The Screenwriter of BATGIRL Discusses Her Approach to Bringing the Character to the Big Screen

With DC’s Batgirl movie being written by Christina Hodson, the same writer who brought us Bumblebee and the upcoming Birds of Prey, I couldn’t be more excited to see what she brings to Batgirl! She wrote a wonderful script for Bumblebee, and I especially loved how she handled the characters.

I imagine that she’ll bring that same level of skill and care to the Batgirl movie that she’s in the process of writing. In a recent interview with Variety, Hodson opened up about her approach to developing Batgirl for the big screen, saying:

"I’m in the middle of falling in love with her. I always feel differently at the beginning, middle, and end. Charlie feels like an old friend now, because that was a while ago and because she is so personally inspired. Harley just feels like my crazy alter ego. When I’m feeling nuts, that’s what Harley is. And Batgirl…honestly it’s funny, there’s a little piece of me in every character I write. They start with me, and then they take on a life of their own."

She went on to explain that she hopes to bring something fresh and new to the character:

"She’s been through so many iterations. There’s certain characteristics of hers that are always there that I’m excited to develop further. Whenever I’m writing a character who’s based on someone who’s existed in a previous form, whether it’s comics or a movie or anything, I always hope to bring something new to them and bring them to life in their own way, even if they fairly iconic like Harley Quinn or Batgirl. I think fans want the original, to be honest, but they also want to see something they haven’t seen before."

I like what I’m hearing from Hodson, and I’m happy that she is the one writing the script. I can’t help but think that she’ll end up giving the fans something that they’ll love.