De cantante a superheroína: Leslie Grace será Batgirl en película de HBO Max
La también actriz interpretará a Barbara Gordon en la producción basada en los cómics de DC. Getty Images Compartir
Batgirl: la actriz y cantante
Leslie Grace será la encargada de dar vida a Barbara Gordon en la nueva película para la plataforma HBO Max, según consignó Deadline.
Pese a que la artista se adjudicó el casting que realizó el estudio,
lo cierto es que ya había un interés en que participara en este filme, luego de su rol de Nina Rosario en la cinta
In the Heights Leslie Grace Cast as Batgirl in Upcoming HBO Max Movie: I Am Beyond Excited People 4 hrs ago
DC has found its latest superhero.
In the Heights star Leslie Grace is set to play Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, for an upcoming movie in the DC Universe.
Grace, 26, confirmed the news on Twitter, sharing her excitement with her fans on her latest Hollywood gig.
I am BEYOND EXCITED to embody Barbara Gordon, your #Batgirl ! Grace tweeted on Wednesday. I cannot believeeee what I m writing rn… THANK YOU DC for welcoming to the family! I m ready to give her all I ve got!
Batgirl, created by producer William Dozier, editor Julius Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino, made her comic book debut as Betty Kane 50 years ago and remains a DC Comics staple. But by far the best known incarnation is Barbara Gordon, daughter of Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon, who has been through quite the character arc. When Barbara was left paralyzed by the Joker in Alan Moore s seminal graphic novel
The Killing Joke, other crimefighters such as The Huntress and Orphan took up the Batgirl mantle, while Gordon became Oracle, who helped aid Batman in his adventures. The comic book company has since retconned the trauma and Gordon has appeared back as her heroic alter ego.
Screenshot: Warner Bros. In the Heights’ Leslie Grace.
TheWrap report that the actress recently tested for the role, and that she’s been tapped to play the character in the upcoming superhero film.
Earlier this year, Warner Bros. brought on
Bad Boys for Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to helm the film as a direct-to-HBO Max original, which was written by
Birds of Prey and
The Flash screenwriter Christina Hodson.
While the various versions of the character have appeared in live-action form over the years (in the original Batman TV series, in 1997’s Batman & Robin, and in the upcoming third season of HBO Max’s
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Leslie Grace, recording artist and star of
In the Heights, was cast as Batgirl for a new superhero film from DC and Warner Bros., Deadline reports. The news comes after several actresses were tested for the role this week, the lineup of finalists including Zoe Deutch, Haley Lu Richardson, and Isabela Merced. While the studio and Grace have not yet publicly confirmed the news, Deadline reports that the rising star s audition sealed the deal for her landing the role.
Here s what else to know.
Who Is Batgirl?
The most famous version of the superhero is known as Barbara Gordon (who Grace will be portraying), the daughter of Batman s ally and Gotham s police commissioner, Jim Gordon. Per