


Birds of Prey, simply put, is the first clear spiritual continuation of the original Zack Snyder gameplan that also-miracle of miracles-just happens to be a good movie. Shazam! and Aquaman were definitely both unique-I'm contractually obligated to remind you of that octopus playing drums-but also felt like they could mostly exist independent from the DCEU's past, minus the odd Superman cameo or Mother Box mention. That, really, is all I've wanted from WB's shared franchise for a while now, unique stories with their own tone and style that highlight a corner of the DC universe without bending over backward for a larger sense of MCU-style connectivity. 2016 - 2020(ish) - Meanwhile, Harley Quinn and the Joker carve a mostly unchecked, chaos-filled path across Gotham City, pissing off every crime-boss in town, until the moment their relationship ends and Birds of Prey begins.

In Philadelphia, a high-school student is gifted with the powers of a god. Soon after, a whole-ass war happens under the ocean that only ends when a Lovecraftian sea-beast with the voice of Julie Andrews erupts from the Earth's core. ? - ? - A shockingly jovial Batman and the rest of the newly-formed Justice League bring Superman back to life and save the world from Darkseid's uncle.But it introduces us to Robbie's Harley Quinn, and in the end, Harley escapes Belle Rev prison with Jared Leto's Joker. That team is the Suicide Squad, and it is absolutely dog-shit terrible. 2016 - In a world without Superman shook by the possibility Amanda Waller ( Viola Davis)-gravely overestimating the effect a boomerang, baseball bat, and/or climbing rope would have against a Kryptonian-puts together a team.
