Given the relatively lackluster reception, both critically and commercially toJustice Leagueso far, the future of the DCEU is very uncertain. But one thing is for sure: It’s going to involveMargot RobbieasHarley Quinnone way or another. It’s just been revealed that, in addition to the already revealed spin-offs, the actress is also working on a soloHarley Quinnmovie. Here’s what she had to say about it.
“I’ve been working on it for two years now. It’s hard to kind of talk about it because all this stuff is under lock and key, but no I’ve been working on a separate spinoff Harley thing for a while now… [Not Sirens], it’s a totally separate one. Yeah, there’s a lot going on right now and I honestly don’t think anyone knows what’s gonna be the next thing to happen, but I think everyone’s keen to get Harley back on screen so everyone’s working on different versions of what that could be.”
AHarley Quinn solo moviewould seem to make sense from a studio perspective. Margot Robbie is a huge actress right now and the character was clearly the major breakout inSuicide Squad. So why not give her a bigger role in a spin-off? There’s also the proposedJoker and Harley Quinnmovie that would bring back Jared Leto’s Joker. That project seems like the least likely of the ones currently on the table, but the fact that there are severalHarley Quinnrelated projects going at the same time is interesting.
There’s alsoGotham City Sirens, which would see her team up with Catwoman and Poison Ivy. Margot Robbie also kind of willed this movie into existence on her own andSuicide Squad director David Ayeris still said to be attached. Though, the status of the movie is really up in the air right now. But Robbie says, either way, she wants to seeHarley Quinnteam up with some other women next time.
“I want to see her with other women. I kept saying when we were shooting Suicide Squad, ‘She needs her girlfriends. She needs other girls around her because she loves that.’ You see it in the comics, she loves meeting people, any people, but she needs a little girl gang.”
The most likely option is that we’ll see Harley reunite with her bad guy friends inSuicide Squad 2, which seems to be coming together behind-the-scenes. Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) has been tapped to direct and there’s even a rumor that The Rock’s Black Adam could appear as a villain. In any case, the prospect of this newly revealedHarley Quinnsolo movie is fascinating, if only to reveal just how directionless the DCEU seems to be. At the very least, Warner Bros. is willing to explore all options. you may check out the full interview clip with Margot Robbie, viaMTV’s Twitter, for yourself below.
