Sources told the publication Whedon — who became attached to the movie in March 2017 — could not “crack the code of what a Batgirl movie should be”.
One project of those projects was Batgirl, Joss Whedon being lined up to direct, the Avengers filmmaker having previously worked with the studio on Justice League — taking over from Zack Snyder following a family tragedy.
Warner Bros. and DC are working on multitudes of superhero movies at the moment, announcing new directors and scriptwriters every few weeks.
They added that a male director would have likely faced scrutiny for tackling a feminist icon, looking to the success of Wonder Woman as an example of how these projects should be handled.