DC's Upcoming Hero Team Movie: Birds of Prey
As stated above, Birds of Prey is an upcoming DC superhero film which centers on the titular team of the same name. The full title, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), gives a bit more insight into the plot of the film. It is a story being told by Harley Quinn herself, and in a way only she can tell it. When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis, and his zealous right-hand, Zsasz, put a target on a young girl named Cass, the city is turned upside down looking for her. Harley, Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya’s paths collide, and the unlikely foursome have no choice but to team up to take Roman down.
Margot Robbie (‘I, Tonya’) returns as Harley Quinn, alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead (’10 Cloverfield Lane,’ TV’s ‘Fargo’) as Huntress; Jurnee Smollett-Bell (HBO’s ‘True Blood’) as Black Canary; Rosie Perez (‘Fearless,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 2’) as Renee Montoya; Chris Messina (‘Argo,’ TV’s ‘Sharp Objects’) as Victor Zsasz; and Ewan McGregor (‘Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep,’ the ‘Trainspotting’ films) as Roman Sionis. Newcomer Ella Jay Basco also stars as Cassandra “Cass” Cain in her feature film debut.
Directed by Cathy Yan (‘Dead Pigs’) from a script by Christina Hodson (‘Bumblebee’), the film is based on characters from DC. Robbie also produced, alongside Bryan Unkeless and Sue Kroll. The film’s executive producers are Walter Hamada, Galen Vaisman, Geoff Johns, Hans Ritter and David Ayer.
Joining Yan behind the scenes was a creative team comprised of director of photography Matthew Libatique (‘A Star Is Born,”Venom’); production designer K.K. Barrett (‘Her’); editor Jay Cassidy (‘American Hustle,’ ‘Silver Linings Playbook’) and editor Evan Schiff (‘John Wick Chapters 2 & 3’); and costume designer Erin Benach (‘A Star Is Born’). The music is by Daniel Pemberton (‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’). The movie releases to theaters nationwide on February 7, 2020.