Birds of Prey Casting (VIDEO SCRIPT)

Jurnee Smollett-Bell/Black Canary

• Way to emphasize on the black there. Definitely not mad at that
• Ollie don’t know what he getting himself into, that’s for damn sure
• No, for real, is Green Arrow TRULY ready for a BLACK Canary?
• Because last time I checked in the Marvel Comic Universe, Danny Rand can barely handle Misty Knight
• Like, they only know “the sweeter the juice” part of the phrasing; these rich white heroes ain’t prepared to handle the ACTUAL berry. Fuck outta here!
• Don’t believe me? Listen to Lizzo’s “Juice” right quick
• She was in Full House, which I’ve never seen, and I kinda wanna keep that track record in tact
• But just as a person, she looks awesome, and I’m digging how they handled her hair
• Don’t know if the fishnet dress is gonna make it either, but I’m down if it does

Rosie Perez/Renee Montoya

• YES
• Give me this grizzled-ass Latina detective that gives no fucks and can knock a motherfucker out with a slipper
• I kinda love that it’s Rosie as Montoya because I’ve never seen an older Montoya before
• Like, she’s lived through segregation, she’s lived through the AIDS crisis, she’s worked with Batman and has probably dated Batwoman at this point
• I’m ready for experienced-as-fuck Renee Montoya, and welcome my day-drinking Latina lesbian auntie, bitch!

Mary Elizabeth Winstead/Huntress

• OH
• So something tells me that they saw Scott Pilgrim and saw her as Ramona Flowers holding a mallet and was like, “Okay...But what if we gave her a crossbow?”
• Honestly, I've been a fan of Mary’s acting ever since she was only cast as villains for childrens movies, and I kinda compare her glow up to Anne Hathaway?
• Which is just as ironic, because she ALSO portrayed one of the most comic accurate depictions of Selina Kyle we’ve seen since Michelle Pfeiffer
• The costume I feel needs a bit more reworking though...
• Like, I know that this was initially a test shoot and that a lot of stuff is silhouetted on purpose like with Black Canary
• But they’re in the right direction. I’m more interested in what the mask is gonna look like

Ella Jay Basco/Cassandra Cain

• Wait, you mean Rufio/Prince Zuko’s NIECE Ella Jay Basco?
• Wait, Cassandra Cain’s in this bitch??
• I guess everybody dying in this movie, huh?
• Like, are the rest of the birds even gonna get a chance to do shit? Because I KNOW how Cassie operates
• And from the looks of it, this Cassandra hasn’t been recruited by Batman yet, so maybe the upcoming Batgirl movie might be centered around her instead of Barbara
• But all I need to know is now that I’ve got confirmation that Cassandra’s in this bitch, does that mean so is Lady Shiva?
• I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re holding off on her if Cassandra’s gonna be in the Batgirl movie, but I mean lemme see that fire-ass mother vs daughter fight tho...

Ewan McGregor/Black Mask

• So, I’m not gonna lie. I’ve been wanting to see Black Mask done in a movie ever since I first read War Games, and I’m kinda glad that this is the movie that’s gonna happen in
• And while I will say that Ewan wasn’t my first choice - specifically since I can’t think of anyone who could play him right now - he’s definitely the most interesting
• I say interesting because I’m pretty sure he’s gonna do a fusion dance with his Trainspotting character and Guy Ritchie gangster films to pull this off, and I’m kinda down for that

Chris Messina/Victor Zsaz

• You know what? Nothing about him being in this makes me upset
• And even though I’ve never heard of this Chris Messina guy a day in my fucking life, he kinda fits the look they’re going for Zsaz here
• And as a fan of his 90’s Knightfall look over the bald-headed approach that Batman Begins made popular, I’d say this is pretty on brand
• I mean, there’s no doubt that he’s gonna be a henchman to Black Mask here, let’s just face it. The idea of Zsaz being the main villain in anything more than like 1 comic or 1 episode of something at a time is completely laughable
• But this... This will do

Margot Robbie/Harley Quinn

• I mean, you already know how I feel about Margot Robbie being the perfect rep for Harley, so I’m just gonna skip over to the outfit, because BITCH, YES
• As a fan of Post-Joker Harley and given the fact that I can kinda already figure out the direction this movie is going in given it’s actual title, I am here for Harley finally given the opportunity to live her best life
• And I love that this outfit is part of her wardrobe, it just SCREAMS her