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'Birds Of Prey' Takes Flight : Pop Culture Happy Hour Margot Robbie played Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad in 2016. Now, she's back in Birds of Prey. It finds Harley crossing paths with characters played by Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, and a very bad villain played by Ewan McGregor. The film provides the backstory for the team that will become the Birds of Prey, and it develops the character of Harley beyond her relationship with the Joker.

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'Birds Of Prey' Takes Flight

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'Birds Of Prey' Takes Flight

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Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) get a full reboot in Cathy Yan's Birds of Prey. Warner Bros. Pictures/ & © DC Comics hide caption

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Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) get a full reboot in Cathy Yan's Birds of Prey.

Warner Bros. Pictures/ & © DC Comics

Margot Robbie played Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad in 2016. Now, she's back in Birds of Prey. It finds Harley crossing paths with characters played by Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, and a very bad villain played by Ewan McGregor. The film provides the backstory for the team that will become the Birds of Prey, and it develops the character of Harley beyond her relationship with the Joker.

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