James Gunn on Margot Robbie’s return to the DCU as ‘The Suicide Squad’: ‘I don’t know if she wants to play Harley again; maybe she’s done with that’

James Gunn continues to expand the DC Universe and recently questioned Margot Robbie’s involvement in the role of Harley Quinn.

The DC Studios co-head released a podcast called The Suicide Squad: is it Canon? where he answered fan questions about which characters would be transferred into his new universe.

When Robbie’s Harley Quinn appeared, Gunn said, “I think Harley is actually one of the hardest things to justify as canon in the DCU.”

Gunn pointed out that the relationship between Harley and the Joker is very specific and that the Joker has not yet been established in the DCU. The filmmaker reminded viewers that only Batman was featured in his appearance in the animated series. Creature Commandos.

Remembering his time managing Margot Robbie in 2021 The suicide squadGunn said Robbie “is one of my favorite actors to work with”, adding: “She’s so good in the movie. I love her as Harley.”

“I don’t know if she wants to play Harley again. She might be done with that,” Gunn said.

Jennifer Holland, co-host of the podcast, pointed out that Robbie has become an even bigger star since filming. The suicide squad. However, Gunn said Robbie could return as Harley Quinn if she decided.

“I don’t know where Margot’s head is with all this,” he said. “Harley is a character that I’m almost certainly going to use in the DCU, and if Margot wants to play her, then I’ll go out of my way to explain it to the world. But if she doesn’t, then I might go with someone else, where I don’t have to be attached to what happens to Harley in this movie.”

Robbie first played Harley Quinn in 2016 Suicide Squad and resumed the role in the 2020s Birds of prey. When Gunn took over the villainous characters for 2021 The suicide squadQuinn also returned.