'Harley Quinn' Co-Creator Paul Dini Weighs In On The Character's Look In SUICIDE SQUAD
Harley Quinn made her memorable debut in Batman: The Animated Series 23 years ago this month. Her co-creator Paul Dini recently weighed in on Margot Robbie's take on the character in David Ayer's Suicide Squad. See what he thought after the jump!
It's been 23 years since Batman: The Animated Series writers Bruce Timm & Paul Dini created 'Harley Quinn', and she's since gone on to acheive huge mainstream popularity and feature across a wide range of different formats - culminating in her live-action debut in next year's Suicide Squad, when she'll be portrayed by Margot Robbie. Though while Harley's impish and mischievous personality has always endured, her appearance and costumes have evolved over the years.
Talking to the Shanlian On Batman podcast (h/t to Forbes), Dini weighed in on Harley and The Joker's look in David Ayer's film. He described Jared Leto's Clown Prince Of Crime as a "decadent rockstar", before adding, "there's a little bit of a 'Sid and Nancy' feel to the Joker and Harley look, which I always felt would not be a bad look if they were in a live-action movie."
Despite this, Dini's aware a small minority of Batman: TAS fans may take a while to get used to the 'New 52' look. "I know it’s jarring to a lot of the people who love the classic Bruce Timm suit, I love it myself," he claimed, "But in that world [of the Suicide Squad movie], I just don’t see it happening. It’s a rougher, more street look. I think it works fine." Additionally, he called Robbie "a very wonderful actress" and revealed he was "very excited to see that interpretation of Harley."
You can head over to the Shanlian On Batman podcast to hear Dini's comments in full. In the meantime, what do you think of Harley's live-action look? Sound off below!
Suicide Squad will hit theatres 5 August, 2016.
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