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Aug 2022
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Why Warner Bros. Just Made the $90M ‘Bat...

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Matt is joined by The Hollywood Reporter's Borys Kit to find an explanation for Warner Bros. Discovery's confounding decision to completely kill the release of the upcoming DC film ‘Batgirl’ and discuss the potential repercussions.


Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Borys Kit


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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