Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee SmollettBell join Birds of Prey cast
Harley Quinn spin-off, Birds of Prey, has officially added Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell to the cast of the film.
According to Variety, Winstead will play Huntress and Smollett-Bell will portray Black Canary in the DC comic book-inspired film. Huntress, also known as Helena Bertinelli, has appeared in different versions throughout DC Comics.
The Birds of Prey take views the character as a former mafia princess who was devastated at a young age when her family was killed in a mob hit, turning her into a vigilante and eventually leading her to join the Birds of Prey team.
Winstead beat Margaret Qualley and Cristin Milioti to land the role of Huntress.
Black Canary, aka Dinah Lance, is a good-natured and idealistic streetfighter in the comics. Gugu MbathaRaw and Janelle Monae were in the running to become Black Canary in the film.
Actor Margot Robbie is all set to reprise her Suicide Squad role of Harley Quinn. She will also coproduce the project with Sue Kroll and Bryan Unkeless.
Robbie is attached to play Quinn in three more projects, that she will topline. Birds of Prey, to be directed by Cathy Yan, is scheduled for release in the year 2020.
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