I was upset that HBO didn’t renew Lovecraft Country for a second season. The show was Jurnee Smollett’s best role to date and I had looked forward to seeing where Misha Green would take the show. The good news is we will soon be able to see Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett reunite. But not for Lovecraft Country. Misha and Jurnee are in early development for a Birds of Prey spinoff with HBOMax that will focus on Black Canary. Black Canary, played by Jurnee, made her debut in the Birds of Prey film and is an established DC character. Before the Birds of Prey film, Katie Cassidy played Black Canary in the CW show Arrow. Below are a few more details from The Hollywood Reporter:
Green will write the script for the feature, with Smollett due to reprise her role. Sur Kroll, who produced Prey, will produce Canary.
Prey was not a strong performer at the box office — it grossed only $201.8 million worldwide when released in Feb. 5, 2020 — but did generate fan interest and had actors who were game to play.
No take on the story was revealed, however Canary is one of DC’s long-standing characters, having been created in the late 1940s. Since the 1960s, she has been associated mostly with Green Arrow and is known for her ear-splitting canary cry.
Canary now joins a growing stable of HBO Max movies centered on DC characters such as Batgirl and Blue Beetle, as well as a series focused on a Black Superman.
I am more of a Marvel fan and know more about their mythologies than DC. My favorite DCEU characters have always been Wonder Woman, Catwoman, and The Flash but I have not enjoyed the DCEU’s films of late. The films fall flat compared to the MCU’s movies. However, DC has been quite successful with their TV series on the WB and I have truly enjoyed them, especially Kung Fu. Honestly I have only seen half of Birds of Prey. I know it did not perform well at the box office. I plan to rewatch Birds of Prey to understand Black Canary’s story as shown in that film versus her story from Arrow. I also like the idea of a movie centering Black Canary because of her interesting back story.
I would most likely watch anything that Jurnee is in where Misha is at the helm. These two women are a very powerful pair. Jurnee got her first Emmy nomination for Lovecraft, which was well deserved. And if Lovecraft Country is any indication of the magic that Misha and Jurnee can create together then I am here for their Black Canary film. Perhaps Misha and Jurnee will be the female version of director Steve McQueen and his “muse” Michael Fassbender who are known for creating amazing films together. I hope that Lovecraft and Black Canary are a beautiful start to a prolific creative relationship between Misha and Jurnee.
We’re just at the very beginning of a loooong journey to the screen, but obvs I couldn’t turn down the chance to put the DAMN in The Black Damn Canary with @jurneesmollett! ????
*whispers* so I’m thinking something like:
?????? ?♀️ ? #BlackCanary
— Misha Green (@MishaGreen) August 21, 2021
Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett Developing ‘Birds of Prey’ Spinoff Movie Focused on Black Canary for HBO Max https://t.co/oft45pp8RP
— Variety (@Variety) August 21, 2021
