BIRDS OF PREY: Amazing First Trailer Is All About "Harley Frickin' Quinn"

As promised, Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), and it's fair to say this might be a DC Comics movie like no other...

By JoshWilding - Oct 01, 2019 09:10 AM EST

Filed Under: Birds of Prey

The first trailer for Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is finally here, and it was worth the wait. While many fans might have been expecting a grounded and gritty take on this team, it definitely appears as if director Cathy Yan is looking to the comic books in a big way, particularly those featuring Harley's crazier adventures.

The other characters do get their fair share of the spotlight here, though, as we get to see Ewan McGregor's Black Mask (sans mask), along with Huntress and Black Canary. As far as the latter is concerned, there's no real indication that she'll have her comic book counterpart's superpowers, but that may be something that's being saved for a later sneak peek.

There is some swearing in the trailer. but whether that should be taken as confirmation that Birds of Prey will indeed be R-Rated is hard to say as of right now.

We'll have more on this first look for you later. For now, check the trailer out in the player below:

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This is obviously Harley Quinn and it's good to see her trademark mallet here. I may be wrong about this, but have some of the tattoos on the back of her legs been removed since Suicide Squad?

Huntress has her crossbow here and that's obviously going to make a lot of comic book fans happy seeing as it's something she's always used in the source material.

Is this Renee Montoya? If so, here's hoping Birds of Prey avoids taking us down the route of seeing a cop with a drinking problem because that's been done to death in countless movies over the years.

Well, Cassandra Cain certainly seems to have some issues as it really doesn't look like she's particularly popular if those insults were written by "friends." She may have decorated it herself, though.

As good as it is to see Harley wielding that baseball bat, she's rocking a totally different costume here. This could be her new look throughout the movie or just one of many different outfits.

Based on what we see here, it definitely appears as if this version of Black Canary is going to be inspired by the New 52/Rebirth era versions but, as we see later, she does have fishnets...on her arms!

Well, Huntress definitely looks like a badass but her mask is nowhere to be seen and while there's a chance she'll suit up later on in the movie, Birds of Prey seems to be going for a grounded aesthetic.

This doesn't tell us much about Renee Montoya, but the character is expected to play a key role in the movie and it will be interesting to see how she's handled as there's a lot to pick from the comics.

Meet the Black Mask...minus the black mask! He certainly looks like a gangster and seeing as this is just a test video/cast reveal, there's nothing to say he won't don his skeletal visage at some point.

Huntress takes aim. Little is known about how this version of the character will differ from the source material, but she's unlikely to be Catwoman's daughter!

This is Victor Zsasz, a classic Batman villain who covers his body with scars for every kill. We don't see any of those here but he definitely bears something of a resemblance to the comic book version.

Two more fairly unrevealing shots, but the second definitely gives us an idea of how Black Canary will be portrayed. After seeing so much of her on TV, I do wonder how her powers will differ visually.

A lot of fans are definitely going to be disappointed if Black Mask doesn't don his classic headpiece, as it really wouldn't be that hard to include.

Cassandra Cain sounds like she will be the "MacGuffin" of Birds of Prey in the sense that the team will be trying to save her from Black Mask. Why she's so important hasn't been revealed yet, though.

Well, he definitely looks like a psycho, right?

This could prove to be a somewhat divisive take on Harley Quinn, especially among those hoping for a comic accurate costume. This is bound to be just one of many costumes in the movie, though!

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SpideyPuffsMJ - 10/1/2019, 9:10 AM

It's a Harley Quinn spinoff of 2016's Suicide Squad. Great.

nikgrid - 10/1/2019, 12:12 PM

@SpideyPuffsMJ - No it's Harley Quinn in Smallville....no costumes at all.

WarnerBrother - 10/1/2019, 2:32 PM

@nikgrid -

Again, why can't the ladies here "evolve" into wearing costumes by the end of the film
the same way Black Mask can get his mask?

OptionFour - 10/1/2019, 3:21 PM

@WarnerBrother - Personally I'm sick of waiting until the end of a movie for a character to even remotely resemble themselves. Its obnoxious. Just give them their costumes and signature looks. Its one thing if its someone like Iron Man, where their costume is part of their story. But in a setting where superheroes and villains are now well-established, no one cares about the back story behind where Huntress buys her pants. Just give her the suit.

rkshuttleworth - 10/1/2019, 7:57 PM

@SpideyPuffsMJ - yes, great, isn't it?

WeAreDenim - 10/2/2019, 8:06 AM

@SpideyPuffsMJ - I hated Suicide Squad, but i’m willing to give this movie a chance.

Did you see “I, Tanya”? After seeing that, I 100% believe in Margot’s ability to lead a film. She is a-frickin-mazing in it.

regularmovieguy - 10/1/2019, 9:12 AM

Decent trailer. Visually it looks pretty great. Ewan looks like he's having a blast, too.

BabyBaboons - 10/1/2019, 9:12 AM

Looks good. Debate yer mum

WeAreDenim - 10/2/2019, 8:09 AM

@BabyBaboons - nice 👍

Doomsday8888 - 10/1/2019, 9:14 AM

OMG, this is actually and quite literally, a Harley Quinn movie, i can't f*cking believe this.
They aint' even f*cking around here, i repeat, this shit is HQ and her bitches.

This was a mistake from Day 1.

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