Empire Australasia - 04.2020

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THIS MONTH’S

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and mayhem and into everyday pursuits. Harley

gets to cry, get drunk, vomit and sulk on the

sofa like any other person going through

a difficult break-up. And while she keeps her

baby voice and her comically short attention

span, there’s something novel about seeing

a woman on screen who is simultaneously

a hot mess and utterly capable in any situation.

Cathy Yan:There has been a long cinematic

history of male anti-heroes or pure villains —

Scarface,Taxi Driver... They are compelling

characters, not because you like them but

because you like watching them. There has

not been a long history of women doing that.

Maybe it’s the feeling of responsibility to portray

women in a certain light. I actually loved how

fucked up Harley [Margot Robbie] is and how

fucked up a lot of situations are because,

frankly, women are like that, too. I think they

can be equally compelling characters even if

they are not always being good.

Christina Newland:Harley Quinn began in

Suicide Squadas little more than a sexy, clownish

girl sidekick to the Joker, but through the full-pelt

movie-star charisma of Margot Robbie, she

became an immediate fan favourite.Birds Of

Preysees her character more fully realised,

channelling her chaotic energy both into mischief

Top:Harley

Quinn (Margot

Robbie) and the

Birds Of Prey.

Above:Grabbing

a deluxe egg

sandwich after a

night of mayhem.

1 ONE HARLEY QUINN

Birds Of Prey (And The

Fantabulous Emancipation

Of One Harley Quinn)

ADDITIONAL SPOILING:

NICK DE SEMLYEN

AMON WARMANN

Contributor,

Empire

CHRISTINA NEWLAND

Contributor,

Empire

LENA WAITHE

Writer,

Queen & Slim

ALEX GODFREY

Acting Features Editor,

Empire

CATHY YAN

Director,

Birds Of Prey

BEN TRAVIS

Online Writer,

Empire

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