can’t on one hand say that sexism is bad, then on the other hand say that Joss Whedon shouldn’t direct BATGIRL because he’s a guy.
— President Mike (@brooklynmike21) March 30, 2017
You’ve also got some people who just don’t think Whedon’s style would be a good fit for the DC Universe, which hey, fair play to them.
joss whedon: got a great idea for kitty pryd-i mean batgirl
me: please god no
joss whedon: she’s spunky and tough but also approachable
— Colin Spacetwinks (@spacetwinks) March 30, 2017
Of course it’s possible we’re all getting ahead of ourselves anyway…
EXCLUSIVE: JOSS WHEDON TAPPED TO DROP OUT OF BATGIRL MOVIE DUE TO CREATIVE DIFFERENCES.
— Kieran Shiach (@KingImpulse) March 30, 2017
In any case, the project is still in its very early days, with no on-screen talent attached as of yet. And hey, if nothing else, surely the film can’t be any worse than Batgirl’s previous big screen outing, in 1997’s notorious Batman and Robin.
