Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is one of the most popular characters in the DCEU. She made her debut in Suicide Squad, was the central character of Birds of Prey and is set to play a key role in 2021’s The Suicide Squad. But one major aspect of the character that hasn’t been fully explored is her bisexuality. Indeed, most of her on-screen appearances have centered on the fallout of her abusive relationship with Jared Leto’s Joker and her attempts to move beyond him.
In the animated introduction for Birds of Prey we learned that she’d had her heart broken by at least two men and one woman before meeting the Joker, but aside from some low-key flirting with Huntress, Renee Montaya and Black Canary it wasn’t focused on. Now, according to leaker Daniel Richtman, a future movie will finally give her a girlfriend. One interesting wrinkle is that this may not be Harley’s traditional partner Poison Ivy, who hasn’t yet been introduced in the DCEU.
If this were to take place I’d hope the writers pay close attention to the amazing Harley Quinn animated show, which focuses on the Harley and Ivy’s tumultuous love lives and whose second season concluded with them confessing their feelings to one another and driving off into the sunset. Fans have a very strong attachment to this relationship, so I can imagine a lot of pushback if Warner Bros chose to match Harley with another DC character.
If this doesn’t happen in The Suicide Squad we don’t know when Robbie’s Harley will be back in another movie. Birds of Prey wasn’t the hit the studio hoped for (though COVID didn’t exactly help its chances at the box office) and we have no further news on a sequel or solo movie for her. Regardless, Harley Quinn remains a fan favorite so I doubt The Suicide Squad will be her swansong.
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