Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell discussed how Harley Quinn and The Penguin nearly met in Birds of Prey before Matt Reeves stepped in.

His film features Penguin in a rather important role, one that has since gotten even more important thanks to the award-winning HBO spinoff show. So, had Reeves not asked for the character to be taken out of Birds of Prey,

From femme fatale to romantic leading lady, Margot Robbie finally got a chance to work with Colin Farrell. Before her A Big Bold Beautiful Journey co-star’s tenure as Oswald Cobblepot, the 3x Oscar nominee almost went toe-to-toe with the DC supervillain when she starred as Harley Quinn in director Cathy Yan‘s Birds of Prey (2020).