BIRDS OF PREY Star Mary Elizabeth Winstead Says The DC Adaptation Is A Comic Book Movie Like No Other

BIRDS OF PREY Star Mary Elizabeth Winstead Says The DC Adaptation Is A Comic Book Movie Like No Other

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) star Mary Elizabeth Winstead shares her thoughts on the upcoming DC Comics adaptation and why it's a superhero movie like no other...

By JoshWilding - Sep 24, 2019 11:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Birds of Prey
Source: Games Radar
It's pretty clear that Birds of Prey is going to be a little different to what fans of the team are used to seeing in the comic books, and if star Mary Elizabeth Winstead is to be believed, it is going to be a superhero movie like no other. Of course, time will tell whether that proves to be a good or bad thing!

"You can expect something really fun and a bit wild and totally unique," the actress says when asked about what fans should expect from the Harley Quinn-led spinoff. 
 
"Every day we were there, we were doing something that just felt really weird and unlike anything else I've seen before in this genre," she continues. "It was incredibly exciting to get to do that. We really got to work. We just played, and we had fun." That sounds nice for the cast, but it's currently a little hard to say how that might translate to screen.

In the same interview, Birds of Prey screenwriter Christina Hodson notes that deviating from the norm was a priority for her too. "It’s not a traditional team-up. So then it was about finding fun, inventive ways of doing that. Warners were very supportive in terms of letting me go off-leash."

There's certainly a lot of excitement surrounding the movie and with the first proper trailer likely attached to Joker next month, it probably won't be long before we learn much more about this one.

Are you guys excited for Birds of Prey?

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comic book covers and screengrabs from the first teaser!


 

 


Continue reading below to check out some hi-res
stills from that first Birds of Prey teaser video!

 


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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DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 9/24/2019, 11:27 AM
Well...this should be a thread of excitement and positivity. Now if you excuse me, I'm just gonna go tear out my toe nails
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/24/2019, 11:29 AM
Unlike anything else we've seen before in the worst way possible.
Thing94
Thing94 - 9/24/2019, 11:41 AM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - lol
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 9/24/2019, 11:37 AM
Hey, Suicide Squad was a dumpster fire of a film and still made $746m... no matter how bad this looks to me, I'm not counting it out. If it's even halfway competent and taps into whatever drove that first film, I suspect it will do great.
imnotadoor
imnotadoor - 9/24/2019, 11:37 AM
in other news, the next marvel movie will be "just like the rest" and "not the worst"
inkniron
inkniron - 9/24/2019, 11:37 AM
She says that like it's a good thing. Plot leak aside, this thing is a visual nightmare. Hard pass.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 9/24/2019, 11:39 AM
In other words, a movie that looks and resembles nothing like the comic books it is based on and instead is just stealing the name of the property for financial gain.

Thanks WB and DC
Kumkani
Kumkani - 9/24/2019, 11:40 AM
To be honest I'm still not even sure what this movie is, because barely anything has been shown from it. Kind of a bad idea in my opinion. They should have got out a major trailer going already.

And honestly this just looks like a Deadpool/Suicide Squad/possibly Guardians thing. Guess that's unique but has a lot of familiar elements.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 9/24/2019, 11:43 AM
Sad thing is, this shit's probably gonna make lotta money and we'll be stuck with sequels, spin-offs etc...

Meanwhile, no MOS 2, f*ck this shit.
At this point, it'd be easier to just reboot the character, i hope they don't tho.
Soft-reboot maybe, no recasting.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 9/24/2019, 11:48 AM
This movie is going after JL's rotten tomato score like....
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 9/24/2019, 11:56 AM
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/24/2019, 12:03 PM
""Every day we were there, we were doing something that just felt really weird and unlike anything else I've seen before in this genre,"

TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 9/24/2019, 12:11 PM
That trailer though.

SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 9/24/2019, 12:24 PM
Margot seems to be positioning herself as the Rock here. Big movie star transitioning into writer/producer, has input on script, writing and character decisions. Also a first-time director. I'm curious to see what this ends up looking like. If the trailer is sketchy there's just gonna be so much noise before the movie even comes out. The marketing makes my eyes hurt so far. We're about to reboot Suicide Squad but this movie seems like it can't let go of that style.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/24/2019, 12:39 PM
Her character could turn out to be the highlight IMO.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 9/24/2019, 12:57 PM
corin
corin - 9/24/2019, 1:49 PM
This looks utterly terrible. They are wasting the best character. Cain is the best representation of Batgirl ever and here she is not being treated as such. I love Ewan but I am not going anywhere near this steaming heap. I really hope DC gets their act together. Shazam was good but that's about it.
bropous
bropous - 9/24/2019, 2:00 PM
Yeah, suuuuure. A comic book movie like no other. Maybe CRAPPIER than any other, but that bar is pretty much at a nadir...
4thMaster
4thMaster - 9/24/2019, 2:18 PM
Look on the right side: the cast is solid. There's potential for some fun here, even if it's nothing like what we wanted.
StupidFlanders
StupidFlanders - 9/24/2019, 5:35 PM
Shit the likes of which we have never seen before?
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