Warner Bros. has officially found its lead for a planned Avengelyne movie, with Deadline reporting that Margot Robbie is set to star in the upcoming project.
Robbie is set to join the project alongside Tony McNamara, who Deadline reports is set to write the script for the film. As previously reported, Olivia Wilde will direct the feature, which Simon Kinberg is producing through his and Robbie’s LuckyChap production banner.
Most recently, Wilde directed and produced the 2022 psychological thriller movie Don’t Worry Darling. In addition to Wilde, the film also starred Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, and Nick Kroll.
As for Robbie, she most recently starred in the smash hit Barbie, which was a massive box office hit in 2023, earning more than $1.4 billion at the global box office. The film was also nominated for eight total Oscars.
Who is Avengelyne?
The first Avengelyne comic, Avengelyne #1, was released in May 1995. The comic’s official synopsis describes the titular character as a “beautiful, red-headed, fallen angel from God’s Warhost who must live on Earth as a mortal and contend with the forces of Hell.”
The character was created by Cathy Christian and Rob Liefeld, the latter of whom also co-created the iconic Marvel antihero Deadpool alongside Fabian Nicieza.
