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Pretty much everything about the upcoming LEGO Batman movie is good news: Will Arnet is returning as Batman, Michael Cera will be Robin, and Zach Galifianakis is the Joker! What keeps me optimistic is that Phil Lord and Chris Miller are still onboard producing. Those guys have turned every bad idea they’ve worked on into pure brilliance, and on the surface a LEGO Batman movie seems like the worst idea of all… which means it could be the greatest!

But all that aside, Rosario Dawson, who just can’t get enough superhero-ing on superhero shows, finally gets to be a superhero herself (on the big screen*). The Hollywood Reporter says Dawson will provide the voice of Barbara Gordon, the Batgirl. Barbara will reportedly become Batgirl over the course of the film. It is unlikely, however successful this franchise becomes, that she will ever become Oracle.

*She portrayed Artemis in Wonder Woman, as well as Wonder Woman herself in Justice League: Throne of Atlantis.

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Andrew Walsh

Andrew Walsh is an independent filmmaker and freelance writer based in LA. He co-directed his first feature in high school, is an avid juggler, and is a descendant of director Raoul Walsh. One of those might not be true.

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