Update:

Following reports of possible casting considerations for Birds of Prey last week, new reports indicate WB and DC have decided on who will portray Huntress and Black Canary.

Variety reports 10 Cloverfield Lane's Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been chosen to play Huntress, while True Blood and Friday Night Lights' Jurnee Smollett-Bell has been picked to play Black Canary.Both were mentioned in the earlier reports about casting surrounding the film.Margot Robbie is expected to return as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey, which recently got a 2020 theatrical release date Original story follows:

Gugu Mbatha-Raw (L), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (C), and Justina Machado (R).

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With production slated to begin in early 2019, Warner Bros. is reportedly considering the following actresses to star alongside Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn in their DC Comics movie Birds of Prey.According to The Hollywood Reporter , the studio has screen-tested Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Cloverfield Paradox, Black Mirror's "San Junipero" episode) and Jurnee Smollett-Bell (True Blood, Underground) for the role of the sonic-screaming vigilante Black Canary."Hidden Figures star Janelle Monae was also said to be in the running but it is unclear if she tested for the role," THR adds.Meanwhile, the studio has "tested or read" Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane, Fargo), Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers), and Cristin Milioti (Black Mirror's "USS Callister" episode, How I Met Your Mother) for the role of Huntress.And for the role of GCPD detective Renee Montoya, the studio has reportedly screen-tested Justina Machado (Netflix's One Day at a Time, The Purge:Anarchy) and Roberta Colindrez (I Love Dick).Cathy Yan will direct Birds of Prey.To find out more about the team's comic book origins, check out our explainer on Birds of Prey