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The director of Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn, wants to make a splash in DC Studios' emergent DC Universe.  

While promoting his film Her Private Hell at Cannes, Refn revealed that he would love to direct a Batgirl film for DC Studios, in the event that James Gunn and Peter Safran are looking for anyone. "I would love to do Batgirl. Because Wonder Woman is done, that one I thought was super heavy," Refn said. 

So what draws Refn to Batgirl specifically? “The costumes, I love the aesthetics. A lot of Her Private Hell is my obsession with dolls, objects and how to move people around in space and time. I loved the objectification of objects, and superheroes and comic-books and that whole sub-culture. It’s where I come from. I collect Japanese toys, I play with Legos," the filmmaker told Deadline. Interesting. 

Of course, this begs a single question: which Batgirl are we talking about? Barbara Gordon, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain? Does Refn have a favorite Batgirl look? What kinds of music would he want to have in his Batgirl movie?

The ball is in your court, James Gunn and Peter Safran. 

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