Harley Quinn's Original Jester Costume Almost Made it into SUICIDE SQUAD
When we got our first look at Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad, a lot of fans were disappointed that the character wasn't wearing her signature black and red "Jester" outfit. It was different from anything that we had seen before, but I embraced the new look. I think it was expected that we were going to get something different, but apparently they almost didn't.
During an interview with HelloGiggles, Robbie said that they actually had a version of Harley’s original costume that she tried on for the movie, including several other versions that didn't make the final cut. She explained:
“We tried on every variation of the costume. I cannot emphasize enough how many outfits, and how many variations of the Harley Quinn costume we tried. We tried the court jester costume, we tried the corset and skirt, we tried leather pants, we tried literally every type of costume possible for her. I really love where we ended up. And who knows, maybe in the sequels we’ll go with the court jester one. I think there’s a world of possibilities.”
I think the look they ended up with works great, but I wouldn't complain if she ended up in the classic Jester outfit somewhere down the line in a sequel or something. It was recently revealed that Warner Bros. has already started developing a sequel, so we know that's going to be something to look forward to in 2017.
Maybe one day those photos of Robbie wearing all those different Harley Quinn costumes will leak out. I'd love to see how those other costumes look! Suicide Squad is scheduled to be released on August 5th, 2016.