Batgirl and other superhero films shelved by Warner Bros

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The new Batgirl movie starring Leslie Grace was cancelled after Warner Bros. deemed it unprofitable. Here is a look at other films that were shelved

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Ben Affleck’s solo Batman film helmed by himself was shelved in favour of Matt Reeves' new take on a younger Batman starring Robert Pattinson

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Fans have been demanding the release of David Ayer's cut of Suicide Squad which is supposedly different from the 2016 theatrical cut

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The most obvious entry in the list is the infamous 2017 version of Justice League. Fortunately, fans got the original cut of the film titled Zack Snyder’s Justice League in 2021

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Zack Snyder was supposed to direct the sequel to Justice League, but that was cancelled as well, with fans still petitioning to #RestoreTheSnyderverse

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The Cyborg film was supposed to be a follow-up to Justice League, but was cancelled. There is speculation that this was due to actor Ray Fisher accusing WB management of a toxic and abusive workplace environment

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The previously announced Green Lantern film, Green Lantern Corps, has not seen the light of day

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Steven Spielberg was attached to direct a movie about the Blackhawks, a group of World War II-era pilots

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An adaptation of Jack Kirby's critically acclaimed New Gods helmed by Ava DuVernay never came to fruition

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George Miller's Justice League: Mortal was shelved just days before it was about to enter production in 2008

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Chris Mckay's Nightwing is another movie that was cancelled by the studio

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