Hot on the heels of Joker, another side-plot in the Batman franchise is in the works and set to hit cinemas early next year.

Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood fame, first appeared in the disastrous Suicide Squad.

She was arguably the best character.

Then they announced Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). That was almost a year and a half ago, and we’re only now getting a glimpse of the upcoming film starring Robbie, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and Chris Messina.

Here’s Mashable:

Birds of Prey, which sees Margot Robbie returning to shine as the mischievous supervillain, follows Harley Quinn’s story after her breakup with Jared Leto’s Suicide Squad Joker. The action movie assembles Quinn, Huntress (Winstead), and Black Canary (Smollett-Bell) into a “girl gang” set to fight crime boss Black Mask (Ewan McGregor) in order to protect a young woman.

The film’s elaborate title points to Quinn’s triumphant taking of center stage, both within her own narrative and through the upcoming film itself. In advance for the movie’s release, DC Comics is releasing paperbacks detailing the back stories of all three of the Birds of Prey female leads.

Sounds brilliant. I’ll leave you with the teaser trailer.

Take it away Harley:

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) will be in cinemas February 7, 2020.

[source:mashable]