Birds of Prey
Margot Robbie , producer and superstar ofBirds of Prey ( And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn ) , confirms the DC movie is"less male gaze - y. “Robbie made her DC Films introduction bet Dr. Harleen Quinzel aka . Harley Quinn in 2016 as part of the ensemble mould in David Ayer’sSuicide Squad . In the movie , Robbie ’s character forgo the villainess ' distinctive red and black-market harlequin jump suit for a brace of short shorts and a tight T - shirt that reads"Daddy ’s lil monster . “Like that ofJared Leto ’s Joker , Harley Quinn ’s non - Greco-Roman lookwas the focus of much discussion amongSuicide Squadviewers .
However , thoughSuicide Squadwas badly reviewedand dissentious among DC fans , Robbie ’s Harley Quinn was one aspect of the film that was almost - universally dear . As such , Warner Bros. and DC Films put a handful ofHarley Quinn movies into development , include aSuicide Squadsequel , Gotham City Sirensfrom Ayer , and aJoker and Harley Quinnmovie . AlthoughJames Gunn’sThe Suicide Squadis expected to see Harleyreturn , fans will next get to see Robbie ’s anti - hero inBirds of Prey . The film , direct by Cathy Yan from a script by Christina Hodson , is a female - fronted project , withRobbie bring about as well as starring as Harley Quinn , who teams up with DC heroes Black Canary ( Jurnee Smollett - Bell ) , Huntress ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead ) and Renee Montoya ( Rosie Perez ) to deliver the young Cassandra Cain ( Ella Jay Basco ) .
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From the outlet of theBirds of Preycostume test video recording , it ’s been decipherable that this pic ’s take on Harley Quinn and her fellow female DC type would be pandering much less to true male viewers . Robbie reassert as much in aVogueprofile . When journalist Irina Aleksander brings up the departure in Harley Quinn ’s costumes onBirds of PreyversusSuicide Squad , costume architect Erin Benach ( A Star is Born ) attribute it to the female - moderate originative squad , saying,“That ’s what happens when you have a female producer , conductor , writer . “Robbie chime in to say,“Yeah , it ’s emphatically less virile regard - y. "
The male gaze , for those unfamiliar with the term , refers to the exercise of depicting women in media and lit from a specifically straight , manlike perspective , typically as sexual objects for the pleasure of straight manful viewing audience . In strip and superhero film specifically , the condition is apply to female characters whose costume and/or pose are sexualized for no literal reason other than to invoke to square male consumers - similar , arguably , Harley Quinn ’s costume inSuicide Squad . It should be noted that Kate Hawley was the costume designer onSuicide Squad , but music director and producers also weigh in on costumes , which , onSuicide Squad , were all piece with the queer exclusion of Deborah Snyder .
Whereas onBirds of Prey , the movie has afemale director in Yan , afemale author in Hodsonand two distaff producer in Robbie and Sue Kroll , which - as Benach hints - allows for a production that feel more bona fide and less like it ’s pandering to straightforward men only . It remains to be seen if that leads to a more successful movie inBirds of Prey , but give the success ofWonder Woman , Black PantherandCaptain Marvel , it ’s exculpated interview are ready for more stories told from a variety of perspective . And with theBirds of Preymovie budgetsmaller than distinctive DCEU films , even thoughit ’s radius - grade , it could be a major winner - both critically and commercially . No matter what , fans will get to seeBirds of Prey ( And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)for themselves next year .
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origin : Vogue
