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Warner Bros. has cast actor Leslie Grace as the lead in its new DC movie Batgirl, bringing Barbara Gordon to the big screen - and bringing her full circle from her origins as a character created for the 60s Batman TV show.
That s right - before she was a comic book icon with her own legacy and decades of stories under her belt, Barbara Gordon started out as a glimmer in the eyes of 60s Batman TV producer William Dozier, who envisioned a female hero to expand the show s cast and form a trio alongside Adam West s Batman and Burt Ward s Robin.
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The Home Front: New design duo set to open Gastown studio A look at Arcade, the new studio opening as a partnership between Lock & Mortice and Matthew McCormick Studio
Author of the article: Rebecca Keillor
Publishing date: Jul 30, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 3 minute read • Arcade is a new Gastown design studio (where you can check out the work of Lock & Mortice and Matthew McCormick Studio) that was built in 1917. Photo by Josiah Peters /PNG
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Independently, the studios of lighting designer Matthew McCormick and Josiah Peters, principal at furniture and design manufacturers Lock & Mortice, are worth a visit. But happily, for us, the pair are opening a joint studio in Gastown at the beginning of August.
Dark Knight trilogy while we ll soon see him played by Jeffrey Wright in Matt Reeves
In this movie however, Commissioner Gordon will not only play the role he does in every Batman movie, but he will also be the titular hero s father, as the version of Batgirl the film is going for is that of Barbara Gordon, rather than previous comic book versions with Cassandra Cain or Stephanie Brown.
So they are pretty big shoes to fill.
Batgirl is being written by
Bumblebee s Christina Hodson, who took over writing duties from Joss Whedon, while
Ms Marvel s Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are set to direct.
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