In a recent interview, Christina Hodson, writer of Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) talked a bit about the film’s unconventional title.
During the interview, Hodson was talking about her various projects. She mainly talked about her time on the upcoming Birds of Prey film and Batgirl. In particular, she talked about the film’s title and how it came about. Originally the tile was something of a joke. It was something just added as an official aka and was used as a working title. For some reason, however, they all kept coming back to that title:
I don’t know if I’m officially allowed to say, but there’s no reason why not. It was an unofficial aka, when I wrote the script. I added it about a year or so ago, almost exactly as it is, just as an aka. I didn’t think we’d ever use it. We’d always used a working title, so I just had it as a cheeky little thing, on the front cover. And then, when we were talking about a title and brainstorming, we all kept drifting back to that one.
The title that she is referring to, of course, is And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn portion of the title. The title was revealed when Margot Robbie shared a picture of the film’s script with the full title. But from the sound of things, this full title was originally never meant to be used.
What do you all think of the full Birds of Prey title? Is it a bit to much of a mouth full? Would just calling the film Birds of Prey have been a better title? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Cathy Yan (Dead Pigs) is set to direct the film from a script written by Christina Hodson who also wrote the upcoming Bumblebee film and the studio’s Batgirl film. Birds of Prey will be produced by Sue Kroll under her Kroll & Co Entertainment banner along with Clubhouse Pictures’ Bryan Unkeless, and Robbie.
Birds of Prey hits theaters on February 7, 2020. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on Birds of Prey and the future of DC Films as we learn it.
Source: Collider
