Awards season buzz inexplicably means we all must still suffer Joker, a new movie starring one of the worst dudes the DC universe has to offer. But the success of Wonder Woman clued DC in that audiences like their ladies, too. And with their biggest female superhero established, why not take a crack at a clown who loves crime and is also a girl? Check out the new trailer for Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn.
If that comically long subtitle doesn’t give it away, Birds of Prey focuses on Margot Robbie as the doctor turned murderous henchwoman turned wacky lovable antihero. After breaking up with the Joker (Jared Leto, not Joaquin Phoenix) in Suicide Squad, Quinn strikes out on her own in a Gotham City ruled by crime following Batman’s disappearance.
Quinn may be the star, since even in bad movies folks love her take on the character, but she’s not alone. Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead star as tough vigilantes Black Canary and Huntress. Rosie Perez plays detective Renee Montoya, who originated from Batman: The Animated Series just like Harley. Chris Messina and Ewan McGregor play bad guys Victor Zasaz and Black Mask. And newcomer Ella Jay Basco is eventual Batgirl successor Cassandra Cain.
We’ll see how Margot Robbie, director Cathy Yan, and writer Christina Hodson make Harley Quinn’s star shine even brighter when Birds of Prey releases in theaters next February. For more on DC here’s why we think James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (also starring Robbie) should be a Marvel parody. And check out the trailer for the Harley Quinn cartoon coming this month to DC Universe.
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