HARLEY QUINN: BIRDS OF PREY Star Jurnee Smollett-Bell Would "Absolutely" Return To The DCEU As Black Canary

HARLEY QUINN: BIRDS OF PREY Star Jurnee Smollett-Bell Would "Absolutely" Return To The DCEU As Black Canary

Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey introduced a lot of great new characters to the DC Extended Universe, and Jurnee Smollett-Bell says she'd "absolutely" return to this shared world as the heroic Black Canary.

By JoshWilding - Jul 22, 2020 04:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Birds of Prey
Source: Entertainment Weekly

Earlier this year, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey was released to positive reviews, but a somewhat underwhelming box office haul. As a result, the future for the team of vigilantes is unclear because even though Harley will return in The Suicide Squad, it does seem unlikely that the Birds of Prey themselves will get their own spinoff movie somewhere down the line. 

It is possible that the characters show up elsewhere, of course, and fans would definitely like to see more of Jurnee Smollett-Bell's Black Canary, as Warner Bros. barely scratched the surface with her.

During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actress expressed a strong desire to reprise the role in the DC Extended Universe. "It's no secret how much I loved playing Black Canary, and [I was] so honored to take on that mantle," Smollett-Bell revealed. "I would absolutely do it again if given a chance."

The actress was also asked about the possibility of once again working with John Wick co-director Chad Stahelski and the 87Eleven stunt team (who added a lot of action scenes to Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey).

"Hell yeah," Smollett-Bell replied. "I love the 87eleven team and Chad. I would love to actually work with Chad, that's for sure on my bucket list. He has such a gift for telling the narrative through these really inventive action sequences. The chance to work with 87eleven and do these things, yes, absolutely, absolutely."

We can only hope to see more of Black Canary in the not too distant future, and in an ideal world, she'll get to team-up with a big screen version of Green Arrow. 

What do you guys think?

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BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 7/22/2020, 4:36 AM
I enjoyed this film a lot 😂

Just wish black Mask survived
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 7/22/2020, 5:31 AM
@TheSnyderClunge - nice death tho, as deaths go
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 7/22/2020, 8:25 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - yeah lol ain't no coming back from that 1 😂
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 7/22/2020, 9:10 AM
@TheSnyderClunge - uh uh lol
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 7/22/2020, 4:46 AM
This is my second favorite DCEU film, behind Shazam!

Smollet-Bell kind've stole the film for me.

Who knows what the state of the DCEU will be after Flashpoint (or even the world after Covid), but they could always sneak her in the back-door of the Black Adam shoot and have her play her own great-grandmother, a WWII Black Canary as a member of the Justice Society.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 7/22/2020, 4:52 AM
No, thanks.
Marvelll
Marvelll - 7/22/2020, 4:55 AM
Oh, no.
VincentValjean
VincentValjean - 7/22/2020, 5:07 AM
No! The whole film needs a recasting!
Kumkani
Kumkani - 7/22/2020, 5:17 AM
I still haven't watched this
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 7/22/2020, 5:23 AM
@Necropolitan

It’s definitely better than this site will admit, but it’s not fantastic. It’s a solid 6-6.5/10.

And I get a lot of people are pissed off its not actually a BOP movie - it’s a Harley movie. And Margot Robbie is pretty damn good this time around. Also loved Ewan’s performance - he was a riot.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 7/22/2020, 5:35 AM
I give it abouuut 512 stars, out of 1,000
99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 7/22/2020, 5:55 AM

TheRealMandarin
TheRealMandarin - 7/22/2020, 6:21 AM
@WAKANDABATMANFOREVER - had him as lex luthor.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 7/22/2020, 6:13 AM
Wouldn't mind it, as she was probably the only character outside of that weird Black Mask guy I actually liked
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 7/22/2020, 6:56 AM
unless we get Green Arrow in the same universe I doubt we’ll ever see her Canary again. Turning a Justice League member like her into a sidekick for the Jokers sidekick is something I will never get over
MrDandy
MrDandy - 7/22/2020, 7:18 AM
Like most things in birds of prey....she was mediocre to fine.
Battabing
Battabing - 7/22/2020, 8:06 AM
Would love to see her and MEW return in their roles (HBO Max?), and Canary can join the JL.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 7/22/2020, 8:12 AM
Hell no, that character was in no way like the Black Canary except for the Canary Cry. Personality-wise a completely different character.
4thMaster
4thMaster - 7/22/2020, 9:33 AM
I'm down for that, though I don't know where they could go with her version of the character for a solo movie, but maybe a Green Arrow & Black Canary movie could work great & set her up better for a solo outing.

I'd love to see someone incorporate her canary cry into her moveset when fighting goons, the movie could have used a couple more canary cry's. It felt a bit wasted to just have her do a really big one near the end.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 7/22/2020, 9:50 AM
Touchy subject but I’m glad her brothers bad choices hasn’t ruined her career like it did his.
I’m out....
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/22/2020, 10:10 AM
@AnthonyVonGeek - She's in a big HBO show out next month, I'd hardly call her career ruined
NegativeNerd
NegativeNerd - 7/22/2020, 10:43 AM
Her and Huntress were probably the best parts of the underwhelming movie for me. So I definitely wouldn't mind seeing her again. But give her the black leather suit and the fishnet stockings please!
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