Jurnee Smollett-Bell To Play Black Canary In WB’s Birds Of PreyPosted by Wilson Morales
September 26, 2018
Source: Deadline
Deadline is reporting Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead have been cast to play Black Canary and Huntress respectively and join Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn in Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment’s “Birds of Prey.”
Robbie is reprising her role as Quinn, which she first unveiled in “Suicide Squad,” and is also on board to produce with Sue Kroll and Bryan Unkeless.
Black Canary, aka Dinah Lance, is a good-natured and idealistic streetfighter in the comics, while there has been several versions of Huntress, aka Helena Bertinelli, throughout DC Comics. The “Birds of Prey” version is a former mafia princess who was devastated at a young age when her family was killed in a mob hit, turning her into a vigilante and eventually leading her to join the Birds of Prey team.
In the film, the team will be fighting a Gotham crime lord who has yet to be unveiled.
Cathy Yan is directing the pic, which is set to be released on Feb. 7, 2020.
Smollett-Bell is best known for her starring roles on major TV shows like “True Blood” and “Underground.” She recently landed the highly coveted role in J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele’s upcoming HBO series “Lovecraft Country.”
Best known for playing the daughter to Bruce Willis’ John McClaine in the Die Hard franchise, Winstead was last seen in the Bad Robot movie “10 Cloverfield Lane.” She recently starred in the FX series “Fargo.” Winstead just wrapped “Gemini Man,” opposite Will Smith, and also has “The Parts You Lose.”
