DC Comics' 'Huntress' and 'Black Canary' have been cast alongside Margot Robbie ("Suicide Squad") as 'Harley Quinn' in director Cathy Yan's 'girl gang' R-rated feature "Birds of Prey", opening February 2020:
Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been cast as 'Huntress'...
...and Jurnee Smollett-Bell will play 'Black Canary'.
"I pitched the idea of an 'R-rated' girl gang film including 'Harley', because I was like, 'Harley needs friends' Harley loves interacting with people so don't ever make her do a standalone film," said Robbie, who also produces the new film.
"She’s got to be with other people, it should be a girl gang. I wasn't seeing enough girl gangs on screen, especially in the action space...
"And then of course having a female director to tell that story. And giving a female director the chance to do big budget stuff.
"I love action films. I’m a girl. What,...
Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been cast as 'Huntress'...
...and Jurnee Smollett-Bell will play 'Black Canary'.
"I pitched the idea of an 'R-rated' girl gang film including 'Harley', because I was like, 'Harley needs friends' Harley loves interacting with people so don't ever make her do a standalone film," said Robbie, who also produces the new film.
"She’s got to be with other people, it should be a girl gang. I wasn't seeing enough girl gangs on screen, especially in the action space...
"And then of course having a female director to tell that story. And giving a female director the chance to do big budget stuff.
"I love action films. I’m a girl. What,...
- 1/5/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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