batgirl

To batgirl a movie - cancel it before release.

After the host shared that they thought the series Echo had been canceled, Brewster stated "They were going to Batgirl it" - indicating plans to scrap the show as a tax write-off akin to the abandoned 2022 DC movie - but instead opted to conduct reshoots and release the series.

by godai78 July 5, 2023

Batgirled

A term for when a project that's close to being finished gets cancelled/development shut down out of nowhere despite all the signs of near completion, and at the cost of the employees working on it.

Named after the cancelled Batgirl movie Warner Bros. cancelled despite being filmed, fully written, tested and near completion.

"Dude, did you hear about that game that just got cancelled?"
"After all those trailers and closed betas? It didn't just get canned, it got Batgirled!"

by fr!tzbunn September 28, 2023