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Birds of Prey
The Birds of Prey movie starred Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and she will be joined by Mary Elizabeth Winstead as The Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary, Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain, And Ewan McGregor joined the cast as Gotham City villain Black Mask.
The Birds of Prey movie opened in theaters on Feb. 7, 2020.
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28 on Christina Hodson Promises Surprises for Birds of Prey MovieRiding high on the warm reception shown in Bumblebee reviews, interviews with scriptwriter Christina Hodson are naturally turning towards her next projects. Hodson is now deeply entrenched in the DCEU, and first up is Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn), and she's promising that the casting announcements haven't spoiled everything…
Birds of Prey is seeing a lot of activity at the moment. Earlier came word of Chris Messina is playing Victor Zsasz and now stand-up comic Ali Wong is coming on board as well. According to sources speaking with The Wrap, Ali Wong has joined the cast of Birds of Prey, but is not yet…
Warner Bros. has added Chris Messina to the cast of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). According to Deadline, Messina is set to play scarred serial killer Victor Zsasz for director Cathy Yan. Messina will be the third actor to portray Zsasz in live-action. The role was first played by Tim Booth…
It seems that the cast for Birds of Prey has gathered for what one would guess is the first table read of the script. Ella Basco, who will be playing Cassandra Cain, took to her Twitter account on Friday evening to share her excitement about the beginning of the filmmaking process. Somebody pinch me! Table…
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is a title that seemed too long to be real. Fans thought Margot Robbie was just messing around when she scribbled it on the cover of the script. Robbie was deadly serious but only because the movie is not. "It's not a very serious…
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is getting ready to start production soon. Director Cathy Yan is crewing up and she's found her production designer. K.K. Barrett, whose credits include Her and Marie Antoinette, has joined the film. HN Entertainment reports that Barrett was chosen for the job by Yan and Warner…
You know a film is close to production when the actors start teasing us with pictures of the script. Margot Robbie has done just that taking to her Instagram on Tuesday to post a picture of the cover of the script with what appears to be a few personal enhancements. "Birds of Prey (AND THE…
We've known a general idea that Birds of Prey would begin filming in early 2019, but now Mary Elizabeth Winstead has narrowed it down a bit more for us. Expect the Birds to be before the cameras sometime in Jan. 2019. That month had been amongst the rumors, but we now have confirmation. Speaking recently…
Birds of Prey has found yet another member for its team. This time an actress has been cast as Cassandra Cain, a woman about as deadly as you could hope. Variety is reporting that Ella Jay Basco has been cast as Cassandra Cain in the Birds of Prey movie. She will be joining the existing cast…
Birds of Prey is building momentum leading into the start of production in January. Part of that excitement revolved around screenwriter Christina Hodson who seems to be everywhere at the moment. Speaking in a profile with The Los Angeles Times in the lead up to her film Bumblebee, the topic of the upcoming DCEU film…
For those that don’t follow DC, the name Black Mask might sound like just another generic bad guy moniker. But to those of us who’ve read the comics, the decision to (presumably) make him the featured villain in the upcoming Birds of Prey film is a brilliant one. In a lot of ways, the origin…
Birds of Prey has added a major piece to its puzzle and announced that Ewan McGregor has joined the film as the villain Black Mask. Black Mask has long been rumored as the villain for the upcoming DCEU film, but Deadline is now confirming the casting and the role, so it looks to be set.…
Cathy Yan is going to be sitting in the director's chair when cameras roll on Birds of Prey, and she's already talking about her plans for the film and how she landed the job. During an interview at the U.S.-China Entertainment Summit, Yan was being interviewed and the moderator asked how she had landed the…
We've heard all about the talent in front of the camera, with many Birds of Prey casting announcements coming over the last few weeks. Today, we have some news about an important member of the crew. GMA News caught up with cinematographer Matthew Libatique, to talk about his two new movies Venom and A Star…
We know that Birds of Prey will feature Harley Quinn, Huntress, Black Canary, Renee Montoya, Cassandra Cain, and Black Mask, and now rumors about how they all come together in the plot are starting to roll in. According to Revenge of the Fans, here's what the main characters are up to in the movie. If…
The Wrap is reporting that Rosie Perez has been cast as Renee Montoya, an openly gay Gotham City police detective, in Birds of Prey. Perez took to Twitter shortly after the announcement to confirm the news and express her excitement. "Thank you so much! Very excited," she said. "Love Margot Robbie's work and [director] Cathy…
Yesterday, Mary Elizabeth Winstead was cast as Huntress in Birds of Prey, and today she spoke about it for the first time during an interview with BUILD Series. Winstead confirmed the casting news, and described Birds of Prey as a "spin-off of Suicide Squad". She explained that she's never been a part of a big…
Yesterday news broke that Birds of Prey had cast Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress and Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary. I used Variety as a source, but the equally reliable Deadline had a key detail about Batman in their report. According to Deadline, Birds of Prey takes place in a Gotham City that "isn’t protected…
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Earlier today, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell joined Birds of Prey as as Huntress and Black Canary, and now we have details on who may play the villain. According to Variety reporter Justin Kroll, Iron Man 2 star Sam Rockwell passed on playing the villain Black Mask in Birds of Prey. Kroll adds that…
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Last week we heard about actresses who had auditioned to star in Birds of Prey with Margot Robbie, and today some major roles have been filled. According to Variety, Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been cast as Huntress and Jurnee Smollett-Bell will play Black Canary in Birds of Prey. They join Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn,…
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