10 Films DC Should Make Instead Of A Joker/Harley Rom-Com
Seriously, there are so many better options.
As part of DC Entertainment's plans for the future of their movie slate, one of their plans is the somewhat icky idea of a Joker and Harley Quinn romantic comedy movie.
Directed by Crazy, Stupid Love's Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and being described internally as 'a criminal love story' and 'When Harry Met Sally on Benzedrine', the film would star Suicide Squad's Margot Robbie as squeaky baseball bat-wielding Harley Quinn, and unfortunately Jared Leto as the be-grilled juggalo Joker.
Now, given the nature of the pair's relationship, which was really pushed in Suicide Squad as in some way romantic, even though it involved Joker electro-shocking Harley and throwing her in an acid bath, this idea feels somewhat...problematic. Sure, the final cut of the film sanitised their dynamic (which had been set to be a lot more abusive and "challenging"), but it was still controversial, and the idea of a film focusing more on it is a little odd, to say the least.
Why the studio even think it's necessary remains to be seen, but they clearly recognise the brand power of Robbie's Quinn.
However, DC are not short of hot intellectual properties that they could really push that would make for far better options to pursue than this.
10. Supergirl
It's time to bring back the Girl of Steel, and keep the female superhero ball rolling.
Wonder Woman is the DCEU's best-received movie released so far, and made a huge step forward for superhero films as a genre by pushing a female lead focus. Marvel Studios, even after nearly twenty films, still hasn't done it. So why not keep the ball rolling at DC Entertainment and bring Supergirl to the big screen.
We've already seen that there's no problem having a hero both on the big screen and the small screen with the Flash, so there shouldn't really be any concerns with clashing with the character's TV show.
And it's not hard to fit her into the existing narrative of the DC connected universe of films mythology. It's already established that Krypton sent out scouting parties to the stars over time, and that one of those parties may even have come to Earth. They may need to change Supergirl's relationship to Superman, but hey, that's what adaptation is for.
Plus, this is an opportunity to focus on a strong female character and maybe forego the romance subplot element entirely. Just have a powerful Kryptonian young woman saving the day.