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“I feel like the narrative that it became was kind of ludicrous. Birds of Prey had great reviews and a warm response from fans – why do you think the box office figures were disappointing?

Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary in DC’s ‘Birds Of Prey’. I love all the choices that Margot and Cathy made – they were so bold.” It’s great entertainment to watch her fall and pick herself up. She’s so flawed and that’s what we love about her. It was great to see her trip and stumble so much. I love the narrative that was explored with her in Birds of Prey – her breaking up with Joker and trying to find her voice independent of him and how scary that is. “Having worked with so many different directors now, as Harley Quinn, Margot talks about there being different colours that come out of the character. I’d choose her as my character most times, which is so ironic now.” Some people thought Harley Quinn was problematic in Suicide Squad and director David Ayer has since apologised – how did Birds of Prey correct this? But I used to play in Injustice 2, the video game. “As familiar as most people are with the classic characters – and I was a fan of the Christopher Nolan Batman franchise, and even the OG Batman movies. How familiar were you with the DC Extended Universe before Birds of Prey?

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Read more: Birds of Prey review: Harley Quinn ditches the Joker in DC’s most violent comic book movie yetįrom lockdown at home, Smollett-Bell spills the beans on fight training for Birds of Prey, bonding with her fellow Birds, and a most-intriguing new project she’s been working on: Jordan Peele’s mind-bending horror series Lovecraft Country.

Dispatching goons and saving the day, Smollett-Bell is a fierce competitor in the film, which garnered critical praise but underperformed at the box office – grossing $201.9m (£168.1m) on its $100m (£80.4m) production budget. The woman behind the aforementioned “canary cry” – a high-powered sonic scream which obliterates all enemies – is New York actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell. In Cathy Yan’s thrilling Suicide Squad spinoff Birds of Prey, the legendary martial artist aces her cinematic debut. But things soon even out for Harl ey when she becomes unexpected allies with three deadly women - Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya.The strongest fighter in comic book history with a weapon no one can rival? DC’s Black Canary might not have been making Hollywood headlines for long, but the spandex-clad superhero has a bright future on the big screen. Unprotected and on the run, Quinn faces the wrath of narcissistic crime boss Black Mask, his right-hand man, Victor Zsasz, and every other thug in the city. It’s open season on Harley Quinn when her explosive breakup with the Joker puts a big fat target on her back. We had the pleasure of sitting down not only with director Cathy Yan, but also with two of the film’s shining lights, in Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Ella Jay Basco. It couldn’t be more different to the Joaquin Phoenix picture, and yet it’s just as engaging.

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Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey delves into the life of Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) to make for a stylistic production, which is full of fantastic visuals, brilliant fight sequences – and a collection of some truly kick-ass female heroes (well, they’re villains too, sort of). Just as Joker readies itself for a likely Oscar-haul this coming weekend, we step back into the dark and twisted world of the DC character, but this time, from a rather different perspective.

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