Warner Bros. Discovery canceled the $90 million Batgirl recently as part of their "cost-cutting measures." The company has been aggressively going after films and TV shows the top brass doesn’t approve of or have overstayed their welcome. Whether it’s TV shows like Legends of Tomorrow, which got axed after the seventh season and without even a proper finale, or films like The Wonder Twins, which got shelved just days after the announcement, WBD has been making some controversial decisions lately.

Apparently, new CEO David Zazlav is planning a major overhaul of Warner Media's films and television division, and he has particularly big plans for the DC Films franchise. Zazlav is said to have mandated a big-screen release for all DC movies, which also played a part in the cancelation of the HBO Max-exclusive Batgirl, and is looking for a Kevin Feige-type figure to oversee the superhero franchise.

The Flash was supposed to reboot the DC Extended Universe and introduce alternatives to Ben Affleck’s Batman and Henry Cavill’s Superman. Sasha Calle, who will play Supergirl in The Flash, was in talks to lead a solo spinoff movie as well, while Michael Keaton took over from Affleck as the DCEU Batman.

But those plans seem to be in doubt now that Affleck is returning in Aquaman 2, and the planned Supergirl movie faces an uncertain fate, per Rolling Stone. The magazine talked to several insiders regarding the Batgirl cancelation recently, and they said Supergirl will be next to get the ax at Warner Bros. Discovery.

If true, this decision could pave the way for Henry Cavill’s return, as we know that his version of Superman still exists in the main DCEU timeline. Cavill is also on board to reprise his role if the opportunity arises, although it could be challenging, considering he’s shifted base to Netflix.

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Batgirl wasn’t the first shock cancelation from the new management and certainly won’t be the last as Warner Bros. Discovery figures out what to do with arguably its most prized film franchise right now. If Supergirl follows suit, we can expect the live-action Superman projects to get shelved next since they were intended for HBO Max, and there is already a successful Superman show on the small screen: Superman & Lois.

Plus, David Zazlav is adamant about keeping iconic characters exclusive to the big screen and focusing on profits, as indicated by the announcement of sequels to Joker and The Batman, both of which performed well at the box office. However, there still isn’t a concrete long-term plan for the DCEU, and it is plagued by the disjointed multiverse narrative. Amanda Waller is in the Black Adam timeline; there are currently three Batmen in the DCEU; Michael Keaton’s Batman was friends with Snyderverse’s Commissioner Gordon in Batgirl and was cameoing in Aquaman 2, and Shazam is out there poking fun at Vin Diesel. It’s all a complete mess, or a multiversal mess to be accurate.

Amid all that, actors like Ezra Miller and Amber Heard are making it even more difficult for WBD to manage the franchise. Miller has been arrested multiple times this year and faces allegations of grooming, while Heard’s lawsuit verdict and calls for her firing will be a PR nightmare for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, arriving next spring. Both movies appear safe at the moment but expect more controversial decisions in the future.