Suicide Squad came under fire from fans for radically altering the appearance of characters like Harley Quinn and The Joker but it now appears as if the former will receive a makeover for the upcoming Birds of Prey movie. It makes sense for Warner Bros. to move away from that gritty, grounded, and somewhat sexualised appearance for the character but just how different she'll look isn't clear.
"Oh yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah," Margot Robbie said when asked if Harley will get a new look in the planned ensemble. However, when asked if she could shed any light on what that might look like, the actress said: "No, I can’t. And honestly, [it’s] because the costumes haven’t been designed yet, but yes she’ll have new looks. There will be new Halloween costumes out there, one day."
When the interviewer then asked Robbie if Birds of Prey's female leads - all of whom are white in the comic books - will be made up of diverse actresses of different ethnicities, she confirmed that will indeed be the case. "Yep, yes exactly, real life isn't so one specific images. We've got to reflect that onscreen." That's bound to be controversial with some fans but is definitely the right thing to do.
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