Margot Robbie to Play Harley Quinn in ‘Suicide Squad’?

While rumors are still swirling whether Will Smith, Tom Hardy, or Jared Leto will sign on for the cast of David Ayer’s upcoming Suicide Squad Hollywood insiders are indicating Margot Robbie is set to make her DC Comics movie mark as Harley Quinn. Robbie is best known for her role in Martin Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street but the actress will soon be much more of a household name as she’ll be Jane opposite Alexander Skarsgård’s Tarzan and also has roles in the upcoming films Focus, Z for Zachariah, and The Taliban Shuffle. Indications are Warner Bros is aiming for Leto to portray Robbie’s character’s main squeeze, the Joker.

I haven’t a clue as to what direction the next wave of DC related movies will take, be it dark and gritty or a more comic book stylization, but director Ayer is indicating his Suicide Squad will be like “the Dirty Dozen with superheroes.” I’m sure we aren’t going to see a Harley design concept anywhere near her most recent incarnation but I hope her character will capture the essence of what’s made Harley Quinn such a fan favorite: vulnerability (Harley’s really a victim of the Joker’s physiological manipulation), take no crap attitude, and strange lovability. Oddly enough, for a murderous psychotic, Harley is usually portrayed more as an anti-hero rather than down right villain.

Personally, I can really see Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn – her eyes just scream Harley and she was great in Wolf of Wall Street – so I hope the Australian actress puts pen to that contract and her character gets plenty of screen time in Suicide Squad.

Suicide Squad is scheduled for a 2016 release.

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