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Starring Margot Robbie, the female-led superhero pic opens in theaters Feb. 7.
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00:00Birds of Prey is expected to fly in hot with a strong domestic debut.
00:05The Margot Robbie-led flick, which is the first Hollywood superhero pick of 2020,
00:09is tracking for a domestic debut of $50 million plus at the North American box office.
00:14The Suicide Squad spin-off is the eighth title in the DC Extended Universe and stars
00:19Robbie as supervillain Harley Quinn. Directed by Cathy Ann and based on the DC Comics
00:23team of the same name, the movie follows Quinn as she teams up with Black Canary,
00:27Huntress and Renee Montoya to save Cassandra Cain from Gotham City crime lord Black Mask.
00:33Robbie, who personally pitched the idea for the pick and serves as a producer,
00:37stars alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Journey Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez,
00:41Chris Messina, Ella J. Basco, Ali Wong and Ewan McGregor.
00:45Richard Newby for The Hollywood Reporter notes how the film is looking to flip the script
00:49in the superhero genre, saying the first superhero film release of the new decade,
00:54in a year dominated by comic book films directed by women,
00:57Birds of Prey looks to break ceilings, smash in a few windows along the way and of course
01:01cause a controversy or two. Birds of Prey is set to debut February 7th and counting on
01:06strong word of mouth to build its grosses versus a mega debut.
01:10For more updates to this story, head to THR.com.
01:13For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.
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