Birds of Prey Reveals Harley Quinn Is a Bernie Sanders Supporter

[RandySF]

Fans are finally able to flock to theaters to see the latest DC Comics movie Birds of Prey, featuring the bonkers return of Harley Quinn as she takes on a new menacing crime lord of Gotham City, having ditched Joker after the events of Suicide Squad. The new movie is comical and zany, leaning heavily into Harley's own psychosis as she teams up with fellow heroes like Black Canary and Huntress. And given that it's being released in an election year, fans shouldn't be surprised to see the movie get a bit political, even if it's done with tongue firmly planted in cheek.

In the movie, Harley Quinn is trying to recall why Black Mask hates her and is trying to kill her, running through a laundry list of reasons. One of those reasons is revealed to be that she voted for Bernie Sanders, confirming that the senator exists in the DC Universe.

Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan spoke about the idea of making Bernie canon in the DC film, explaining that it came out of humor rather than making any grand political statement.

"With the grievances we were just kinda coming up with different grievances, and I would throw some ideas in, and [screenwriter] Christina Hodson would throw some ideas in," Yan told TheWrap. "I think the Bernie thing, I'll give full credit to Christina on that one. And we all just chuckled at it so we thought, why not? And I think tonally and stylistically this is a movie that can afford that kind of stuff, and a little bit of self-awareness — or a lot of self-awareness, I should say. And not a lot of movies get to make a Bernie joke, so sure, let's do it."



https://www.google.com/amp/s/comicbook.com/dc/amp/2020/02/07/birds-of-prey-reveals-harley-quinn-is-a-bernie-sanders-supporter/

[TrunKated]

1. guess I won't be going to see that after all

[RandySF]

2. Im going.

[LisaM]

3. Not that I would have gone anyway - I can't even stand the ads for it-

but this seals the deal!