Batgirl Thesis

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Cape And Cowl: A Look At What ‘Batgirl’ Could Be About

Caution! This article contains minor spoilers for the 2017 WonderWoman Film
#Batgirl is just as important to the Batman universe as well, Batman himself. With this year’s #SDCC come and gone, it was only a matter of time before got information on upcoming film projects.

It was announced that #Avengers director and creator of #BuffyTheVampireSlayer, #JossWhedon would be taking on the long rumoured film project, Batgirl. Whedon is no stranger to the superhero genre having directed the first two Avengers films for Marvel.

According to ComicBookMovie.com, Whedon has said the following:
“She came up and I started getting obsessed with how a young woman could get hardcore enough to need to …show more content…

She is virtually everywhere these days and it has nothing to do with the fact that she comes from a famous family. Yeah, her dad might be singer and actor Lenny Kravitz, her mother is actress Lisa Bonet and her stepdad is Jason Momoa AKA #Aquaman but that has nothing to do with her amazing acting skills. She has featured in some of the world’s most well known franchises including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Divergent. She co-starred with Rosario Dawson in the Lego Batman Movie where she had the small role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman. It’s safe to say that she would make a good choice to play …show more content…

Despite The Joker being an enemy of Batman, he is just as high up on Barbara’s hit list of villains as well. After all, he is the one that abuses her and assaults her to the point that she becomes paralysed, hence becoming Oracle.

#BlackCanary
Fans of the CW series #Arrow might not be aware but Black Canary is often associated with Batgirl. She is the daughter of a vigilante and a cop so she was a born crime fighter. As to what which name she uses (Dinah or Laurel) it is entirely up for debate.

#BarbaraKean
You cannot have Batgirl as being Barbara Gordon without some mention of her mother, Barbara Kean. If they do end up showing both Barbaras it would interesting to see what kind of relationship they have.

Robin’s Involvement
A vital part of the Batman family is Robin. Depending on the timeline that the film takes place in, Robin would play a role no matter how big or small it might be. They could incorporate the romantic interaction between Robin/Nightwing and Batgirl like there was in the comics and various animated projects.

What is great about Dick Grayson’s relationship with Barbara is that it could explored in a number of ways. Their first meeting through to their platonic relationship to their romantic

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