Birds Of Prey Movie: Fan-Casting Every Major Role

1. Spy Smasher - Jessica Chastain

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There are over two decades' worth of BOP stories to choose from when it comes to adapting the group to a different medium, but it's likely that Gail Simone's run will form the bulk of inspiration. It's the team's most famous, most popular and most acclaimed material, and while it remains to be seen how Harley Quinn will feature, or what kind of antagonists will feature, there is one character who managed to shake the Birds of Prey up in a really interesting way.

The character in question is Spy Smasher, or rather the character's 2007 self. Going by the name of Katarina Armstrong, the 'Smasher' is a government agent affiliated with dozens of global law enforcement and espionage agencies. Having seen the way the Birds of Prey operate, Katarini forces the group to work for her, going so far as to unseat Barbara Gordon from the team and bring them to the point of destruction.

Inspired by Lady Blackhawk and Black Canary, the team lead an insurrection against their new leader in order to reinstate Babs as their commander in chief. It's a really great arc, and with Jessica Chastain having played a Spook in Zero Dark Thirty, it's a role the actor could handle with ease.

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