My pitch for GCS:
Harley Quinn: Margot Robbie - Poison Ivy: Lea Seydoux - Catwoman: Emily Blunt
Katana: Karen Fukuhara - Black Mask: Cristoph Waltz/Andy Garcia
Cluemaster: Andrew Scott - Stephanie Brown: Anna Sophia Robb
Det. Montoya: Melissa Fumero - Det. Bullock: Rainn Wilson
Cameos: Jared Leto as The Joker, J.K. Simmons as Com. Gordon, Rami Malek as Nightwing
Since breaking Harley out of prison at the end of Suicide Squad, The Joker has returned to Gotham to reclaim his criminal empire, only to find much of his territory being taken over by new rival the Black Mask. Meanwhile, back in Belle Reeve, Amanda Waller sends Katana after Harley to bring her back, dead or alive.
We see that now that Joker has his “second half” back, he is no longer quite so interested in having her, but this is of course unnoticed by Harley, especially when he entrusts her with the task of taking out Black Mask. To do this, she contacts her old friends and partners in crime: Poison Ivy and Catwoman, both with their own personal grudges against the new kingpin. They begin cutting a violent path through the Mask’s operation, drawing the attention of both Katana and the GCPD.
Black Mask proves hard to find, so the Sirens instead target his second in command, Cluemaster by kidnapping his daughter, Stephanie Brown. However, Cluemaster gets taken down by The Batman, forcing the trio to break him out. Using Stephanie to manipulate the thief, they head towards Black Mask’s base in Bludhaven, though Catwoman’s qualms about the whole situation continue to grow.
In Bludhaven, Katana finally catches up with Harley. After a brief fight, though, they convince her to help them stop Black Mask and head off. All forces converge on the Black Mask’s base in an epic shootout. The fight is interrupted by Nightwing, who was called in by Catwoman to save Stephanie. As the dust clears, The Joker abandons Harley as the police arrive, allowing Katana to drag her, Ivy, and Cluemaster to Belle Reeve.
Post Credits
-Amanda Waller welcomes the new recruits with a hint at the Squad's next big mission.
-Nightwing contemplates training the now parentless Stephanie when he is contacted by Oracle
DCEU Ramifications: The film directly sets up the events of Suicide Squad 2 and The Batman. The Squad recieves two new members and Harley & Katana recieve good development to prep for the sequel. Meanwhile, several major new players are introduced to prep for The Batman: Montoya & Bullock, Nightwing, Stephanie Brown, Catwoman and Black Mask, as well as starting off the Mask/Joker gang war and teasing Oracle.
Obviously the Whedon/Batgirl news throws a kink into this, unless it's a prequel. Which I'm still holding out for, because I'd much rather have Babs as Oracle and Stephanie and/or Cass in costume.
