Anyone needing a proto-feminist adventure with a cracked-out clown chick… look no further than Birds of Prey.
The first trailer in the much-buzzed-about DC Comics adaptation landed this week, offering a glimpse into the post-Joker life of his former girlfriend Harley Quinn. Once again, Margot Robbie steps into the bootie shorts and pigtails to portray Quinn, as she did to great acclaim in 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Birds of Prey picks up several years later, after Quinn his finally ended her abusive relationship with the Joker. In dire need of a way to spend her evenings, she teams up with the heroines Huntress (played by Mary Elizabeth Winestead), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and Renee Montoya (Rosie Perez) to battle the villainous gangster Black Mask (Ewan McGregor).
In a twist, Birds of Prey will reportedly portray Black Mask as a gay man–a move which has already attracted criticism and applause. In the comics, Renee Montoya is also portrayed as a queer woman, though no word on if the film will maintain her orientation. The film also stars Chris Messina & Ali Wong, and will open February 7, 2020.
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Josh447
Harley Quinn? As in Harlequin romance novels? Wierd.
The trailer however looks redeeming. Will wait till it goes to video.
lessthan
A harlequin is a kind of fancy clown. Pretty much the Italian version of the court jester. Harley Quinn’s clown shtick comes from her association with the Joker, another clown themed villain (whose name is derived from the card and its clown theme (lol, apparently the clown makeup is a result of an accident that makes him resemble a clown and everything flows from there)).
Cam
She was probably the best part of Suicide Squad. Hopefully the movie is good.