Joss Whedon announced his exit from Batgirl to THR, saying that while he was eager to work on Barabra Gordon’s standalone adventure, ultimately he just wasn’t able to come up with a compelling tale.
With Batgirl being one of DC’s most popular superheroines, Warner Bros undoubtedly wants her upcoming movie to be handled as properly as possible.
It was announced in March 2017 that Whedon was working on Batgirl, but after nearly a full year, he was unable to “crack the code” of what a Batgirl movie should be.
Last June also saw the release of the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman, which was met with critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon.