Director Nicolas Winding Refn interested in a Batgirl film: 'Let's get Warner working on it'

LOS ANGELES, June 28 (UPI) -- Drive and Neon Demon director Nicolas Winding Refn is interested in making a female driven superhero film featuring Batgirl.

"God, I would love to make one, it would probably be great fun," the filmmaker said of making a superhero film to Business Insider.

"I just don't know when it's going to happen. I very much enjoy my freedom creatively, but I also would love to make one of those big Hollywood films that costs a lot of money and has a lot of people running around with cell phones and all that insanity," he continued, noting the differences between big budget Hollywood fare and his usually smaller priced independent titles.

Refn when asked which character he had in mind for a film responded, "What ones are left?You know the one I want to do? I want to make Batgirl. Let's get Warner working on it."

Currently Warner Bros., who owns DC Comics, has no plans on featuring Batgirl in a standalone film however, interest in more female superhero's has increased at the studio following the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which featured the well-received appearance of Wonder Woman played by Gal Gadot.

Gadot will be seen as the Amazon warrior in her own standalone film set to open on June 2, 2017.

In May, it was announced that the studio was also considering a standalone film featuring the villainous Harley Quinn following her big role in this August's Suicide Squad. The potential project starring Margot Robbie as Quinn would also reportedly feature Batgirl and the female-led team, the Birds of Prey.

Suicide Squad is due in theaters August 5, 2016.