In a new conversation, Margot Robbie told Colin Farrell that the Penguin was the original villain for Birds of Prey.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly in support of their new film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Robbie and Farrell realized during their time on set, they never discussed their tenures as Gotham City villains.
Robbie took the opportunity to surprise Farrell, however, saying, “The first draft that Christina [Hodson] wrote of Birds of Prey, the villain was the Penguin.” According to the article, Farrell was visibly shocked by this information. Robbie then went on to add, “And then Matt Reeves said, ‘Don’t use the Penguin. I’m going to use him in [The Batman]. And so we swapped it to Black Mask.”
Farrell asked Robbie if she still had a copy of the original script, and when she said she believed she did, Farrell asked for a copy to be sent over. “Oh, good, I’d love to [read it]. That’d be so fascinating.”
As things stand right now, there is no news on when or if Robbie will again play Harley Quinn. Farrell is confirmed to appear in The Batman: Part II which is set to hit theaters on Oct. 1, 2027.
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