Gizmodo

‘Birds of Prey’ Almost Featured Another DC Bird: The Penguin

Before Colin Farrell became the Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, the character almost had a different origin story in the DC Universe. According to star and producer Margot Robbie, early versions ...
Comic Book Movie

Margot Robbie Says The Penguin Was BIRDS OF PREY's Original Villain (And Reveals Why He Was Replaced)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) opened in February 2020. While it underperformed from the start, COVID-19 meant we never got to see what the Suicide Squad spin-off ...
Variety

Matt Reeves Stopped ‘Birds of Prey’ From Using Penguin as the Villain, Margot Robbie Reveals: He Said ‘I’m Going to Use Him in My Thing’

Ewan McGregor went on to play Black Mask, another famous Batman bad guy, in “Birds of Prey.” A shocked Farrell asked Robbie how Hodson’s version of Penguin was in the movie, and Robbie said it was ...
TheWrap

Margot Robbie Tells Colin Farrell Penguin Was Supposed to Star in ‘Birds of Prey’ Before Matt Reeves Intervened

Margot Robbie revealed in a new interview that The Penguin was originally the villain of her 2020 DC film “Birds of Prey” before “The Batman” filmmaker Matt Reeves asked her to use a different DC ...
collider

Margot Robbie Confirms Which Major Batman Villain Was Originally Supposed to Headline 'Birds of Prey'

Justin Klawans is a freelance News Writer at Collider, covering film and television news. He is currently a Staff Writer at The Week covering U.S. news, global news and general assignment work, mostly ...