Birds of Prey Movie Will Stay Focused on Harley Quinn and Batgirl?

It was revealed earlier this week that Warner Bros. is in negotiations with Cathy Yan to helm theBirds of Preyproject, and that the studio is aiming to shoot this year or at the very beginning of next year. Now, some more information has been revealed about the spin-off. A new report suggests that there are two different scripts for the movie with both focusing onMargot Robbieas Harley Quinn and the yet to be cast Batgirl.

TheBatgirlmovie is currently being written byBumblebeewriter Christina Hodson after Joss Whedon exited the project. Hodson reportedly got theBatgirlgig for her work on theBirds of Preyscript, which Cathy Yan may end up directing. Since Warner Bros. is looking to getBirds of Preyoff the ground sooner rather than later, that means that casting is more than likely starting up for an actress to portray Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl. Since the movie will reportedly feature the debut of the character, it will probably be likeBlack Panther’s part inCaptain America: Civil War, setting the character up for her own movie.

The reports about the two scripts and the focus being on Batgirl andHarley Quinnhas not been officially confirmed by Warner Bros. or DC Films, so we’ll take the report with a grain of salt. However, the idea does make a lot of sense. The real question now comes down to what will happen withSuicide Squad 2. It’s been reported that the movie will be pushed back to a 2019 production start, but will Margot Robbiewant to be on boardfor that much Harley Quinn next year?

Margot Robbie is set to star and produceBirds of Prey, which has obviously taken precedent overSuicide Squad 2over at Warner Bros. and DC Films. Apparently, Christina Hodson’s script has gotten the studiopretty excited about the possibilities. Plus, Margot Robbie is coming off of an Academy Award nominated project, so they’ll definitely want to start filming as early as possible. As for Cathy Yan, negotiations are reportedly going well, and all signs point to her helming theBirds of Preyproject, after Robbie pushed for a female director for the spin-off.

This is definitely exciting news for fans of Harley Quinn, but probably some bad news for fans who were looking forward to seeingSuicide Squad 2go into production. It has also been rumored that the sequel could start filming directly afterBirds of Prey, but that has also not been officially confirmed by anyone at Warner Bros. or DC Films. For now, we can look forward to who the studio will cast in the Batgirl role as well as the other characters that will show up in the spin-off. You can check out the original reports below, provided byJustin Kroll’s Twitteraccount.