Harley Quinn's Birds Of Prey Spin-Off Movie Just Made History

Margot Robbie is assembling a fierce girl gang over at Warner Bros. And DC.


Deadline reports that Cathy Yan is in negotiations to direct Robbie's previously announced untitled Harley Quinn spin-off based on Birds of Prey. If the deal goes through, Yan will be the opening Asian woman to direct a superhero flick. The news comes just weeks soon after Warner Bros. And DC tapped director Ava DuVernay to adapt The New Gods. Last year, Patty Jenkins's Wonder Woman raked in a historic haul at the box office.


Yan will team up with screenwriter Christina Hodson — who was recently hired to revive Joss Whedon's abandoned Batgirl project — and Robbie will produce the film by way of the her LuckyChap Entertainment production business. According to Deadline, it was Robbie who pushed for a lady director. Additionally to all of the badass females in back of the camera, the source material for Birds of Prey features some of DC Comics' most legendary female heroes, namely Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), Black Canary, and Huntress.


Batgirl and the Birds of Prey


While it's unknown if those specific characters made it into Yan's beginning treatment, with Hodson working on the Batgirl script, it makes sense that Babs should make her debut in Birds of Prey first, which is looking to begin production at the end of the year.


This is a historic move for Warner Bros. DC — and also a definitive win over Marvel Studios. DC isn't just investing in its female superheroes, although they're investing in female creators to tell their stories, and that's key for getting more girls in front of and beyond the camera.


As for Robbie, there really are still a number of other Harley Quinn-centric assignments in the works over at Warner Bros., Including David Ayer's Gotham City Sirens and a "insane and twisted" Joker and Harley flick.