Monthly Archives: January 2020
Fortnite Season 2 Release Date Confirmed
Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 2 is expected to launch on Thursday, February 20, 2020.
The Fortnite Team isn't revealing very much of anything in regards to this new season, but did tease that "Chapter 2 - Season 2 will feature [redacted] with multiple [redacted]."
The team also gave an update on Fortnite v. 11.50 that will move Fortnite to Unreal Engine's Chaos physics engine. Its goal is to "ensure that Fortnite still feels like Fortnite," but admits there will be bumps along the road.
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To help with those rough spots, Epic will start this process with a small group of players and it will "closely monitor feedback and make improvements over time."
February 20 will bring to a close the beginning of the newest chapter for Fortnite, a beginning that also saw a collaboration with Star Wars that even contained an unexpected tie-in to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
For more on Fortnite, check out our Fortnite wiki page and guide for all the Weekly Challenges, read about how Fortnite now has an official high school and college eSports league, and check out the Ninja skin based off popular streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins."
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Fortnite Season 2 Release Date Confirmed
Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 2 is expected to launch on Thursday, February 20, 2020.
The Fortnite Team isn't revealing very much of anything in regards to this new season, but did tease that "Chapter 2 - Season 2 will feature [redacted] with multiple [redacted]."
The team also gave an update on Fortnite v. 11.50 that will move Fortnite to Unreal Engine's Chaos physics engine. Its goal is to "ensure that Fortnite still feels like Fortnite," but admits there will be bumps along the road.
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/20/fortnite-introducing-weapon-sidegrading-trailer"]
To help with those rough spots, Epic will start this process with a small group of players and it will "closely monitor feedback and make improvements over time."
February 20 will bring to a close the beginning of the newest chapter for Fortnite, a beginning that also saw a collaboration with Star Wars that even contained an unexpected tie-in to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
For more on Fortnite, check out our Fortnite wiki page and guide for all the Weekly Challenges, read about how Fortnite now has an official high school and college eSports league, and check out the Ninja skin based off popular streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins."
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake Rumored to be In Development
The latest rumor indicates that a new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic project is underway at EA and it looks to, "integrate elements from the first two games in order to bring certain things into the current Star Wars canon."
As reported by Cinelinx, two sources claim to have knowledge on the rumored return of this beloved franchise. The first source says a remake of the 2003 classic is in development, while the second expands and says it "wasn't so much a remake, but a 'sequel' of sorts."
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This new project, as previously mentioned, would take elements from the first KOTOR and Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords and retool the two stories to make them fit in current canon.
These rumors do fall in line with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy's previous comments confirming that Lucasfilm is developing "something" Knights of the Old Republic-related. There have also been rumors of a Knights of the Old Republic film, with some sources linking Game of Thrones' D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, who are no longer creating a Star Wars trilogy.
It was reported last year after the cancellation of KOTOR 3, that Obsidian always envisioned the games to be trilogy.Lead writer Chris Avellone from Reboot Develop also said KOTOR 3 would've been about uncovering the origin stories of the Sith Lords, and that they foreshadowed what Darth Revan was doing in the second game.
As for the current canon, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker did make Darth Revan canon as one of Emperor Palpatine's Sith Trooper legions was named "The 3rd: Revan Legion."
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Hopefully, if this project is real, it will live up to the legacy created by the KOTOR series and continue the upward swing for EA's Star Wars titles, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. In our review, we said it, "Makes up for a lot of lost time with a fantastic single-player action-adventure that marks the return of the playable Jedi."
For more Star Wars news, check out Ewan McGregor's comments confirming that, despite the Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series being put on hold, the release date has not changed.
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake Rumored to be In Development
The latest rumor indicates that a new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic project is underway at EA and it looks to, "integrate elements from the first two games in order to bring certain things into the current Star Wars canon."
As reported by Cinelinx, two sources claim to have knowledge on the rumored return of this beloved franchise. The first source says a remake of the 2003 classic is in development, while the second expands and says it "wasn't so much a remake, but a 'sequel' of sorts."
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2015/11/22/history-of-awesome-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic"]
This new project, as previously mentioned, would take elements from the first KOTOR and Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords and retool the two stories to make them fit in current canon.
These rumors do fall in line with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy's previous comments confirming that Lucasfilm is developing "something" Knights of the Old Republic-related. There have also been rumors of a Knights of the Old Republic film, with some sources linking Game of Thrones' D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, who are no longer creating a Star Wars trilogy.
As for the current canon, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker did make Darth Revan canon as one of Emperor Palpatine's Sith Trooper legions was named "The 3rd: Revan Legion."
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Hopefully, if this project is real, it will live up to the legacy created by the KOTOR series and continue the upward swing for EA's Star Wars titles, including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. In our review, we said it, "Makes up for a lot of lost time with a fantastic single-player action-adventure that marks the return of the playable Jedi."
For more Star Wars news, check out Ewan McGregor's comments confirming that, despite the Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series being put on hold, the release date has not changed.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
Star Wars: Colin Trevorrow Confirms ‘Duel of the Fates’ Leak Is Real
Director Colin Trevorrow has seemingly confirmed that the Star Wars: Duel of the Fates script is legitimate after leaked concept art from his axed version of Episode IX surfaced online.
The artwork, posted in a Twitter thread on Thursday, appeared to illustrate Episode IX's original script, as the highly-detailed images depicted everything from Force Ghost Luke Skywalker blocking Kylo Ren's lightsaber with his hand, Rey using a double-bladed lightsaber to battle Ren, C-3PO comforting his severely damaged sidekick R2-D2, and General Leia Organa delivering a message to BB-8 as a touching callback to A New Hope. Eager to uncover the truth, one fan took to Twitter to ask Trevorrow to verify a couple of the key plot points presented in the so-called leaked concept art. In response, the director tweeted to confirm that the images were, in fact, genuine sketched snapshots of Duel of the Fates, aka the rumored working title for his version of Episode IX.Official Concept Art from #StarWars Episode IX’s original script, titled ‘Duel of the Fates’, has leaked...
• Force Ghost Luke blocking Kylo Ren’a saber with his hand • C3PO comforting a damaged R2 • Rey being trained by Luke • Kylo Ren fighting Vader (1/4) pic.twitter.com/miR27tasKl — DR Movie News (@DRMovieNews1) January 23, 2020
He said: "Yes, this is from Duel of the Fates. But I'd never kill R2... he just took a bad hit. Happens to all of us." As a result, some of the details from the alleged Duel of the Fates script have now been confirmed by the authenticated artwork, which can be viewed in full on Imgur. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/15/star-wars-colin-trevorrows-episode-9-script-allegedly-leaks-ign-now"] This comes shortly after another Twitter user uploaded various pictures from what appeared to be the non-English edition of The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker book. Fans spotted similarities between the artwork and the scrapped screenplay, as one drawing depicted an alien resembling Tor Valum, who was supposedly the mentor to Palpatine and was going to train Kylo Ren in the film. On this occasion, however, Trevorrow tweeted to clarify the images were not from his unused story for Episode 9. He wrote, "Some beautiful work in here from artists I was lucky enough to work with, but nothing from our story." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] According to director J.J. Abrams himself, his version of Star Wars: Episode IX is completely different from the one envisioned by Trevorrow. In fact, Abrams previously revealed he and co-writer Chris Terrio started from scratch when they took over the sequel and began writing what became The Rise of Skywalker. "We are both a little superstitious about starting with material that might lead us in a direction that's different than the one we might've gone in naturally," Terrio commented in an interview with TheWrap. "So we didn't begin with the previous script, there may have been certain elements that we used that had been in the original script and we weren't aware of it." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/08/whats-next-for-star-wars-after-the-rise-of-skywalker"] Ultimately, The Rise of Skywalker was met with mixed reviews from fans, with many wishing that the movie had been split into two separate episodes, however, the final chapter in the long-spanning Star Wars saga still managed to cross over $1 billion at the global box office. In our own review of Episode IX, we concluded that the movie had been "engineered to hit the viewer on multiple levels while struggling to settle 42 years' worth of story elements," which we suggested was "too much for any one film to handle." For more reactions, take a look at our round-up of IGN staff reviews for the final chapter, find out Episode IX's Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, and discover how The Rise of Skywalker's opening weekend compared to other Star Wars entries. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.Yes, this is from Duel of the Fates. But I’d never kill R2...he just took a bad hit. Happens to all of us. https://t.co/ekGMRUdV2g
— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) January 24, 2020
Star Wars: Colin Trevorrow Confirms ‘Duel of the Fates’ Leak Is Real
Director Colin Trevorrow has seemingly confirmed that the Star Wars: Duel of the Fates script is legitimate after leaked concept art from his axed version of Episode IX surfaced online.
The artwork, posted in a Twitter thread on Thursday, appeared to illustrate Episode IX's original script, as the highly-detailed images depicted everything from Force Ghost Luke Skywalker blocking Kylo Ren's lightsaber with his hand, Rey using a double-bladed lightsaber to battle Ren, C-3PO comforting his severely damaged sidekick R2-D2, and General Leia Organa delivering a message to BB-8 as a touching callback to A New Hope. Eager to uncover the truth, one fan took to Twitter to ask Trevorrow to verify a couple of the key plot points presented in the so-called leaked concept art. In response, the director tweeted to confirm that the images were, in fact, genuine sketched snapshots of Duel of the Fates, aka the rumored working title for his version of Episode IX.Official Concept Art from #StarWars Episode IX’s original script, titled ‘Duel of the Fates’, has leaked...
• Force Ghost Luke blocking Kylo Ren’a saber with his hand • C3PO comforting a damaged R2 • Rey being trained by Luke • Kylo Ren fighting Vader (1/4) pic.twitter.com/miR27tasKl — DR Movie News (@DRMovieNews1) January 23, 2020
He said: "Yes, this is from Duel of the Fates. But I'd never kill R2... he just took a bad hit. Happens to all of us." As a result, some of the details from the alleged Duel of the Fates script have now been confirmed by the authenticated artwork, which can be viewed in full on Imgur. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/15/star-wars-colin-trevorrows-episode-9-script-allegedly-leaks-ign-now"] This comes shortly after another Twitter user uploaded various pictures from what appeared to be the non-English edition of The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker book. Fans spotted similarities between the artwork and the scrapped screenplay, as one drawing depicted an alien resembling Tor Valum, who was supposedly the mentor to Palpatine and was going to train Kylo Ren in the film. On this occasion, however, Trevorrow tweeted to clarify the images were not from his unused story for Episode 9. He wrote, "Some beautiful work in here from artists I was lucky enough to work with, but nothing from our story." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] According to director J.J. Abrams himself, his version of Star Wars: Episode IX is completely different from the one envisioned by Trevorrow. In fact, Abrams previously revealed he and co-writer Chris Terrio started from scratch when they took over the sequel and began writing what became The Rise of Skywalker. "We are both a little superstitious about starting with material that might lead us in a direction that's different than the one we might've gone in naturally," Terrio commented in an interview with TheWrap. "So we didn't begin with the previous script, there may have been certain elements that we used that had been in the original script and we weren't aware of it." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/08/whats-next-for-star-wars-after-the-rise-of-skywalker"] Ultimately, The Rise of Skywalker was met with mixed reviews from fans, with many wishing that the movie had been split into two separate episodes, however, the final chapter in the long-spanning Star Wars saga still managed to cross over $1 billion at the global box office. In our own review of Episode IX, we concluded that the movie had been "engineered to hit the viewer on multiple levels while struggling to settle 42 years' worth of story elements," which we suggested was "too much for any one film to handle." For more reactions, take a look at our round-up of IGN staff reviews for the final chapter, find out Episode IX's Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, and discover how The Rise of Skywalker's opening weekend compared to other Star Wars entries. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.Yes, this is from Duel of the Fates. But I’d never kill R2...he just took a bad hit. Happens to all of us. https://t.co/ekGMRUdV2g
— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) January 24, 2020
Everything Coming to Disney+ in February 2020
After news about the delay of the Obi-Wan Kenobi live-action series starring Ewan McGregor created a disturbance in the Force, we're anxiously awaiting more adventures set in a galaxy far, far away. Luckily, Disney+ has plenty more Star Wars content lined up for us in February: The streamer recently revealed the release date and a new trailer for Season 7 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the long-running series from beloved creator Dave Filoni. There's also the second and final season of Star Wars Resistance heading to the platform, and, if you're craving an adventure a little closer to home, Pixar's Toy Story 4, also arrives in February.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for a spotlight of some of the most notable February Disney+ offerings, followed by the full list:
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Saturday, February 1
- Around The World In 80 Days
- Big Business
- The Sandlot
- Wicked Tuna (Season 1-2)
Sunday, February 2
- Descendants 3
Wednesday, February 5
- Toy Story 4
Friday, February 7
- Diary of a Future President: Episode 104 - “The National Mall”
- Disney Family Sundays: Episode 114 - “Toy Story: Toy Bins”
- Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 114 - “Dynamic Danielle”
- One Day At Disney: Episode 110 - “Grace Lee: Storybook Artist”
- Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Sunday, February 9
- Old Dogs
Friday, February 14
- My Dog, The Thief
- Splash
- Because of Winn-Dixie
- Diary of a Future President: Episode 105 - “Whistleblower”
- Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 201 - “Marching Down the Aisle”
- Disney Family Sundays: Episode 115 - “Princess and the Frog: Lily Pads”
- Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 115 - “Roving Robbie”
- One Day At Disney: Episode 111 - “Kristina Dewberry: Imagineering Construction Manager”
Sunday, February 16
- Marvel’s Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United
Thursday, February 20
- Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri
- Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
Friday, February 21
- Diary of a Future President: Episode 106 - “Habeas Corpus”
- Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 202 - “Alaska to Marry Me”
- Disney Family Sundays: Episode 116 - “Aristocats: Headbands”
- Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 116 - “Genesis The Amazing Animal Ally”
- One Day At Disney: Episode 112 - “Vince Caro: Pixar Recording Engineer”
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode 701- “The Bad Batch”
Tuesday, February 25
- Star Wars Resistance (Season 2)
Friday, February 28
- I Captured the King of Leprechauns
- Imagination Moves (Season 1-3)
- Marvel’s Future Avengers (Season 1)
- Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
- Diary of a Future President: Episode 107 - “Foreign Relations”
- Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 203 - “A Flashy Proposal”
- Disney Family Sundays: Episode 117 - “Lion King: Paint Pour Artwork”
- Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 117 - “Superior Salvador”
Everything Coming to Disney+ in February 2020
After news about the delay of the Obi-Wan Kenobi live-action series starring Ewan McGregor created a disturbance in the Force, we're anxiously awaiting more adventures set in a galaxy far, far away. Luckily, Disney+ has plenty more Star Wars content lined up for us in February: The streamer recently revealed the release date and a new trailer for Season 7 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the long-running series from beloved creator Dave Filoni. There's also the second and final season of Star Wars Resistance heading to the platform, and, if you're craving an adventure a little closer to home, Pixar's Toy Story 4, also arrives in February.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for a spotlight of some of the most notable February Disney+ offerings, followed by the full list:
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Saturday, February 1
- Around The World In 80 Days
- Big Business
- The Sandlot
- Wicked Tuna (Season 1-2)
Sunday, February 2
- Descendants 3
Wednesday, February 5
- Toy Story 4
Friday, February 7
- Diary of a Future President: Episode 104 - “The National Mall”
- Disney Family Sundays: Episode 114 - “Toy Story: Toy Bins”
- Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 114 - “Dynamic Danielle”
- One Day At Disney: Episode 110 - “Grace Lee: Storybook Artist”
- Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Sunday, February 9
- Old Dogs
Friday, February 14
- My Dog, The Thief
- Splash
- Because of Winn-Dixie
- Diary of a Future President: Episode 105 - “Whistleblower”
- Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 201 - “Marching Down the Aisle”
- Disney Family Sundays: Episode 115 - “Princess and the Frog: Lily Pads”
- Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 115 - “Roving Robbie”
- One Day At Disney: Episode 111 - “Kristina Dewberry: Imagineering Construction Manager”
Sunday, February 16
- Marvel’s Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United
Thursday, February 20
- Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri
- Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
Friday, February 21
- Diary of a Future President: Episode 106 - “Habeas Corpus”
- Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 202 - “Alaska to Marry Me”
- Disney Family Sundays: Episode 116 - “Aristocats: Headbands”
- Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 116 - “Genesis The Amazing Animal Ally”
- One Day At Disney: Episode 112 - “Vince Caro: Pixar Recording Engineer”
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode 701- “The Bad Batch”
Tuesday, February 25
- Star Wars Resistance (Season 2)
Friday, February 28
- I Captured the King of Leprechauns
- Imagination Moves (Season 1-3)
- Marvel’s Future Avengers (Season 1)
- Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
- Diary of a Future President: Episode 107 - “Foreign Relations”
- Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Episode 203 - “A Flashy Proposal”
- Disney Family Sundays: Episode 117 - “Lion King: Paint Pour Artwork”
- Marvel’s Hero Project: Episode 117 - “Superior Salvador”
How Birds of Prey’s Black Canary Was Inspired by Injustice 2
The Birds of Prey movie may be based on the comic book series of the same name, but it's also drawing inspiration from an unexpected source. Jurnee Smollett-Bell revealed her version of Black Canary is inspired by the one seen in the 2017 video game Injustice 2.
Smollett-Bell revealed this video game connection during a recent group interview attended by IGN. She told reporters the game was a major source of inspiration, particularly when it came to depicting Dinah Lance's powerful Canary Cry.
"I drew a lot of inspiration for the Canary Cry from the Black Canary in Injustice 2. Even physically," she said. "For me, I really wanted to make it primal... It's not something she uses, it's something she's trying to hide. So to get to that point, she has to rev herself up. It's such a guttural point and a guttural place."
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Smollett-Bell continued, "But it was fun, man. They put a bunch of people on some strings and ratcheted them back, and it was awesome! I felt pretty powerful."
Funnily enough, co-star Margot Robbie revealed her brother Lachlan was one of the stuntmen attached to those wires in the Canary Cry scenes.
In addition to Smollett-Bell's Black Canary and Robbie's Harley Quinn, Birds of Prey also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Rosie Perez as Detective Renee Montoya, Ewan McGregor as Black Mask and Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain.
One iconic DC villain won't be putting in an appearance, however. Jared Leto's Joker won't appear in Birds of Prey or The Suicide Squad. Robbie recently discussed how the tone of Birds of Prey differs from Todd Phillips' Joker movie.
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) flies into theaters February 7, 2020. For more information on Harley Quinn's new movie, read up on the basics of the Birds of Prey team and check out our detailed breakdown of the trailer.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.
How Birds of Prey’s Black Canary Was Inspired by Injustice 2
The Birds of Prey movie may be based on the comic book series of the same name, but it's also drawing inspiration from an unexpected source. Jurnee Smollett-Bell revealed her version of Black Canary is inspired by the one seen in the 2017 video game Injustice 2.
Smollett-Bell revealed this video game connection during a recent group interview attended by IGN. She told reporters the game was a major source of inspiration, particularly when it came to depicting Dinah Lance's powerful Canary Cry.
"I drew a lot of inspiration for the Canary Cry from the Black Canary in Injustice 2. Even physically," she said. "For me, I really wanted to make it primal... It's not something she uses, it's something she's trying to hide. So to get to that point, she has to rev herself up. It's such a guttural point and a guttural place."
[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2017/02/06/13-minutes-of-injustice-2-black-canary-gameplay-in-1080p-60fps"]
Smollett-Bell continued, "But it was fun, man. They put a bunch of people on some strings and ratcheted them back, and it was awesome! I felt pretty powerful."
Funnily enough, co-star Margot Robbie revealed her brother Lachlan was one of the stuntmen attached to those wires in the Canary Cry scenes.
In addition to Smollett-Bell's Black Canary and Robbie's Harley Quinn, Birds of Prey also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Huntress, Rosie Perez as Detective Renee Montoya, Ewan McGregor as Black Mask and Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain.
One iconic DC villain won't be putting in an appearance, however. Jared Leto's Joker won't appear in Birds of Prey or The Suicide Squad. Robbie recently discussed how the tone of Birds of Prey differs from Todd Phillips' Joker movie.
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) flies into theaters February 7, 2020. For more information on Harley Quinn's new movie, read up on the basics of the Birds of Prey team and check out our detailed breakdown of the trailer.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.