Birds Of Prey Movie: Fan-Casting Every Major Role

8. Barbara Gordon - Evan Rachel Wood

The status of Barbara Gordon in the DCEU has become one of the most hotly contested issues among the franchise's fans, and among Warner Bros. executives too. Joss Whedon was originally brought on to do a Batgirl adaptation (a move that drew plenty of criticism), but news has stagnated since his departure a few months back.

Irrespective of whether or not the film is moving ahead, Barbara Gordon is bound to appear in Birds of Prey. She's the team's leader after all, and although it would make sense for her to play the character during her Batgirl days, fans are keen that her time spent as Oracle, where she was wheelchair bound and became a key disabled icon of the medium, is considered for the film.

In either scenario, Evan Rachel Wood is an obvious choice for the character. She's gone from strength to strength in Westworld, and with more cinematic appearances in the pipeline, it's only a matter of time before the superhero genre comes knocking.

For DC's sake (and for fans of Batgirl), here's hoping it's with DC.