New Birds of Prey Set Photos with Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary

February 7, 2019

As production continues for Warner Bros’ Birds of Prey, new photos from the film’s set in Los Angeles have surfaced online from Twi tter (via CBR), featuring Jurnee Smollett-Bell’s Black Canary in her casual outfit. Check out the photos below!

Margot Robbie will be reprising her Suicide Squad role of Harley Quinn in the film, which also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary, Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain, Ewan McGregor as the villain Black Mask, Chris Messina as Victor Zsasz and Rosie Perez as Renee Montoya. Ali Wong (Fresh Off the Boat), Robert Catrini (American Crime Story), Steven Williams (IT) and Derek Wilson (Preacher) round out the ensemble.

Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) is directing the movie, the first female Asian director to helm a superhero film, who recently confirmed that Birds of Prey will be an R-Rated movie. The script was penned by Christina Hodson (Bumblebee), who was previously announced to take over scripting duties on DC’s Batgirl solo movie after Joss Whedon’s departure.

The Birds of Prey are a mostly female superhero team whose ranks in the DC source material has included Oracle/Batgirl, Black Canary, Huntress, Catwoman, Hawkgirl, Power Girl, Poison Ivy, Vixen, and Katana (Karen Fukuhara), who appeared opposite Harley in Suicide Squad. A short-lived live action TV series titled Birds of Prey aired on The WB from 2002-to-2003 for 13 episodes and starred Ashley Scott as Huntress, Dina Meyer as Barbara Gordon/Oracle, Ian Abercrombie as Alfred Pennyworth and Mia Sara as Harley Quinn.

OH. MY. GOD. She’s here to end all of us!!!! #BlackCanary #BirdsOfPrey pic.twitter.com/O9crmhHWLy

— Black Canary Talk (@LetsTalkCanary) February 7, 2019