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Birds of Prey release date, cast, trailer, plot revealed for Harley Quinn movie

While Suicide Squad may have been panned on the whole, Oscar-nominated actress Margot Robbie was celebrated for her already iconic turn as the clown-like minx Harley Quinn.

Now Warner Bros. Studios have multiple films involving Robbie as the character in development, including a Suicide Squad sequel and a Joker and Harley Quinn film.

However, the first that we will see will actually be focused on superhero female team Birds of Prey.

Its full title will be the comic name of Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn)

When can we expect to see this film, however, and what will it cover?

Birds of Prey release date

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn (Warner Bros)

Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn) is due for released on February 7, 2020.

Filming finished on April 15, 2019.

Trailer

Margot is back (Warner Bros)

We have already had a teaser trailer that shows off the cast of the film and a new look for Harley!

But now a full-length trailer has been released, catch it above!

Birds of Prey poster

The poster for Birds of Prey (Warner Bros Pictures)

We now have colourful new posters for the upcoming movie.

Make no mistake: this is Harley's time to shine!

More have been released too, see here.

Who is directing?

Cathy Yan, with Robbie serving as a producer.

What will it be about?

Ewan McGregor as Black Mask (Warner Bros)

The film will see Harley teaming up with the Birds of Prey heroines to take on classic Batman villain Black Mask, but much of the film will be centred on the dynamics between the female characters, as they set out to save the young Casssandra Cain who ends up in the Black Mask's crosshairs.

Birds of Prey Cast

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn

The moll of the Clown Prince of Crime is about to become the centre of the DC Expanded Universe.

Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary/Dinah Lance

Black Canary (Warner Bros)

According to Variety, the American True Blood actress will portray the vigilante with quite the scream, who is a good-natured crime fighter.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as The Huntress/Helena Bertinelli

The Huntress (Warner Bros)

Variety also says that the vengeful heroine will be played by the 10 Cloverfield Lane actress.

In the comics, Bertinelli is a former Mafia princess who like Batman was driven to crime-fighting by the murders of her family.

Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya

Renee Montoya (Warner Bros)

The Wrap confirmed that Oscar-nominee Perez has been cast as the gay Gotham police officer who later took on the heroic mantle of The Question in the comics.

Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain

Cassandra Cain (Warner Bros)

The comics' fourth iteration of Batgirl will also be brought to the screen, but as a young girl in need of protection from the villainous Black Mask.

A Batgirl film focused on the more well-known character Barbara Gordon is also in the works, who will not feature here.

Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz

Victoz Zsasz (Warner Bros)

The Sharp Objects star will portray the sadistic serial killer who carves tally marks on his body to represent each kill.

Zsasz will be a secondary villain, in league with Black Mask.

Ewan McGregor as Black Mask/Roman Sionis

Black Mask (Warner Bros)

The classic Gotham villain, commonly depicted as a brutal and ruthless crime lord with a fixation on masks and derives sadistic pleasure from the act of torture, will be the chief antagonist of the film.

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor will take on the role of the dastardly villain.

Charlene Amoia as Maria Bertinelli

The mother of The Huntress and wife of mafia man Franco.

The film also features roles for Steven Williams, Derek Wilson, Dana Lee, Francois Chau and Matthew Willi.

What else will Harley Quinn be in?

(Warner Bros Studios)

 

The film is believed to be the first in a trilogy of films focused on Robbie as Harley Quinn, with the next film believed to be Gotham City Sirens, which will feature Quinn alongside Poison Ivy and Catwoman.

Harley will not appear in Todd Philips' solo Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix, which will have no connection to the other DC films being produced.

Birds of Prey is released on February 7, 2020.

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