Birds of Prey (2020 film)
Birds of Prey Cast
Director Cathy Yan Producer Margot Robbie Starring Margot Robbie,Mary Elizabeth Winstead,Jurnee Smollett-Bell,Rosie Perez Country United States Language English Release date February 7, 2020 (United States) Music by Daniel Pemberton Budget $75–97.1 million
Birds of Prey Info
Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is the Latest upcoming Hollywood American superhero film based on the DC Comics team Birds of Prey. The film is intended to be the eighth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and a follow-up spin-off to the 2016 film Suicide Squad, and is directed by Cathy Yan and written by Christina Hodson. Birds of Prey stars Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, and Ewan McGregor, and follows Harley Quinn as she joins forces with Black Canary, Helena Bertinelli, and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra Cain from Gotham City crime lord Black Mask.
Robbie, who also serves as producer, pitched the idea for Birds of Prey to Warner Bros. Pictures in 2015. The film was announced in May 2016; Hodson was hired to write the script that November, while Yan signed on to direct in April 2018. The majority of the cast and crew were confirmed by December 2018. Principal photography lasted from January to April 2019 and took place in Downtown Los Angeles, parts of the Arts District, Los Angeles, and soundstages at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank in Burbank, California.
More of this filming took place in September 2019. Birds of Prey will be the first DCEU film to be rated R by the MPAA.
Birds of Prey is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 7, 2020, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Do you ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess? “Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is a twisted tale told by Harley herself, as only Harley can tell it. When Gotham’s most nefariously narcissistic villain, Roman Sionis, and his zealous right-hand, Zsasz, put a target on a young girl named Cass, the city is turned upside down looking for her. Harley, Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya’s paths collide, and the unlikely foursome has no choice but to team up to take Roman down.
In the Warner Bros. Pictures film, Margot Robbie (“I, Tonya”) returns as Harley Quinn, alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead (“10 Cloverfield Lane,” TV’s “Fargo”) as Huntress; Jurnee Smollett-Bell (HBO’s “True Blood”) as Black Canary; Rosie Perez (“Fearless,” “Pitch Perfect 2”) as Renee Montoya; Chris Messina (“Argo,” TV’s “Sharp Objects”) as Victor Zsasz; and Ewan McGregor (upcoming “Doctor Sleep,” the “Trainspotting” films) as Roman Sionis. Newcomer Ella Jay Basco also stars as Cassandra “Cass” Cain in her feature film debut. Directed by Cathy Yan (“Dead Pigs”) from a script by Christina Hodson (“Bumblebee”), the film is based on characters from DC.
Robbie also produced, alongside Bryan Unkeless and Sue Kroll. The film’s executive producers are Walter Hamada, Galen Vaisman, Geoff Johns, Hans Ritter, and David Ayer. Joining Yan behind the scenes was a creative team comprised of director of photography Matthew Libatique (“A Star Is Born,” “Venom”); production designer K.K. Barrett (“Her”); editor Jay Cassidy (“American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”) and editor Evan Schiff (“John Wick Chapters 2 & 3”); and costume designer Erin Benach (“A Star Is Born”). The music is by Daniel Pemberton (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”). Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a LuckyChap Entertainment Production, a Clubhouse Pictures Production, a Kroll & Co. Entertainment Production, “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).” Opening in theaters beginning on 7 February 2020, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Birds of Prey Music
In September 2019, Daniel Pemberton was announced to serve as composer for the film’s soundtrack.
The song “Diamonds” by Megan Thee Stallion and Normani was released as the first single from the soundtrack on January 10, 2020.
What Is The Birds Of Prey Release Date?
Release
Birds of Prey is currently scheduled for release on February 7, 2020. It follows DCEU movie releases Aquaman (December 21, 2018) and Shazam! (April 5, 2019) and precedes Wonder Woman 1984 (June 5, 2020). Birds of Prey was previously set to open on Valentine’s Day 2020, but it was moved back one week, so it wouldn’t conflict with Bond 25, which was opening that February 14 but moved itself to April 2020 anyway.
Birds of Prey Marketing
Birds of Prey Marketing began on January 21, 2019, when a first-look production video of the characters and costumes titled “See You Soon”, was released by Warner Bros. via YouTube. DC Comics published a promotional trade paperback anthology featuring stories based on the film on November 12, 2019. The first teaser debuted exclusively in theatres on September 5, 2019, in front of screenings for It: Chapter Two, with Quinn stating that she is “over clowns” while popping a red balloon, in a collective reference to It / Pennywise the Dancing Clown and the Joker.
A short teaser was released on the film’s social media pages, announcing the first official trailer would be released on October 1, 2019. A series of posters, which also announced the trailer debut, was released the same day.[64] On December 5, 2019, Birds of Prey held a panel at the annual CCXP in Brazil. They showed the first 5 minutes of the film and the second official trailer, which was released online on January 9, 2020.
What Is The Birds Of Prey Rating?
Birds of Prey is currently confirmed to be rated R. That’s in line with what Margot Robbie wanted when she pitched the idea of “an R-rated girl gang film.” She wanted her Harley Quinn to be part of it, but not have it be a solo film. If this R rating holds, it will be the DCEU’s first R-rated release. Robbie’s Harley first appeared in Suicide Squad, but that film had the usual PG-13 rating for DCEU films. This will be an edgy departure, following the successes of other R-rated comic book films like Fox’s Deadpool and Logan.
