

Robbie, meanwhile, will return to the role of Harley Quinn in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad - a soft reboot of Ayer’s movie which, with any luck, will be better received.

Read more: James Gunn was offered a superhero movie before The Suicide Squadīirds of Prey is already attracting rave reviews and looks set to spawn a whole new corner for the DC Extended Universe. This springs her into the hunt for a missing diamond, bringing together the disparate group of women who ultimately make up the title. The movie is a riotous take on Quinn’s break-up with the Joker, which features Robbie guzzling cereal and watching Looney Tunes in her apartment until she realises that, with her former beau’s protection now gone, the entire Gotham underworld is after her. This all brings us to the present day, with Birds of Prey now in UK and US cinemas. Pictures’ BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN), a Warner Bros. MARGOT ROBBIE as Harley Quinn in Warner Bros. So let’s dive in and take a brief whistle-stop tour through how one of DC’s most popular characters rose from minor roots to become a true leading lady. Read more: Margot Robbie was confused by Suicide Squad romanceīut the road to Birds of Prey has been long and winding, over the course of almost 30 years. The character has undergone many major shifts and changes since she first debuted and is now a far more independent figure than she was when she was more explicitly attached to the Joker in her early appearances. Sometimes a villain, sometimes an anti-hero and always entertaining, she has come a long way since she first appeared in what was supposed to be a very minor role. Whether it’s in print, on the small screen or in movies like this week’s Birds of Prey, she is one of the most prominent female characters in the world of DC Comics. Harley Quinn is, today, one of the most popular comic book characters on the planet. Martin James McGrath Morris Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co.Harley Quinn, through the years.

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