Birds of Prey: Margot Robbie, Ella Jay Basco and Chris Messina Interview

Birds of Prey: Margot Robbie, Ella Jay Basco and Chris Messina Interview The upcoming Warner Bros. and DC Comics adaptation Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) marks yet another left turn for the studios’ approach to DC films. After attempting an interconnected universe, movies like Aquaman, Shazam!, and the Oscar-contending Joker have branched out in unique ways, and Birds of Prey—which opens in theaters on February 7th—is no different. Directed by Cathy Yan and written by Christina Hodson, Birds of Prey takes place after the events of Suicide Squad and finds Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn trying to bounce back from her breakup with the Joker. As she falls into a twisted web of crime from the villainous Black Mask (Ewan McGregor), she forms a gang of similarly badass women, including Black Canary and Huntress, to bring him down. After seeing the film, I had the opportunity to sit down with Margot Robbie, Ella Jay Basco, and Chris Messina to talk about their new DC pic. We talked about the differences between this version of Harley Quinn versus the one we saw in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, figuring out how they would portray these comic book characters, filming intense scenes, their most memorable days on set, and what it was like working with Ewan McGregor. More from Collider ► ►