BIRDS OF PREY Director Cathy Yan Has Confirmed That The DC Movie Will Be Rated R

BIRDS OF PREY Director Cathy Yan Has Confirmed That The DC Movie Will Be Rated R

When Birds of Prey was first announced, we heard that star and producer Margot Robbie was aiming for an R-rating, and the film's director Cathy Yan has now confirmed as much. More past the jump...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 31, 2018 07:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Birds of Prey
Speaking at the US-China Entertainment Summit at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles last night, Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan discussed plans for the upcoming "girl gang" DC movie, confirming that the project is indeed aiming for an R-rating.

This is something Margot Robbie was said to be adamant about when she first pitched the idea to Warner Bros., but considering the studio is yet to release an R-rated theatrical cut of any of their DC films, there was always a chance they'd wind up bringing it in at PG-13.

Yan, who will be the first female Asian director to ever helm a superhero film, went on to talk about landing the gig and her fondness for the script.


“I did my homework. I wouldn’t say it was easy, but it was relatively painless and straightforward. I immediately loved the script and it felt like something I could really do, and it felt very much like my own voice. I could not put the script down, it had so much dark humor to it which a lot of my work does, and there are themes of female empowerment which are so strong and relateable.

So I went in with, not with confidence, but at least a sense that I belonged in the room, that somehow magically in terms of timing and luck that this opportunity was open to me and I was definitely going to make the best of it.”

In their report, Deadline also confirms that Cassandra Cain will feature in the movie, although they give no indication of which actress may be in line to play the role.

Birds of Prey will star Robbie as Harley Quinn, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary, and Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya. The film is set to fly into theaters on Feb. 7, 2020.
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Forthas
Forthas - 10/31/2018, 7:29 AM
So is DC going to be dark (Joker, The Batman) or are they going "Disney" light (Aquaman, Shazam)? There is no consistent tone, aesthetic or vision!
DeadWade213
DeadWade213 - 10/31/2018, 7:31 AM
@Forthas - They're the new Fox Studios. Look at the X-Men franchise. F#@ked up timeline but we still had a franchise out of that series.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 10/31/2018, 7:34 AM
@DeadWade213 - I would not actually say tone is a fox problem. There tone was oddly consistent.

Sony is the new fox studios.
Forthas
Forthas - 10/31/2018, 7:34 AM
@DeadWade213 - Did we though? They never had any really comedic films. The tone was always serious (let's call that dark) even if the rest (vision and aesthetic) was not.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/31/2018, 7:49 AM
@Forthas - Sooooo Marvel can have light tone for their movies and yet go very dark for Netflix shows....

Such silly logic.
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 10/31/2018, 7:50 AM
@Forthas - why does it have to be one or the other?why can't you have variety?
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/31/2018, 7:51 AM
@pitbull76 - Because he lives to crap on DC any chance he gets. Once in a great while he will praise them, but it comes with a hefty price.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 10/31/2018, 7:53 AM
@JoeMomma29 - Damnit that's actually a good point
Forthas
Forthas - 10/31/2018, 7:55 AM
@JoeMomma29 - Right...one set are "movies" and the other are "Netflix shows" which are not connected. If Howard the Duck showed up on one of these Netflix shows or had his own show connected to them then I would have the same response.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/31/2018, 7:57 AM
@Forthas - But it is all connected!!!!!
MarvelDCAllDay
MarvelDCAllDay - 10/31/2018, 7:57 AM
@Forthas - But it’s not Howard the Duck appearing in one of those shows it’s different movies having different tones. Which I think is great.
Forthas
Forthas - 10/31/2018, 7:57 AM
@pitbull76 - I don't think "variety" creates a cohesive shared universe. For example, it is the dramatic change of tone from Batman V Superman to Justice League that was jarring for many people.
Forthas
Forthas - 10/31/2018, 8:00 AM
@JoeMomma29 - Any connection has been hinted at but has never been established. If Marvel wanted that association it would be explicit like it is with Agents of Shield.
ThePott
ThePott - 10/31/2018, 7:32 AM
I wonder if this will end up being the case or will it be mysterious like with Venom where they tease and R-rating and a darker cut to entice people and then it comes out as PG-13.
KWilly
KWilly - 10/31/2018, 7:32 AM
Makes sense. This just screams graphic nudity and violence.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 10/31/2018, 7:35 AM
aiming for an R-rating.

That's what Suicide Squad was missing; Gallons of corn syrup and Margot Robbie saying [frick] every third sentence.
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