The Hollywood Reporter:

Joss Whedon is saying goodbye to DC Entertainment heroine Batgirl.

Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer among other pop culture touchstones, is exiting the Warner Bros. feature project, which he was writing and was slated to direct.

“Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realize I really didn’t have a story,“ Whedon told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. Referring to DC president Geoff Johns and Warner Bros. Picture Group president Toby Emmerich, Whedon added, “I’m grateful to Geoff and Toby and everyone who was so welcoming when I arrived, and so understanding when I…uh, is there a sexier word for ‘failed?'"

Question: Is this due to…

• Things not working out creatively?
• DC Entertainment wanting to avoid a #MeToo moment due to some of the accusations levied at Whedon from his ex-wife?

Either way, this wasn’t looking to follow the great Stewart/Fletcher/Tarr run of Batgirl, so I’m crying zero tears over here.

I’d like to echo my Twitter friend Eden here - what about Greta Gerwig?