As James Gunn’s all-new DC Universe continues to grow, he revealed that one key character will “almost certainly” return: Harley Quinn. But Margot Robbie, who played the anti-hero in three DCEU films, may not be back.
On “The Suicide Squad: Is It Canon? The Official Podcast,” Gunn was joined by Jennifer Holland and Steve Agee, who starred in his first DC film “The Suicide Squad,” to discuss which parts of the pre-reboot film will carry over into the new universe. The trio discussed several dead characters from the film and actors who played multiple roles in DC (such as Sean Gunn, Nathan Fillion, and Michael Rooker), but ultimately decided that most of the film was canon for the rebooted DC Universe.
“It’s settled then. I think ‘The Suicide Squad’ is canon in the DCU. It’s settled,” Gunn said. “I would say we have a little asterisk, what exactly is the future of Harley Quinn? I want the fans to give a little leeway on that because I don’t know exactly how that’s going to manifest. But other than that, I think we can pretty much say that the entire movie is canon. I don’t think there’s a problem.”
Earlier in the podcast, Gunn explained that Robbie had become “kind of the biggest female star in the world” and that he wasn’t sure if she would return to play Harley Quinn. She debuted as the first live-action Harley Quinn in David Ayers’ “Suicide Squad” in 2016, then returned for “Birds of Prey” in 2020 before joining Gunn’s standalone sequel in 2021.
“She’s so crazy. I love her as Harley. I don’t know if she wants to play Harley again. She might be done with that,” Gunn said on the podcast. Since “The Suicide Squad,” Robbie has of course conquered the box office as “Barbie” in addition to starring in Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights.” She’s next set to star in Tim Burton’s “Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman,” so her schedule may be too busy to return to Harley Quinn — at least for now.
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