"Birds of Prey" is a wild, romping ride that must be experienced on the big screen. The technicolour palette seen across the exquisite costumes, sets, and other visual effects are a true feast for the eyes. Harley Quinn is very much the driving force of this project, as is Margot Robbie. Not only is her performance as magnificent as ever, she was a producer and championed for key aspects of the film's story and production including getting women to direct and write and the fact that this is an ensemble of women as opposed to something that only focuses on her.

Harley Quinn is fresh off a break-up from Joker and once the worst criminals in Gotham learn of this, her life is in danger since she is no longer under his protection. The other women/girls that are part of the Birds of Prey are introduced gradually through a non-linear timeline as we come to learn how they fit into Harley's journey as well as their own back stories.

All of the leading ladies are cool and fresh characters, and the villains Roman Sionis / Black Mask and Victor Zsasz (whom I've lovingly dubbed 'Villain Boyfriends') are incredibly charismatic with powerful chemistry that brings the audience something never seen before. The action is largely lead by Harley, Black Canary, and Huntress and it's all incredibly dynamic to watch.

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All the DC fans that have been clamouring for new DC content can rejoice! Not only is "Joker" getting rave reviews from the film festival circuit, the "Suicide Squad" spin-off "Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)" is officially kick-starting it's promotional campaign.

Margot Robbie has been at the forefront of driving this project creatively since she first began working as Harley Quinn in the Oscar-winning DCEU film "Suicide Squad" (2016). It was her insistence that played a key role in components such as the film having a woman director (Cathy Yan will be the second woman to direct a film in the DCEU and the first Asian woman to do so), the film being another ensemble piece in which Harley has friends instead of traversing her journey all alone, and likely other creative aspects that we the audience have yet to learn about since we haven't seen it yet.

There is a teaser trailer that is being reported to only be playing in cinemas (for now) and in all likelihood will be heavily pushed in the trailers before "IT: Chapter Two" (another WB release that is only a week away from it's release). However, as the Internet is a virtually unstoppable force nowadays, that trailer has already leaked online and began to make it's rounds. In it, Harley wields her giant mallet that was teased as an Easter Egg in "Suicide Squad" and multiple other characters (both 'heroes' and villains) are teased in the shots that are cut together in rapid succession. Get ready, folks! Another DCEU hit is on the way!

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