BIRDS OF PREY Star Margot Robbie Says There Are No "Imminent" Plans In Place For A Sequel

Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey didn't exactly set the box office on fire when it hit theaters early this year, and it looks like Warner Bros. may have now scrapped plans for a sequel as a result...

By MarkCassidy - Dec 18, 2020 11:12 AM EST

Filed Under: Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn) didn't perform particularly well in theaters, and while it didn't wind up faring much better on digital platforms, the highly entertaining DC Comics adventure did manage to recoup some of its losses when it flew onto home release platforms back in May.

Enough for Warner Bros. to greenlight a sequel? There were reports that the studio was considering a second film as well as several Harley-related spinoffs back when the movie was in production, but under-performing at the box office will tend to prompt a rethink.

During an interview with THR, Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) was asked if there are any plans in place for a follow-up, and didn't sound too optimistic. "I don't know," said the Harley Quinn actress. "Nothing imminent at this stage, nothing worth mentioning."

Robbie will reprise the role of HQ for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, but as for Huntress, Black Canary and the others? We'll just have to wait and see.

Would you guys be interested in a Birds of Prey sequel? Let us know in the comments, and you can check out our review HERE, and a spoiler breakdown of the movie below.

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Animated Opening

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Birds of Prey begins with an awesome animated sequence, as Harley Quinn brings us up to speed on her chaotic life by touching on her past relationships and previous identity of Doctor Harleen Quinzell.

It's here that we learn Harley is actually bisexual (or at the very least, experimented a little when she was younger) and that her toxic relationship with The Joker has now ended (he dumped her).

Heartbroken Harley

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Miss Quinn is not in a good place after splitting from Mr. J, and is drowning her sorrows in the Black Mask club. When Roman Sionis' driver insults her, she comes down hard on his legs, almost snapping them in two.

After hearing her crew laugh at her situation, Harley decided to sever ties with Joker for good and sends an explosive tanker into the place where her criminal persona was "born," Ace Chemicals. Unfortunately, when word gets out that that Harley is no longer under The Joker's protection, a lot of very bad people come looking for revenge.

Renee Montoya

Renee Montoya is introduced as the cop investigating the Ace Chemicals explosion, which soon puts her on Harley's trail. She's also looking into some gangland murders committed by the "Crossbow Killer."

Montoya has a mole in Black Mask's gang (who is now on crutches after being very rude to HQ) and believes Sionis runs one of Gotham's biggest criminal empires, but her coworkers and superior dismiss her theories.

After disobeying one to many orders to drop her case, Renee is suspended and forced to hand over her badge and gun.

Black Canary

Dinah Lance, aka Black Canary, works as a singer at Sionis' club. It's revealed that Montoya knew her mother, who had the same superpower and was a crime-fighter back in the day (presumably the original Black Canary).

When Sionis witnesses Dinah's impressive fighting skills and makes her his new driver, Renee attempts to convince her to become her new informant. Lance agrees, but only when she find out someone close to her is in danger (more on that later).

Huntress

Huntress, known as the Crossbow Killer to the cops, is shown taking out gangsters throughout the movie but doesn't really come into play until the third act when her origin is revealed.

As a child, Helena Bertinelli witnessed the murders of her entire family by a rival mob boss and vows revenge. After being trained up as a lethal mercenary, she takes the mantle of Huntress and returns to Gotham to eliminate those responsible.

One of the gunmen? Roman Sionis' sadistic right-hand man, Victor Zsasz.

Cassanra Cain and a Shiny MaGuffin

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Cassie Cain is a young pickpocket known to Montoya and Lance, who both care about her well-being. Unfortunately, the kid makes the mistake of lifting a very expensive and important diamond (no, it doesn't contain dick pics) from Zsasz, which leads to a furious Sionis putting a half-million bounty on her head.

Cassie is arrested shortly after and taken to the GCPD, but someone knows where to find her.

Harley Cuts and Deal

Harley, meanwhile, is busy dealing with the various goons that crawled out of the woodwork once the word got out that Joker was out of the picture when she's picked up by Sionis' men. The villain is also aware of HQ's new relationship status, and plans to kill her... because he can.

Harley overhears Zsasz talking about the diamond situation, and in order to avoid having her face sliced off (Black Mask's sick little signature), she offers to track down the kid and retrieve the merchandise.

"I'm here to Report a Crime"

What follows is easily the standout action sequence of the movie, as Harley goes all Terminator with a glitter gun and takes out an entire police station to get her hands on Cain.

At one point, she notices a mugshot of Boomerang on the wall and says, "hey, I know that guy." Not a cameo, as such, but a fun little callback to Suicide Squad all the same.

Quinn finally nabs Cain, only to discover that she's swallowed the diamond. The pair then hold up in Harley's apartment.

The Fun House

Harls takes a shine to the kid, but once she realizes that Sionis has an army after both of them, she decides to turn her over to take some of the heat off. Quinn calls Roman and agrees to hand Cain over at one of The Joker's old lairs.

Sionis sends Zsasz and Canary - who he now suspects is an informant - to the fun house, but Montoya and Huntress are already there.

When Victor tries to get Lance to slice Cain open and retrieve the diamond, the ladies team up to take him out. At this point, a masked-up Sionis and a lot of his men have arrived, and Harley convinces the others to put their differences aside and fight their way out.

Canary Cry

Another stellar action set piece here, as the girls team up to battle their way out of the fun house. They eventually make it outside, but Montoya is shot (she's wearing some of Harley's old body armor) and they're pinned down.

Fortunately, Lance has a secret weapon, and for the first and only time in the movie she unleashes her Canary Cry. This leaves her too weak to fight but a path is cleared, and Harley gets her skates on to chase down Sionis, who has managed to grab Cain.

Black Mask's Explosive Sendoff

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If you were hoping Black Mask would stick around for future movies, well, there's very little chance of that happening!

Quinn corners Sionis at the end of a peer, but he keeps her at bay by holding a knife to Cassie's throat. Harley apologizes for turning her in, telling Cain that she makes her want to be a "less terrible person." Cassie then admits to stealing a ring from Quinn, before holding up the pin from a grenade she just stuffed in Sionis' pocket.

She then knocks the villain off the peer as he explodes.

The Birds of Prey

The ladies head for morning margaritas and engage in some banter as Cassie finally feels that diamond begin to move. She runs to the bathroom and is followed by Quinn, who steals Canary's car and drives away, much to Huntress' amusement.

Montoya, Canary and Huntress then form the Birds of Prey, and we get a glimpse of some comic-accurate (well, more comic-accurate) costumes. Harley does not join the team, and instead sets up the "Bad Mother[frick]er" detective agency with Cain.

Has Harley Quinn gone soft? She dares you to tell her so!

"Batman is F..."

As you've already heard, there's no mid or post-credits scene. Instead, we get Harley making fun of the people who stuck around by promising to tell them a secret about Batman before the audio cuts off.

Irritating? A little. Funny? Definitely. Basically, the perfect way to end this movie.

What did you guys think of Birds of Prey? Let us know in the comments.

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dracula - 12/18/2020, 11:42 AM

Shocker. Really over her as Harley. She has been written very badly, not really funny at all just annoying.

Plus doesn't help that all her appearences so far have made her look like she got her outfit out of a hot topic or thrift store

WakandaTech - 12/18/2020, 11:44 AM

This is the DCEU Slate for the next 4 years

2021
The Suicide Squad

2022
The Batman
Black Adam
Flash

2023
Aquaman 2
New Gods
Superman

2024
The Batman 2
Wonder Woman 3
Green Lantern Corps

dracula - 12/18/2020, 11:47 AM

@WakandaTech - Some of those seem like wishful thinking.

Oskir - 12/18/2020, 12:46 PM

@WakandaTech - You forgot Shazam 2 for 2023

manofillintent1 - 12/18/2020, 11:44 AM

I legit keep forgetting this got made

dracula - 12/18/2020, 11:45 AM

Would love a Birds Of Prey movie, without her, with a better writer and actually give the birds personality outside of stereotypical tough cop and angry person. Sooner we forget about what they did to cassandra cain, the better.

While not perfect the only character with a full personality was Black Canary.

Really its the worst movie of the DCEU

patgreyc - 12/18/2020, 5:29 PM

@dracula - That’s what we all wanted, unfortunately executive logic wins the day.

KingLeonidas - 12/18/2020, 11:45 AM

Does it mean it failed?

DaHyro - 12/18/2020, 11:50 AM

@KingLeonidas - Well, not everything needs a sequel. Besides, she’s coming back in Suicide Squad.

But to answer your question... yeah. It didn’t do well financially.

KingLeonidas - 12/18/2020, 11:52 AM

@DaHyro - It doubled its budget in BO gross. Wouldn't that be enough?

LameLuka - 12/18/2020, 12:00 PM

@KingLeonidas - not when you add marketing which puts the budget to 150 milion, it needed to make 300 milion to breakeven so yes it lost them money.

Oskir - 12/18/2020, 12:48 PM

@KingLeonidas - And studios dont get all the box office money. Some go to the theaters, other studios who participate, ect...

Joar - 12/18/2020, 11:46 AM

No una secuela no fue lo mas horible que hizo Warner y aparte la taquilla fue demasiaso baja

InfinitePunches - 12/18/2020, 11:48 AM

TexasAvenger - 12/18/2020, 3:37 PM

@InfinitePunches - I was hoping someone had posted this lmao.

Reeds2Much - 12/18/2020, 11:48 AM

Well, benefit of the doubt, if Gunn really is being allowed to go 75% Gunn then at least she'll go off on a good note.

DaHyro - 12/18/2020, 11:49 AM

I mean... if there was, why would she be involved? Harley is on her own at the end of the movie and somehow ends up back in the Suicide Squad.

If they’re making a sequel, wouldn’t it be entirely on the Birds of Prey?

dustin7933 - 12/18/2020, 11:49 AM

Movie was a "meh"...

TexasAvenger - 12/18/2020, 3:37 PM

@dustin7933 - Birds of Meh

soberchimera - 12/18/2020, 11:51 AM

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