Harley Quinn Spin Off Movie in the works

[palitoy]

Paul Dini is going to have an even nicer pool.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/16/harley-quinn-spin-off-movie-margot-robbie

[monitor_ep]

What it could be is Gotham City Sirens vs. Birds of Prey.

[palitoy]

You're right Eli, I heard on the radio this morning that it will include "The Birds of Prey".

[The Bat]

Hope the include Poison Ivy! Rumor is other DC Gals will show up as well: Catwoman, Batgirl, etc...

[palitoy]

Hope the include Poison Ivy! Rumor is other DC Gals will show up as well: Catwoman, Batgirl, etc...

That has the makings of a fun movie if done right.

[hedrap]

Gotta love the studio fights.

Marvel is slow-building to A-Squad so DC jumps pass them. They better move damn quick, tho. 2020 ain't gonna cut it.

[Hedji]

There are statements being made that it'll be "like Deadpool". I want to deride them, but part of me hates to see WB and DC on the ropes. They've provided me with a lot of entertainment in the 80s and 90s. And yet every move they make seems to either be a horrible miscalculation of what audiences want, or a desperate reaction to what Marvel and Disney are doing.

[sprytel]

I am sure this was a Hollywood reaction to Deadpool.

But based on the previews, Robie's Harley seems like the best thing in Suicide Squad. So with a good script, this could be awesome.

Or, you know... it could be the next Catwoman.

[huedell]

Paul Dini is going to have an even nicer pool.

While it couldn't hurt his bank account, I found interviews regarding his ownership of the character amusing. Apparently, he doesn't make a dime from HQ's merchandising. Now, the question is if they'll bring him on the writing team for this movie---of course, then, Dini's "Net worth/live-action writer cred" will improve that much more.... and, more importantly, to most of us, if he's part of this (inevitable) new Harley movie, it'll bring him in range of the much-in-need-of-aid DCEU.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^That's really interesting. I know for years DC had creator participation in characters that were farmed out to other media or merchandise. Chuck Dixon told me in person that Bane's presence in Batman & Robin bought him a house! Maybe Dini doesn't get this treatment because he created Harley for WB Animation and NOT as a comic character for DC?

I know there have been issues with creators not getting the payments they used to for characters (Gerry Conway came forward and DC corrected it fairly quickly, for instance), but it seems odd that Dini (and I would guess Bruce Timm as well) are getting left out in the cold while Conway gets checks for Killer Croc and Slipknot from Suicide Squad.

Chris

[knight errant00]

Maybe Dini doesn't get this treatment because he created Harley for WB Animation and NOT as a comic character for DC?

That would be my guess. Creating her for the media company (especially for a show they planned to merchandise the snot out of) instead of for the comics, I'd wager his contract isn't as generous as the ones the creators in the comics get when it comes to licensing or appearances in other media.

[palitoy]

While it couldn't hurt his bank account, I found interviews regarding his ownership of the character amusing. Apparently, he doesn't make a dime from HQ's merchandising. Now, the question is if they'll bring him on the writing team for this movie---of course, then, Dini's "Net worth/live-action writer cred" will improve that much more.... and, more importantly, to most of us, if he's part of this (inevitable) new Harley movie, it'll bring him in range of the much-in-need-of-aid DCEU.

That's disheartening but not surprising that WB doesn't quite have the same deals that DC did at the time.

[huedell]

^That's really interesting. I know for years DC had creator participation in characters that were farmed out to other media or merchandise. Chuck Dixon told me in person that Bane's presence in Batman & Robin bought him a house! Maybe Dini doesn't get this treatment because he created Harley for WB Animation and NOT as a comic character for DC?

That's EXACTLY the reason... made me chuckle when I heard Dini mention with mock/genuine angst that they went out of their way to deliberately and definitively introduce Roxy Rocket in the comic DCAU first (before her appearance in the show) for that very reason (to cash in ala "Quinn" numbers)---he noted that didn't work out exactly as he planned. Ha