I live in New York, and so I hear/have “the accent”. Harley is notorious for having “the accent”, it’s something Tara Strong perfected to a Tee. However, Margot Robbie has an absolutely gratingly poor grasp on the accent, making her sound more like a Valley girl putting on a fake attempt. It’s almost insulting imo, and one of the more important aspects of the character. It isn’t a requirement, but if you’re going to attempt it, find someone who can do it well or naturally.Vakanai wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:55 pmInsultingly bad Harley Quinn? How? I honestly think that Margot Robbie is spot on perfect casting. She hasn't been in the best movies (though I personally loved BoP), but imo the actress has nailed Harley Quinn to a T._JNavs_ wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:49 pmThe only fair thing to do would be to reset everyone and everything. You don’t get to fire Batman, Superman, Shazam, Black Adam, and Aquaman, then keep an insultingly bad Harley Quinn, whoever’s even left from the Suicide Squad, James Gunn’s wife, a Wonder Woman who was easily the weakest actor in the old DCEU, and whatever background character remains lol.miguelnuva wrote: ↑Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:01 pm I doubt peacemaker is gone so that’s one person staying unless Gunn stopped working on that.
Gal Gadot and Shazam might survive the purge alongside Suicide Squad but I heard Levi is apprantly out as well.
Everyone wants more Joaquin Phoenix Joker, more Pattinson Batman, and are chomping at the bit to see Gaga deliver as Harley Quinn. If DC wants serious quality, they should take notes from the 2 current homerun hitters.
Honestly the only part of the DCEU worth keeping in my opinion is Peacemaker. That one season was one of the best things I've ever seen.
Sure, Margot has the looks, but her character is written to be unintelligent, ditzy, her life isn’t portrayed as tragic at all, besides one or two flashes in Ayer’s mess of a film. Gunn did her no favors in his version either. All Birds of Prey did (imo) was have her try and eat a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich for two hours. She feels like a Coney Island Caricature of who Harley Quinn is.
I want the tragedy, I want to see the Stockholm syndrome on full blast, I want to see the adrenaline addiction, I want to see her wits put to the test. I want her to feel like she’d exist in something like The Batman or The Dark Knight. That’s why I’m looking forward to Gaga’s portrayal in Joker II. We’ve had three films with Margot, with three different directors, and who knows how many different writers. She just isn’t good in the role, and I’m sure there are plenty of arthouse actresses begging to play the part correctly and/or faithfully.