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Eighth film in the DC Extended Universe, and a follow-up to Suicide Squad (2016)
The film follows Harley Quinn as she joins forces with Helena Bertinelli, Dinah Lance, and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra Cain from Gotham City crime lord Black Mask.
the first DCEU film and the second DC Films production to be rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America.
world premiere in Mexico City on January 25, 2020
The film received generally favorable reviews, with praise from critics for its visual style, Yan's direction, and the performances of Robbie and McGregor, but criticism for the screenplay
Budget: 97.1 million USD
Earned $34 million opening weekend
Changed title to remind people Harley Quinn (Margo Robbie) was the star
Links
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7713068/
6.6/10 stars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_Prey_(2020_film)
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/birds_of_prey_2020
79% certified fresh with 80% audience score
https://www.cinemascore.com
B+
Cast
Director - Cathy Yan
Margot Robbie as Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn:A former-certified psychiatrist, who became a crazed criminal and the Joker's accomplice/girlfriend, and later a part of the Suicide Squad. She has since cut ties with the Joker after the pair broke up.[8] Screenwriter Christina Hodson sought to reinvent Harley, wanting to expand on the character following her departure from the Joker.[9] Hodson called Harley the character she enjoyed developing most due to her unpredictable personality.[10]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress:A vigilante who is the orphaned daughter of gangster Franco Bertinelli.[11][12][13] Ella Mika portrays a young Helena Bertinelli, during flashback scenes.[14]
Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Dinah Lance / Black Canary[11][12][15]A vigilante with the metahuman ability of hypersonic screams, which she inherited genetically from her mother,[16][17] who is also a singer in a club that Sionis owns.[18] Smollett-Bell described Dinah as "disenfranchised and disconnected from the world", and someone who "doesn’t really want to have anything to do with crime fighting or being a good-doer, which is so against her nature because we know Dinah to be all heart." The actress added she became a fan of Black Canary by playing with the character in the video game Injustice 2,[19] which also influenced how she physically portrayed the depiction of the hypersonic screams.[20]
Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya[21][22]An alcoholic, cynical detective in the Gotham City Police Department (GCPD), who is building a case against Sionis.
Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz:A deranged serial killer and henchman of Sionis who carves a tally mark on his skin for each victim he claims.[23]
Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain:A young girl who has a contract placed upon her head by Sionis after she steals a valuable diamond from him.[21][24]
Ali Wong as Ellen Yee:Montoya's ex-girlfriend and a Gotham City district attorney.[25][23]
Ewan McGregor as Roman Sionis / Black Mask:A brutal and iron-fisted crime lord who threatens Cassandra and Harley.[26][27] McGregor described the character as "an absolute narcissist".[28]
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