An all-star female filmmaker dream team is coming together in the form of actress Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, and director Cathy Yan. Deadline reports Portman and Ortega are in talks to star in The Gallerist, which will see Yan as co-writer and director. The film follows a desperate gallerist who conspires to sell a dead […]
Exclusive: Margot Robbie confirms January production start for Birds of Prey, will have “much smaller budget” than other DC movies
Margot Robbie is set to reprise her Suicide Squad role as Harley Quinn as many as four times in the next couple of years. For now, though, her mind is on the first of those projects, Birds of Prey. As well as playing Harley, she’s also producing the movie and now she’s confirmed exclusively to […]
Why Birds of Prey looks like the comic book film to watch in 2020
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to Birds of Prey and why it’s the most eye-catching comic book film of 2020 at the moment… 2020 is in its infancy and the blockbuster bombardment is due to start shortly. In a year that will see more Marvel adventures (in the beginnings of a new phase, which opens with […]
Birds of Prey’s Cathy Yan to direct live-action Paprika series for Amazon
Birds of Prey’s Cathy Yan is set direct the live-action series Paprika, based on Yasutaka Tsutsui’s novel of the same name, which itself was turned into 2006’s seminal anime masterpiece. According to Deadline Yan will executive produce and direct the series for Amazon Studios and Hivemind. Her producing partner Ash Sarohia will also ep under their […]
Movie Review – Dead Pigs (2018)
Dead Pigs, 2018. Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring Vivian Wu, Haoyu Yang, Mason Lee, Meng Li, David Rysdahl and Zazie Beetz. SYNOPSIS: As thousands of pig corpses float through the waterways of Shanghai, multiple characters struggle with the changing face of China. In March 2013, Chinese media noted that thousands of pig corpses had been […]
Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan sympathises with David Ayer over Suicide Squad reshoots
Cathy Yan, the director of Birds of Prey, says she sympathises with David Ayer over the troubled production of Suicide Squad. With the news that Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be made public, other directors in the comic book movie sphere have discussed their own troubled productions. One of these is Suicide Squad director David […]
Birds of Prey director wants to see a sequel featuring Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy
Although the film only managed to muster around $200 million globally following its release earlier this year, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) director Cathy Yan hasn’t given up hope of a sequel to the DC girl gang movie, and indeed she already has an idea of what she’d like […]
Birds of Prey director praises decision to release the film early on VOD
Cathy Yan, the director of Birds of Prey, has praised the decision to release the film early on VOD. With the coronavirus outbreak, many of us are stuck at home trying to keep healthy or isolating to protect others. This has led to studios deciding to release their recent big releases early on VOD, allowing […]
Movie Review – Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), 2020 Directed by Cathy Yan Starring Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Ali Wong, Matthew Willig, and Dana Lee. SYNOPSIS: After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee […]
Movie Review – Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. 2020 Directed by Cathy Yan Starring Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Ali Wong, Matthew Willig, and Dana Lee SYNOPSIS: After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee […]
