![]() ![]() Cassandra Cain was introduced in the comics as the daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva. In the comics, Cassandra is a teenager/young adult, but in Birds of Prey the half-Asian Cassandra will be a child. Young Ella Jay Basco will make her film debut as Cassandra Cain. the World, which helps get us excited to see her wield a crossbow as Huntress.Ĭassandra Cain a.k.a. She was a standout in 10 Cloverfield Lane, and already has comic book adaptation experience from Scott Pilgrim vs. Winstead will reunite with her Fargo Season 3 co-star Ewan McGregor in Birds of Prey. Although she is not an original member of the Birds of Prey organization, she has become inextricable from the team, and generally considered one of its most recognizable members. Most non-comic book readers will likely remember the villainous portrayal of the character during the first two seasons of The CW's Arrow. Typically operating out of Gotham City (and often considered an honorary member of The Bat Family), Huntress has become known for her generally violent tactics, as well as her trademark use of a crossbow as her primary weapon. That turns her into a vigilante, and ultimately leads her to join the Birds of Prey team. According to Variety, Birds of Prey will show her as a former mafia princess who was devastated at a young age when her family was killed in a mob hit. Mary Elizabeth Winstead will play Huntress, who has had several iterations in the DC world. Helena Bertinelli a.k.a Huntress - Mary Elizabeth Winstead This superhero film will be a departure for her, but it should also be a great showcase. She followed that with series regular roles as Jess Merriweather on Friday Night Lights and Nicole Wright in True Blood. Smollett-Bell broke out as young Eve in the 1997 film Eve's Bayou, and had a lead role in Denzel Washington's 2007 film The Great Debaters. The prospect of Black Canary making an appearance in a Birds of Prey movie is exciting on its own, but also because it also lays possible groundwork for the DCEU to introduce her mentor, Wildcat, as well as her longtime boyfriend, Green Arrow. Dinah Lance, a.k.a Black Canary, is one of the best hand-to-hand combatants in the entire DC universe, and her abilities are further bolstered by her sonic "Canary Cry" power, which can shatter glass and burst eardrums. The CW's Arrow-verse recently brought the Black Canary mythology into the mainstream with the character played by played by Katie Cassidy. Jurnee Smollett-Bell was cast as crime fighter Black Canary. She's the perfect choice to lead her own film, but it says a lot about her collaborative spirit that she preferred this film to be an ensemble rather than a Harley spinoff.ĭinah Laurel Lance a.k.a Black Canary - Jurnee Smollett-Bell She also picked up her first Oscar nomination for I, Tonya, which she also produced. In the past two years, she has landed a series of high profile projects - including Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots and Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. ![]() Margot Robbie's star has only risen since Suicide Squad was released in 2016. But first, Harley is working with more traditionally heroic crime fighters, the Birds of Prey. The DCEU is reportedly still working on David Ayer's Gotham City Sirens movie, with Robbie's Harley Quinn returning and working with Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy. The DC Comics villain was voiced by Arleen Sorkin in Batman: The Animated Series, and played by Mia Sara in The WB's 2002 Birds of Prey TV series. Harleen Quinzel was a psychiatrist assigned to Arkham Asylum. Before she met and fell in love with the Joker, Dr. Margot Robbie was a scene-stealer in Suicide Squad, and her Harley returns to lead this semi-spinoff. ![]()
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