Suicide Squad: 13 More Brand New Details We Just Learrned

6. Harley Quinn's Jester Costume Was Made

For anyone who loves Easter Egg hunting in comic book movies (like me - seriously, check any Egg article on this site), we've already got a pretty big hint of one for Suicide Squad.

Costume designer Kate Hawley revealed (via ScreenRant) that she had overseen production of a traditional jester costume for Harley Quinn:

“The Jester suit has such an amazing, powerful quality to it. And we built it, we built that, and we actually put it on Margot and she looked amazing, and there’s a moment [in the film] where there’s an homage made to that very garment. What happens though… We say we could do the paper doll book of Harley in terms of all the facets she could present to you, there’s so many elements and depth to her character. And we built stuff for scenes that aren’t here anymore, and things like that.”

Easter Eggs are clearly a big part of the film, which makes me positively frothy:

“So there’s definitely an homage that was going to be a bigger moment, I’m not sure. Let’s wait and hold on because this film’s still filming and I’m sure it will continue for a while, and will keep changing [laughs]. They get given their mission outfits out of Belle Reve en route to this mission they’re on. And there’s a delightful scene, they’re all putting on their “murdering suits” as they call them, because when they put them on, people die. And Harley’s sitting there and you’ll see a moment where she’s pulling out all her corsets, so we quote every comic variation of her. It’s her dress-up box. And I feel sure, you know… I’m sure that Jester suit’s gonna come into it because none of us can leave it alone.”

Producer Richard Suckle also admitted that they tried to get the jester suit in but it just didn't work:

“It was almost sad to actually have to say: as much as we want her to be wearing, let’s say, the one piece suit, that it’s not really right for what we’re doing in this movie. But we designed it, and she put it on. Just going through her hair, makeup and wardrobe test was a real treat. We tried so many different things and so many different things that would be iconic that hopefully will live in other films if we’re lucky enough to make other films.”

What about putting in on the Blu-ray?

“I don’t know. Let’s put it this way: we haven’t discussed that because that’s further downstream, but I would think that that would be something that … Look, it exists. It’s a great thing that would be able to include.”