GAMbIT Magazine Issue #26 April 2017 | Page 13

JOSS WHEDON TO DIRECT ‘BATGIRL’ SOLO FILM The DC film world is getting a little help for the director of the Avengers Joss Whedon (Avengers) is no Batgirl would be the second DC film stranger to the superhero world and to star a female lead after “Wonder one hopes that his more colorful take Woman,” that opens this summer. DC with Marvel brings some much is also developing a number of other needed color to a very drab DC projects including “Gotham City universe. Whedon isn’t a done deal, Sirens,” a spinoff from the middling but Variety is reporting that a deal is “Suicide Squad”; “The Batman” solo very close to being inked for Wedon film; “Shazam” starring The Rock. to write, ,direct, and produce the project.