Birds of Prey (2020)

[Walts Ghost]

Warner Bros. is already proving to be ahead of the curve by having next year’s Wonder Woman serve as the first female-led superhero movie of the modern, post-Iron Man era, and now the studio has yet another female-centric superhero film in the works. Per THR, Warner Bros. is developing a film revolving around Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn character from the upcoming Suicide Squad, as well as a number of other female heroes and villains. So while Robbie’s Harley Quinn sounds like she’ll be the anchor for the feature, this may not exactly be a Harley Quinn movie per se.

Robbie is attached to star in and produce the picture, which is being kept under firm wraps as THR couldn’t even find out who’s penning the script beyond the revelation that the project has a female writer onboard. In addition to the villainous Harley Quinn, other characters are expected to get the spotlight, with Batgirl and Birds of Prey bandied about as possibilities.

Apparently Robbie was the impetus for getting this project off the ground, as she grew to love a number of DC characters during her comics research for the role of Harley Quinn. She found a writer and brought the project to Warner Bros., which immediately sparked to the idea of spinning off the Harley Quinn character into a female-centric DC Extended Universe film.

This is an incredibly smart move on Warner Bros.’ part, and is a mighty exciting project to boot. Robbie’s Quinn has been the highlight of the Suicide Squad trailers thus far, looking to fully embody the role of the psychiatrist turned Joker obsessive perfectly. Moreover, after the disappointment of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the studio would do well to alter their long-held plans for the future in order to make some creative pivots. Signing Ben Affleck to direct and star in a standalone Batman movie was step one, and now getting this Harley Quinn project off the ground is yet another move in the right direction. If only they could also get a proper Superman sequel in development as well.

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Image via Warner Bros.

Suicide Squad marks the next entry in the DC Extended Universe, which technically began with Man of Steel but kicked off properly and fully with Batman v Superman. Next summer brings us Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot, followed by the Zack Snyder-helmed Justice League movie. After that, the studio is also developing standalone The Flash and Aquaman films, but director Seth Grahame-Smith recently departed The Flash, signaling that WB is undergoing a bit of creative shuffling in the aftermath of BvS.

I wouldn’t be surprised if a Suicide Squad sequel also enters WB’s DC Extended Universe slate, as the film looks to be a blast and could end up a greater success than BvS. We’ll find out when Suicide Squad—and Robbie’s Harley Quinn—debuts on August 5.

http://collider.com/harley-quinn-movie-margot-robbie/

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

http://collider.com/harley-quinn-movie-margot-robbie/

Well, I'll be there. More Margot is always a good thing, as is more Harley. And the possibility of Batgirl definitely has me excited.

[spanky87]

I'd like to see her appear in a Batman solo film with the Joker first.

Then a Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy film with Jessica Chastain.

[DanTheMan]

Interested.

[MD-Blu]

Originally Posted by DanTheMan

Interested.

So am I because Harley Quinn is awesome and I'm sure that Robbie will knock it out of the park in SS.

[Eman910]

Sign me up!

[spanky87]

Well, it kinda sucks that her great origin story will probably be rushed through in Suicide Squad via flashbacks, and now she's getting a solo film that would've afforded her origin story more time to unfold. This is why I resent WB's 'make everything up as we go along' approach.

And it's also odd she's getting her own film when she hasn't appeared in a single Batman film yet.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

It is amazing it Margot to push for this. Harley Quinn is huge in pop culture similar to someone like Deadpool. I can't believe it took this long for a solo Harley movie. Heck I can't believe it too this long just to have Harley in a live action movie.

[spectre08]

If Warner and DC really wants to set themselves apart from Marvel they should definitely pursue more of the villian-centric films.

I would be ecstatic for this

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by spectre08

If Warner and DC really wants to set themselves apart from Marvel they should definitely pursue more of the villian-centric films.

I would be ecstatic for this

Even more anti hero stuff like Red Hood would be great. Is that Lobo movie still happening?

[Hellraiserfan]

Not interested really unless it's like Gotham City Sirens with her living/teaming up with Catwoman and Poison Ivy. As well as a few other "interactions".

[Creed]

Good news. I liked Margot in the trailers so far. Is it wrong that I was thinking about Kevin Smith's daughter?

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by spanky87

I'd like to see her appear in a Batman solo film with the Joker first.

Then a Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy film with Jessica Chastain.

While I would rather see her get her own film first, I do agree completely about Jessica Chastain as Poison Ivy. I cannot imagine a more perfect match.

[Hellraiserfan]

Originally Posted by spanky87

I'd like to see her appear in a Batman solo film with the Joker first.

Then a Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy film with Jessica Chastain.

Originally Posted by AaronJ

While I would rather see her get her own film first, I do agree completely about Jessica Chastain as Poison Ivy. I cannot imagine a more perfect match.

This is why I don't care for most fan castings. You simply picked her because she's the main redhead in the spotlight lately in Hollywood. It's how it always goes, everyone wanted Bale for every role under the son then it went to the next big actor in the spotlight for every role and so on and so forth.

I think there are far better pics than Chastain. She is attractive, but on Ivy's level? Eh...

[spanky87]

Originally Posted by Hellraiserfan

This is why I don't care for most fan castings. You simply picked her because she's the main redhead in the spotlight lately in Hollywood. It's how it always goes, everyone wanted Bale for every role under the son then it went to the next big actor in the spotlight for every role and so on and so forth.

I think there are far better pics than Chastain. She is attractive, but on Ivy's level? Eh...

Actually, the more predictable pick would be Rebecca Ferguson since that's the name that's been thrown around for every big role lately, and she's a redhead.

I picked Chastain because she's one of my favorite contemporary actors, has a good look for Ivy, and she was wickedly evil in Crimson Peak. Obvious? Yes. But a good choice nonetheless.

They could go the unknown route, but who would you pick for a known actor?

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by spectre08

If Warner and DC really wants to set themselves apart from Marvel they should definitely pursue more of the villian-centric films.

I would be ecstatic for this

Harley Quinn is a villain. And it'd be a female-led movie. We need more of both, and Robbie looks like she's great in the role, so I'm on board with this 100%.

[Spencer_Kain92]

oh hell yes

[Strapped4Cash]

For anyone interested, here's the link to the exclusive story by The Hollywood Reporter:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...n-movie-894486

[P-Rock]

Do we really need a topic about Kevin Smith's daughter??

[megafan2000]

Solo Harley movie?


Sirens movie?


As long as she's in the classic jester suit at some point.