'Batgirl's Ivory Aquino Implores Warner Bros. Discovery CEO to 'Consider Releasing' DC Film
etonline.comactress Ivory Aquino isn't giving up on the DC Comics hero. Following a article that revealed Warner Bros. Discovery was holding secret screenings of the shelved film for members of the movie's cast and crew, as well as representatives and executives, the actress posted a plea to studio CEO David Zaslav asking him to rethink the studio's alleged plan to permanently destroy the movie's footage.Aquino, who plays Alysia Yeoh, Batgirl aka Barbara Gordon's roommate and the first major trans character to appear in a DC film, implored Zaslav to «consider releasing » rather than destroying the film after the so-called 'funeral screenings.'The actress opened up about the emotional past few weeks for the DC project's cast and crew, writing, «As much as I’ve tried my best to be strong these past few weeks, I’d find myself crying, for lack of a better term, from grief, and tonight was one of those nights.
As much as has been labeled a woke film, it simply came together that way because of writing that reflects the world we live in.»movie, I ask that this measure be reconsidered.
As much as I’ve tried my best to be strong these past few weeks, I’d find myself crying, for lack of a better term, from grief, and tonight was one of those nights.
As much as Batgirl has been labeled a woke film, it simply came«I've found myself not being able to talk about this ordeal with anyone,» she shared. «I realized that no one, apart from those involved with the film, would truly understand what we're feeling.
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