As we recently heard, the villain for director Cathy Yan’s upcoming Birds of Prey will be Black Mask, marking the DC character’s debut appearance in the world of live action cinema. Deadline reports today that Ewan McGregor has landed the role!
“Created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake, Black Mask made his first appearance in the comics in August 1985’s Batman issue #386. The Black Mask is a brutally sadistic kingpin in Gotham City’s criminal underworld who has a fixation with masks.”
Margot Robbie will be leading the cast of WB/DC’s “girl gang” movie as Harley Quinn, and we recently learned that Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell will be starring alongside Robbie. Winstead will play Huntress, with Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary.
The role of Cassandra Cain is not yet cast. Rosie Perez is the latest to come aboard, playing Renee Montoya.
Christina Hodson is working on the script. Robbie is also producing.
Birds of Prey has been dated for February 7, 2020.