Speaking to COLLIDER, Robbie was asked about the project and she confirmed that she’s been working on it for the last three years and she has a very clear and specific vision for it…
I pitched the idea of an R-rated girl gang film including Harley because I was like, ‘Harley needs friends.’ Harley loves interacting with people, so don’t ever make her do a standalone film. She’s got to be with other people, it should be a girl gang. I wasn’t seeing enough girl gangs on screen, especially in the action space. So that was always a big part of it.
Robbie also spoke about the various other Harley Quinn project that WB has been working on…
I know that they were exploring GOTHAM CITY SIRENS with David Ayer, and I know they were exploring a Joker and Harley Quinn movie, and they were exploring doing I don’t know what else. I wasn’t a part of those. I was focusing on this. I kept presenting it to the studio until they felt it was at a point where they were ready to do it. And now we’re all in.
Personally, I have no problem with an R-rated, Harley Quinn, “girl gang” movie. I’m just not sure why they are calling this “Birds of Prey.” I might be wrong, but I don’t recall Harley being a member of the BoP. That group is made up of a bunch of heroines like Black Canary, Batgirl/Oracle, and Huntress. Anyway…
What do you think of an R-rated, Harley Quinn/girl gang movie? Post your take in the comments section below! – Bill “Jett” Ramey