Ever sinceSuicide Squadhit theaters a few months ago there have been whispers and rumors that Warner Bros. was going to be moving ahead with aHarley Quinn spin-off movie, sinceMargot Robbiewas so beloved as the character. Now it looks the movie is full-steam ahead and it is going under the nameGotham City Sirens, as opposed to the previously rumoredBirds of Preytitle that had been floating around. Not only that, butSuicide SquaddirectorDavid Ayerhas come onboard to helm the movie.
The Hollywood Reporterwas the first to break the news thatDavid Ayerhas signed on to directGotham City Sirens, which will also be a villain-centric movie, focused on female baddies in the DC Comics universe such asMargot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy.Margot Robbieis also Executive Producing the movie, with head of the DC Extended UniverseGeoff Johns, as well asJon Begalso producing. The project has enlisted the talents of theTomb Raiderreboot andSherlock Holmes 3screenwriterGeneva Robertson-Dworet, who will be penning the script for the movie. It had been previously reported thatChristina Hodsonwould be writing the movie, but that appears not to be the case now.
Margot Robbieessentially willedGotham City Sirensinto existence all on her own. After she landed the role of Harley Quinn inSuicide Squad, the actress reportedly did a deep dive into the comics to research her character, and during that process, she became interested in many of the otherDC female characterswho are showcased in the Comics. She brought on an unidentified writer herself to develop the project, before taking the project to Warner Bros. The studio then quickly picked up the project.Gotham City Sirenswas a recentDC Comicstitle that focused on the trio of Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Poison Ivy working as a team to do their own bidding. It sounds like this new movie will be taking its cues from that book.
Suicide Squadwas not exactly the most well-received movie of the summer, especially by critics. The movie currently holds a pretty abysmal 26 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. With that said,Margot Robbiewas met with a whole lot of praise for her portrayal as the Joker’s main lady Harley Quinn and was seen as one of the most redeeming qualities of the movie. Despite the poor critical reception,Suicide Squadwent on to gross $745 million at the box office, so Warner Bros. has a lot of reason to believeGotham City Sirenscan work.
The report also notes that the studio is still looking into doing a sequel toSuicide Squadas well, but given the positive reaction to Harley Quinn and where the project is at in the development process,Gotham City Sirensis expected to be put on the fast track. The studio has yet to set a release date for the movie yet, but we will be sure to keep you posted as new details are made available.
