New Batman Movie: 10 Actresses Who Could Play Harley Quinn
3. Ellen Page
Advertisement
Despite her short stature, Ellen Page has proved herself as one of the most forceful actresses working today. Her role in 2005's Hard Candy, as a young girl who turns the tables on a man she suspects of being a pedophile (Patrick Wilson), is a nightmarish vision of a young woman wise beyond her years- and someone who's arguably as mentally sick as her prisoner. Even before The Dark Knight came out, I had Page in mind for the role of Harley. Her performance as Haley in Hard Candy shows her ability to convincingly play a woman who has gone off the deep end but who still shows a great deal of humanity. Page's dry sense of humour in most of her roles, particularly since it usually has a sting to it, could also lend itself well to the role of Harley. While Page has already taken on a comic book role with Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand and next year's X-Men: Days of Future Past, it'd be fun to see her play a super villain after playing a superhero.