Though she's a famous face in the comics, Batgirl has not fared well in live-action media.
Batgirl has been a part of the Batman lore for more than 60 years. A version of the character, attributed to the alter-ego of Bette Kane, was introduced as early as April 1961, while the most famous incarnation of the character, with the alter-ego of Barbara Gordon, would be introduced just a few years later in 1967. Interestingly, the Gordon incarnation of Batgirl would be created at the behest of producers of the live-action Batman TV show starring Adam West.
Batgirl didn’t receive all the flack for the film’s shortcomings but being associated with such a divisive movie further dulled her reputation in live-action media. After this project, Warner Bros. decided it was time for a reboot. Alicia Silverstone would never get a chance to play Batgirl again, while all the concepts for a Batman reboot centered on origin stories that wouldn’t involve any members of the Bat-Family.
After this show went bust, live-action versions of Barbara Gordon largely went into hibernation, though the character did make somewhat of an appearance in one of the most popular live-action versions of Batman in the 21st century. Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy never had much use for the members of the Bat-Family, mostly because it was chronicling a Batman who just getting into the swing of fighting crime.
Outside of the Arrowverse, Gordon hasn’t fared much better in other live-action TV programming of the 2010s. She only appeared briefly on the Fox program Gotham, for example, a show she, admittedly, would've had trouble fitting into since the show was about a teenage Bruce Wayne. Still, the fact that the show made time for Professor Pyg and starred her father made it strange that Gordon wasn’t a more prominent part of the proceedings.
From here, Batgirl experienced all the usual steps in production a superhero movie goes through before getting released. Casting a lead actor. Getting a big-name performer for the villain role. Securing some familiar faces from other comic book movies in the supporting cast. Undergoing principal photography. Finishing principal photography. Releasing first-look photos of characters in costume.
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