Ewan mcgregor is in talks to play batman villain black mask in the harley quinn spinoff, birds of prey, sources tell variety. Birds of prey is now playing in theaters, but if youve yet to watch the movie and are curious about whether some big names make an appearance, then we. If you sit through the credits, harley breaks the fourth wall to speak over the final seconds, promising that shes going to share a super. Why birds of prey 2 and gotham city sirens should be merged. After spliting up with joker harley quinn and three other female superheroes black canary, huntress and renee. No postcredits scene, but a fun bonus if you stick around.
Birds of prey is dcs gayest movie yet yes, gayer than. Movie news gotham will be the setting for birds of prey, but it reportedly wont have its protector batman. Feb 07, 2020 margot robbies harley quinn gets the last laugh in birds of prey, but instead of setting up the suicide squad, the batman, or birds of prey 2, its left openended exactly what the villain is. How batman movies influenced birds of prey variety. At one point, almost all mercenaries in gotham were rounded up by sionis and ordered to go after the girls. Black mask, who is typically presented as one of gotham citys. Harley quinns chaos continues after the credits, with a reference to an upcoming dc extended universe movie. Why birds of prey disappointed at the box office variety. Meanwhile, birds of prey is technically set in the same continuity as suicide squad, batman v superman, and. Every upcoming dc movie in production batman, birds of. As a certain superteam might put it, youre welcome. The lineup for the birds of prey team was revealed to include black canary, huntress, cassandra cain, and renee montoya, with the villain set to be a batman adversary who had not yet been seen in film. The animated series, which exposed to her an incredibly wide fanbase that reached outside of just comic book readers. As for the dark knight himself, batman doesnt cameo in birds of prey which makes sense, considering how muddled dcs batman continuity is right now.
Well, nobody flocks together quite like the deranged, neverdelicate criminals in dcs birds of prey. Birds of prey does not erase dc films success with joker. Dc film showed the battle between margot robbies harley quinn and ewan mcgregors roman sionisblack mask, which. Birds of prey movie set in gotham, but without batman. Birds of prey is an superhero film based on the dc comics team of the same name. Birds of prey proves batman is just as bad as black mask.
Birds of prey new trailer features unexpected batman reference. If anything, it seems like gothams protector will appear in a cameo at most. If viewers are going by zack snyders original plan for dceus wayne, he wouldve died during the events of justice league part 2. As far as tentpole comic book films go, birds of prey was a disappointment. Birds of prey villain will be black mask, one of batman. With margot robbie, rosie perez, mary elizabeth winstead, jurnee smollettbell. Feb 07, 2020 all birds of prey confirms about itself is that it takes place after 2016s suicide squad, itself a movie that takes place after the events of batman v superman. Birds of prey is the first dceu film and the second dc films production to be rated r by the motion picture. Margot robbies harley quinn first debuted in 2016s suicide squad, where she was caught by batman ben affleck and sent to the metahuman prison belle reve. Feb 07, 2020 as for the dark knight himself, batman doesnt cameo in birds of prey which makes sense, considering how muddled dcs batman continuity is right now. Birds of prey movie characters revealed, including unknown batman villain while batman does things in his special way, hell do it better with the birds of prey. In a postcredits audio sequence, harley is about to reveal a secret about batman, but the film ends midsentence. With birds of prey screaming into theaters, were shining a spotlight on the dc comics movies cast of characters from a to zsasz. Another slight batman related spoiler is that harley quinn names her hyena after bruce wayne.
The real story of birds of prey is less about how it stacks up to joker or deadpool and more about the fact that it creates a different kind of comic book movie. Feb 07, 2020 with birds of prey screaming into theaters, were shining a spotlight on the dc comics movies cast of characters from a to zsasz. Birds of preys box office numbers dont tell the whole story. Birds of prey director cathy yan talks about rejecting. Feb 20, 2020 in terms of narrative, assuming that birds of prey s gotham has afflecks batman, its clear that a significant amount of time has passed since the events of suicide squad. Feb 06, 2020 birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn is more than just a mouthful. After spliting up with joker harley quinn and three other female superheroes black canary, huntress and renee montoya come together to save the lives of a little girl cassandra cain from an evil crime lord. But despite its cavalcade of heroes, dc lives in the shadow of marvel, as the disneyowned. It has few references to the bigger world it belongs to, but its events do take place in the dceu. After splitting with the joker, harley quinn joins superheroes black canary, huntress and renee montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
Birds of prey director cathy yan talks about rejecting the. Birds of prey has a batman postcredit scene cosmic book news. Theres a birds of prey postcredit moment, and it teases the. The original recruit of oracles was actually power girl.
Matt reeves upcoming film the batman is rumored to be set in the 90s although that has yet to be officially confirmed and will star robert pattinson as a younger bruce wayne, seemingly. Can this new allfemale team lead dc to another victory. Birds of prey is a pretty terrible movie and pretty terriblelooking to boot. A powerful mob boss in gotham citys criminal underworld, black mask originated as a batman centric villain before growing to become a threat for all the. The birds of prey spent the first part of their existence operating out of the gotham clock tower, and for many missions the bird were essentially just a partnership of oracle and the black canary. Gotham city mob boss and batman foe black mask will make his big screen debut and be the villain in birds of prey, thewrap has exclusively learned. While harley and rosie perezs renee montoya both find themselves on the same side. While birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn gives margot robbies harley quinn and her pals a chance to clean up gotham city, the films cast of characters has some implicit nods to dc universe that started long before the dc extended universe was on anyones radar. Birds of prey easter eggs, burning questions answered. Maybe our feral fave harley quinn doesnt mess with the joker anymore, but just because you wont hear a hi puddin out of harley this time doesnt mean that birds of prey isnt a sweet treat. Nov 01, 2018 ewan mcgregor is in talks to play batman villain black mask in the harley quinn spinoff, birds of prey, sources tell variety. In the 1989 batman movie, michael keatons bruce discusses his worldly keepsakes with the likes of vicki vale, and hints he gets off on.
What role does batman play in the birds of prey movie. Jul 20, 2018 birds of prey movie characters revealed, including unknown batman villain while batman does things in his special way, hell do it better with the birds of prey. With the future of the dc extended universe continuing in februarys birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn, the titular superhero team will be facing ewan mcgregors black mask as the films primary antagonist. Batman was absent throughout the events of birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn, despite the film being set. Birds of prey villain will be black mask, one of batmans.
Black mask will be the villain in the upcoming birds of prey movie, and ewan mcgregor will play the sadistic. Matt reeves upcoming film the batman is rumored to be set in the 90s although that has yet to be officially confirmed and will star robert pattinson as a younger bruce wayne, seemingly closer to the beginning of his career as batman. Sep 26, 2018 no specific plot details for birds of prey have been revealed yet, but reportedly the movie s villain will be roman sionis, a. Since birds of prey takes place entirely in gotham city, the absence of batman in the movie is jarring. When does birds of prey take place in the dceu timeline. Mar 07, 2020 birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn hit theaters last month and is currently the thirdhighest rated movie in the latest batch of dc films on rotten tomatoes. Birds of prey wont have batman protecting gotham city. Official birds of prey movie merchandise hot topic. Jan 29, 2019 its likely batman will at least be a presence in the film, but birds of prey doesnt seem all that concerned with the character. Margot robbies harley quinn gets the last laugh in birds of prey, but instead of setting up the suicide squad, the batman, or birds of prey 2, its left openended exactly what the villain is. Zsasz will again appear in liveaction form in 2020s birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn, this time played by chris messina. If birds of prey soars to the top of the box office charts as anticipated, expect a second flight.
Dc has a lot riding on birds of prey and harley quinn cnn. But the dog tag implies that we might at least be seeing some take on bruce wayne. Sep 26, 2018 gotham will be the setting for birds of prey, but it reportedly wont have its protector batman. Feb 04, 2020 director cathy yan and production designer k. Batman was absent throughout the events of birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn, despite the film being set in gotham city.
Cathy yan on the rerelease of birds of prey, the harley. Birds of prey is being set up as very much its own beast. Feb 10, 2020 that prominence made harley a huge solo character who could lead the birds of prey movie with her presence alone. So i went to go see birds of prey last night and fully intended to make a video about it, i just didnt know what about. Theres a birds of prey postcredit moment, and it teases. Aug 11, 2018 gotham city mob boss and batman foe black mask will make his big screen debut and be the villain in birds of prey, thewrap has exclusively learned. Feb 06, 2020 with birds of prey taking flight in theaters feb. If you enjoyed joel schumachers batman movies batman forever 1995 and batman and robin 1997 birds of prey is just as overstuffed and equally guilty of trying too hard, but with fewer charismatic stars and nowhere near as visually imaginative. Feb 08, 2020 meanwhile, birds of prey is technically set in the same continuity as suicide squad, batman v superman, and justice league, with suicide squad featuring a cameo from affleck to explain how harley. Another major batman villain will be making his long overdue big screen debut soon. The best superhero movie soundtracks, from batman to birds of.
Harley quinn might be seeing robert pattinsons batman soon subscribe to our channel. Its worth noting that while todd phillips and joaquin phoenixs joker is also a warner bros. The new birds of prey movie is now out in theaters, and yes, it does have a batman postcredit scene. Apr 17, 2020 birds of prey needs a boost after its bummer box office numbers. Birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn hit theaters last month and is currently the thirdhighest rated movie in the latest batch of.
The movie follows the events that transpire following joker and harley quinns breakup. Birds of prey movie characters revealed, including unknown. Birds of prey is an american action science fiction drama television series that was developed by laeta kalogridis for the wb and is loosely based on the dc comics series of the same name. Margot robbies return as harley quinn is finally taking shape. Regarding what the birds of prey postcredit scene means, probably not much as its just a nod to fans to include mention of batman, again who isnt in the movie, and has been missing from gotham city for the past couple of years, perhaps on some sort of justice league mission. Birds of prey is a 2020 american superhero film based on the dc comics team birds of prey. Harley and her teams struggle with black mask took them to varying parts of the city. Birds of prey proves batman is just as bad as black mask cbr. This is the first movie from the established universe since last years shazam. At least some of her flourishing popularity can be attributed to batman. Barrett discuss creating the world of birds of prey, and how batman influenced design. Birds of prey is out now in cinemas, with a starstudded cast including margot robbie and ewan mcgregor. It is the eighth installment in the dc extended universe and a followup to suicide squad 2016.
Every dc comics movie ranked from worst to best, including birds of prey and joker marvel may be the dominant force in comic book movies at the moment just through sheer numbers, its actually. Birds of prey offers only an audio gag and no real scene. Birds of prey as its now being called on theater websites and theater marquees will recover from a slow start and leg out closer to the lego batman movie 39%. Not that anyone really thought batman would be in the birds of prey movie, but it appears that the the version of gotham city in the film will be completely void of the dark knight altogether. Oracle contacted black canary to go on a mission for her. All birds of prey confirms about itself is that it takes place after 2016s suicide squad, itself a movie that takes place after the events of batman v superman. Harley quinn margot robbie will be the only holdover from suicide squad, and the film is much. Throughout this whole time, batman wasnt in the picture. Birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn 2020 after splitting with the joker, harley quinn joins superheroes black canary, huntress and renee montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord. Mar 26, 2019 zsasz will again appear in liveaction form in 2020s birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn, this time played by chris messina. Directed by cathy yan from a script by christina hodson, birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn stars margot robbie, jurnee smollettbell, mary elizabeth winstead, rosie perez, ewan mcgregor, steven williams, derek wilson, dana lee, francois chau, chris messina and matthew willig. Harley quinn spinoff film birds of prey has released a second trailer in the buildup to its february 2020 release and it features an unexpected not to batman. The series takes place in a gotham city abandoned by batman. Feb 07, 2020 if birds of prey soars to the top of the box office charts as anticipated, expect a second flight.
Feb 07, 2020 birds of prey is now playing in theaters, but if youve yet to watch the movie and are curious about whether some big names make an appearance, then we have all the answers for you here. Where birds of prey falls in the batman timeline youtube. Gotham will be the setting for birds of prey, but it reportedly wont have its protector batman. Birds of prey has a batman postcredit scene cosmic book. After all, batman even appeared in the gotham city scenes of suicide squad, so its hard to believe that so much chaos involving harley quinn could happen in gotham without the dark knight intervening. In einer postcredit szene spricht harley ein geheimnis uber batman an. A teaser for birds of prey hints at a familiar location for the film and a potential connection between harley quinn and bruce wayne.
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