Ewan McGregor looking for a black mask of villain

Birds of prey found his villain in Fargo 's Ewan McGregor, who is ready to play Black Mask in the upcoming DC R-rated movie. His civil name is Roman Sionis, and in comics he is a Gotham City mafia boss who runs a gang called False Face Society. He is ruthless, even going so far as to kill his own parents to take control of their affairs. The casting announcement comes from Deadline.

Black Mask is a Batman sheet, but his sadistic methods should be fun for Harley Quinn. DC

Created by Doug Moench and Tom Mandrake in 1985, Black Mask appears for the first time at Batman # 386. He is known as a member of the Batman Swindlers Gallery. He is obsessed with the hatred of masked militia and known for his tortuous methods. Roman's story is interesting. He was dropped on his head as a child, attacked by a raccoon while his parents made him befriend Bruce Wayne to maintain the social status of the family. He hated the double lifestyle, which is why he learned to hate "masks" as an adult.

Ewan McGregor poses with his award for Best Actor Performance in a limited series or film directed for television for "Fargo". in the press room at the 75th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo of Kevin Winter / Getty Images

Birds of prey Margot Robbie resumes her role as Harley Quinn. Mary Elizabeth Winstead will play Huntress, juror Smollett-Bell Black Canary and detective Rosie Perez Gotham City, Renee Montoya. The screenplay is by Christina Hodson (who also writes Bat girl for DC). The film is directed by Cathy Yan and produced by Robbie, Sue Kroll and Bryan Unkeless.

Black Mask on "Batman: the brave and the bold." Warner Bros

"I could not write the script, it had so much black humor, what a lot of my works do, and some themes of women's empowerment are so strong and easy to tell," Yan explained. , to Deadline, explaining how she gig. "So I went in [to the pitch meeting] with, not with confidence, but at least the feeling of belonging to the room, that, by magic, in terms of timing and luck, this opportunity was open to me and that I would certainly make the most of it. "

& # 39; Birds of Prey & # 39; can start production in January. DC

The film will also feature Cassandra Cain, a.k.a Batgirl, but the role has not yet been awarded. Birds of prey is expected on February 7, 2020.