Leslie Grace Shares Some Insights About Her Upcoming Film Batgirl
by Meenakshi | Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:49:21 GMT
Source: Screenrant

The 26-year-old Leslie Grace who is set to play the role of Batgirl, a female counterpart to the fictional comic book superhero Batman, has shared her excitement in a recent interview with Billboard for the role of Batgirl that she is going to play in the upcoming blockbuster superhero movie Batgirl, which has been in some form of development at the Warner Bros studio for nearly a long period of five years.

"Lots and lots of training! I'm currently fight-training every day with my amazing 'martial arts mom,' Ming Qiu, who cracks the whip!" Grace revealed with a laugh. "I've never fought in my life, so we are working really hard every day to get my body used to all the motions! I'm also reading a ton of comics and, believe it or not, keeping my eye out for tweets from our beloved DC comic fans to see what they are excited to see in my iteration of Babs! Research is everything."

"I'm so excited to honor this iconic character whose legacy spans over 50 years," Grace continued. "It's a huge responsibility but also an honor -- and I want to do my very best to make sure she gets the best of all I have to give!"

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Leslie Grace while recently, speaking at the 2021 MTV Music Video Awards also made similar comments expressing her excitement about the fact that she has been featured in the role of fan-favorite superhero Batgirl. The actress also went on to reveal her initial reaction when the news broke of her being cast in the film.

She said, "It was an incredible moment. When I say incredible, I mean the textbook definition of, I could not believe it. My brain actually broke when I got the news. The directors actually called me, and the producers were on the line. They called me under the pretense or had me hop on a Zoom link under the pretense that I was doing a final test -- that this was just another step in the process. It was the middle of the day, and I was looking crazy, and they were like, 'Get on the phone really fast; this could be a final test or some news or something.' So I hop on, and I only see our two directors, Adil [El Arbi] and Bilall [Fallah], who are so sweet. They were like, 'Yeah, we just want to do this final test,' but at the bottom I can see that there are eight participants, and it's recording, and I'm like, 'Alright, I don't know what this is.' And then they broke it to me like, 'We just want you to read this text; we're going to send it to your email.' And I open it and it says, 'I'm Batgirl, love Adil,' and my brain broke."

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While the plot details of the much-awaited film have not been made public, what little is known is that the film will feature James Gordon in the role of J.K. Simmons and Leslie Grace in the role of Batgirl also known as Barbara Gordon, and is directed by Adil El ArbiBilall Fallah.

A songwriter, actor, and singer Grace was also seen in the Warner Bros. latest musical drama In the Heights, based on the stage musical by the same, alongside Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. According to various sources and reports, Leslie Grace's brilliant performance in the movie played a major role in her casting in the role of Batgirl.

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