Batgirl Set Photos Reveal New Look at Leslie Grace's Barbara Gordon

By Jenna Anderson

HBO Max's Batgirl movie might be arriving in the near future, finally bringing Barbara Gordon into the modern-day world of superhero blockbusters. In the Heights breakout star Leslie Grace is currently lined up to play the titular role, and we've already gotten an official look at what she will look like in Barbara's iconic batsuit. A new series of set photos, which you can check out below, show Grace filming on the project's Glasgow set in costume as Barbara — albeit, in civilian clothes. You can check it out below.

Batgirl is directed by Bad Boys for Life's Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, with a script written by Christina Hodson, whose work includes Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) and the upcoming The Flash movie. The film is expected to see JK Simmons reprising his role as Commissioner James Gordon, Michael Keaton reprising his role as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Brendan Fraser joining the cast as Firefly, Ivory Aquino as Alysia Yeoh, and Jacob Scipio, Rebecca Front, Corey Johnson, and Ethan Kai cast in currently-unknown roles.

"This is only my second role, but I'm learning from my colleagues and other friends of mine that you put a little bit of yourself into each character," Grace explained in an interview last year. "And just in the bit of research that I've been doing leading into pre-production, I've learned a lot of things about Barbara that are very in line with me."

"She's someone who's been underestimated by even her own dad and being the youngest kid, sometimes you're insulated from all of the tough stuff of life and she's so eager to prove to herself and to everybody else that there's some things that she can handle," Grace continued. "So, this journey is definitely going to show me a lot of that. I feel like I'm on an endless journey of proving to myself what barriers I can break, what limits I can break for myself and I'm excited to put a little bit of that eagerness and drive and, like, almost a bit of stubbornness into Barbara's character."

What do you think of the latest look at Leslie Grace as Batgirl's Barbara Gordon? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Batgirl is set to be released at a later date exclusively on HBO Max.

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