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Margot Robbie Promises That ‘Birds of Prey’ Won’t Be Taking Itself Too Seriously
As announced last month, director Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey will be fully titled Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), a (super long) title that reflects the intended tone of the movie. Speaking with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” this week, star Margot Robbie explained why the title was extended.
“It’s not a very serious movie, so we thought the title should reflect that,” Robbie told Fallon. “Birds of Prey makes it sound very serious and that kind of — that’s kind of like Harley adding, ‘Hey, don’t worry I’m in this too!’”
You can check out the interview below.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell will be starring alongside Robbie. Winstead will play Huntress, with Smollett-Bell as Black Canary. Rosie Perez is playing Renee Montoya. Ella Jay Basco (“Veep,” “Teachers”) recently joined the cast as Cassandra Cain.
The film’s villain will be Black Mask, played by Ewan McGregor.
Christina Hodson is working on the script. Robbie is also producing.
Birds of Prey has been dated for February 7, 2020.
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‘Refuge’ – Renny Harlin Unleashes the Demons of War in New Horror Movie This Week [Trailer]
Filmmaker Renny Harlin has spent much of his career playing around in the horror genre, directing Prison, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Deep Blue Sea, The Exorcist: The Beginning, and Devil’s Pass, and he’s making his return to horror in a big way with upcoming movies including Deep Water and Lionsgate’s The Strangers reboot trilogy.
And then there’s Refuge, another brand new Renny Harlin movie that is actually releasing this week! From Vertical, Refuge will be released onto VOD outlets on Friday, April 19.
“In this horror-thriller, a U.S. military veteran — Sergeant Rick Pedroni — returns home changed and dangerous after a tour of duty in Afghanistan where he suffered an attack by a mysterious force. While officials dismiss his behavior as PTSD, and order trauma therapy, Rick’s wife Kate discovers her husband has been possessed by a malevolent spirit.”
Jason Flemyng (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Raza Jaffrey (“Homeland”) and Sophie Simnett (Netflix’s “Daybreak”) lead the cast of Renny Harlin’s Refuge.
Johanna Harlin (Class Reunion 3) and Aston McAuley (20th Century Fox’s Rocketman) also star. Refuge was written by action sci-fi writer Ben Sztajnkrycer.