James Gunn Says Margot Robbie May Be Done With Harley Quinn in DCU
DC Studios co-head James Gunn suggests Margot Robbie may be finished with the role, though he intends to include the character in the new universe.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 29 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 29 October at 03:53 UTC; Deadline followed 13h 35m later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 31 October at 14:26 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Deadline, The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyJames Gunn Calls Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman the DCU’s ‘Diamond Characters,’ Says Krypto, John Stewart and Peacemaker Could ‘Turn Into Diamonds’
- DeadlineJames Gunn On Margot Robbie Returning To DCU In ‘The Suicide Squad’ Role: “I Don’t Know If She Wants To Play Harley Again; She May Be Over That’
- VarietyBatman Casting in DC Universe ‘Isn’t Far Away,’ Says James Gunn: A ‘Movie Star’ Isn’t Mandatory but He’ll Be ‘Around the Same Age’ as Superman
- The A.V. ClubJames Gunn thinks Margot Robbie is probably over playing Harley Quinn again
- VarietyMargot Robbie ‘May Be Over’ Playing Harley Quinn, but James Gunn Would ‘Bend Over Backwards’ to Include Her in the DCU
- The A.V. ClubJames Gunn shares rationale for casting DCU Batman, says Batman is "future best pals" with Superman
- The A.V. ClubRobert Pattinson wants to keep playing Batman as long as he can, if that's quite all right
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Margot Robbie ‘May Be Over’ Playing Harley Quinn, but James Gunn Would ‘Bend Over Backwards’ to Include Her in the DCU Variety ·
- Batman Casting in DC Universe ‘Isn’t Far Away,’ Says James Gunn: A ‘Movie Star’ Isn’t Mandatory but He’ll Be ‘Around the Same Age’ as Superman Variety ·
- James Gunn Calls Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman the DCU’s ‘Diamond Characters,’ Says Krypto, John Stewart and Peacemaker Could ‘Turn Into Diamonds’ Variety ·
- Robert Pattinson wants to keep playing Batman as long as he can, if that's quite all right The A.V. Club
- James Gunn shares rationale for casting DCU Batman, says Batman is "future best pals" with Superman The A.V. Club
- James Gunn thinks Margot Robbie is probably over playing Harley Quinn again The A.V. Club
- James Gunn On Margot Robbie Returning To DCU In ‘The Suicide Squad’ Role: “I Don’t Know If She Wants To Play Harley Again; She May Be Over That’ Deadline
In this story
- James Gunn
- Margot Robbie
- DC Universe