That’s if, and only if, the “Barbie” actress decides to come back.
Bringing Beloved Harley to the New DCU
Recently, DC Studios co-head James Gunn released a podcast about his polarizing “The Suicide Squad,” addressing what’s canon and what’s not. The one question fans repeatedly ask and demand to know is: what about Harley Quinn? At first he pointed out that Margot Robbie’s Harley’s backstory may not fit with the new established universe.
“I think Harley is actually one of the more difficult things in this to justify as being canon in the DCU,” Gunn said. Because she was so closely tied to the Joker (Jared Leto) in the previous universe, it would be a bit of a puzzle to explain her since the Joker hasn’t been fully set up yet. Hell, Batman has barely been around in this newborn universe. Gunn and company would have to figure out how to make that work. And that’s not even the biggest hurdle.
“I don’t know if she wants to play Harley again. She may be over that,” Gunn said. “I don’t know where Margot’s head is with all of this. Harley is a character I’m almost certainly going to use in the DCU, and if Margot wants to play her, then I’ll bend over backwards to explain that in the world. But if she doesn’t, then I might go with somebody else, where I don’t have to be attached to what happens to Harley in this movie.”
Robbie has played Harley Quinn three times in the Zack Snyder-created universe: 2016’s “Suicide Squad,” 2020’s “Birds of Prey,” and her last run in 2021’s “The Suicide Squad.”
If Not Barbie, Then Who?
If Robbie chooses to leave the mallet behind, who could be cast as the deviant criminal turned vigilante? Someone with the right spirit and energy to play the manic psychiatrist turned criminal clown. Especially if they don’t tie her down to the Joker immediately, and instead tease a Poison Ivy relationship.
- Elle Fanning: An indie darling audiences are about to see in the role of Effie Trinket in “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,” she could work aesthetically and has the talent.
- Anya Taylor-Joy: A name that’s on everyone’s lips, Taylor-Joy has the most striking face on the list; her sorrowful eyes would fill the Quinn role well.
- Chase Infiniti: An up-and-comer who has a range that would be intriguing for a young Dr. Harleen Quinzel.
- Hunter Schafer: She has the emotional depth to really take it there with someone who weaponizes their mental illness.
- Mckenna Grace: We know she can play morally ambiguous and dark characters who deal with heavy trauma, so why not let her try this role out.
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