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 is not a team-up film or ‘The Harley Quinn Movie’, says director Cathy Yan
Cathy Yan, the director of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), says that the film is not a team-up film nor ‘The Harley Quinn Movie’. After the success of Joker, one of the next films on the agenda for DC is Birds of Prey, which sees Harley Quinn return after […]
Newcomer Ella Jay Basco in talks for Cassandra Cain role in DC’s Birds of Prey
DC’s Birds of Prey has just cast a fan-favourite character to its roster. Per Variety, newcomer Ella Jay Basco has begun talks to star as Cassandra Cain in the superhero team-up film from director Cathy Yan. If talks are successful, she will join Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smolett-Bell, Rosie Perez and Ewan McGregor in the […]
Ewan McGregor cast as Black Mask in DC’s Birds of Prey
Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey has found its villain. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ewan McGegor (Christopher Robin) has been cast as the villainous mobster Black Mask in the DC superhero film. Roman Sionis, aka Black Mask, first appeared in the Batman comics in 1985 as a powerful mob figure in Gotham’s underworld. Since then, he has plagued Batman […]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead on training for Huntress role in DC’s Birds of Prey
Earlier this week, it was announced that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane) has been cast as the Huntress for Warner Bros. and DC Films’ female superhero team-up Birds of Prey. Starring alongside Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary and Margot Robbie reprising her Suicide Squad role of Harley Quinn, Winstead’s Huntress is a Gotham City vigilante and member […]
Warner Bros. reportedly increases interest in Lady Gaga for DC’s Birds of Prey
With her first feature film leading role about to tear through awards season, Lady Gaga is going to be a hot commodity, and it seems that Warner Bros. wants to nab the A Star Is Born actress for the upcoming Birds of Prey film. It was only a few weeks ago that reports said Lady […]
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 […]
Cathy Yan to direct Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey for Warner Bros. and DC
Deadline is reporting that up and coming filmmaker Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) has signed on to direct “an untitled girl gang movie” for Warner Bros. and DC Films, which will be based upon the Birds of Prey comic book series. Margot Robbie is confirmed to reprise her Suicide Squad role as Harley Quinn, and she […]