Newcomer Ella Jay Basco is in negotiations to land the last major role, Cassandra Cain, in Warner Bros.’ Harley Quinn spinoff, Birds of Prey.Margot Robbie is back as Quinn with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell on board as Huntress and Black Canary, respectively.
Ewan McGregor will play the film’s villain and Rosie Perez will portray Gotham City police detective Renee Montoya.Cathy Yan is directing the pic with Robbie producing, along with Sue Kroll and Bryan Unkeless.In the new film, Robbie, Winstead, and Smollett-Bell team up to protect Cain’s character when she comes across a diamond belonging to McGregor’s Black Mask, a kingpin in Gotham City’s criminal underworld.
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