- “Birds of Prey” stars Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Dinah Lance/Black Canary), Ella Jay Basco (Cassandra Cain), and Rosie Perez (Renee Montoya) surprised fans by showing up at New York Comic Con on Saturday at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
- The cast members posed for photos with coplayers and participated in an autograph signing.
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Fans at New York Comic Con were treated to an unexpected appearance by Margot Robbie and the stars of “Birds of Prey.”
Following the recent release of the full trailer for the upcoming DC movie, which hits theaters on February 7, 2020, the cast showed up to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York on Saturday. Robbie (who plays Harley Quinn), was joined by Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Dinah Lance/Black Canary), Ella Jay Basco (Cassandra Cain), and Rosie Perez (Renee Montoya) at New York Comic Con.
The stars posed for selfies at the convention, which were shared by the film’s official Twitter account.
#BirdsOfPrey selfies at #NYCC 💋 Miss you, Huntress!! Xx @MargotRobbie @rosieperezbklyn @jurneesmollett @ellajaybasco pic.twitter.com/a0xrEqFOuQ
— Birds of Prey (@birdsofpreywb) October 5, 2019
They also took group photos with cosplayers who dressed as various iterations of the comic book characters.
http://instagr.am/p/B3QYEOhFHlJ
Read more: Photos of the best cosplay from New York Comic Con 2019
A video shared by Instagram user @urbanphotog02 showed the exact moment when the actors appeared to meet the fans.
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Harley Quinn fan Melissa, who was in the group photos, was in shock over what happened.
CAN YOU BELIEVE I'M IN THIS WITH THE BIRDS OF PREY LADIES AND THESE OTHER LOVELY COSPLAYERS LIKE?!?!?!!?
what even is life.
Is this real life???? #NYCC19 https://t.co/IogTfP0JpW
— Melissa ~ Missy 💫 (@twirlynao) October 6, 2019
I was in a group cosplay photo with the ladies of Birds of Prey for a promo photo HOWS UR DAY GOING BC IM DYING #NYCC19
I MET MY QUEENNNNNNNNN MARGOT ROBBIE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💖💙😘
— Melissa ~ Missy 💫 (@twirlynao) October 5, 2019
The images were taken right in front of the DC section of NYCC, which has costumes from "Birds of Prey" on display for attendees to see.
Although costar Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Helena Bertinelli/Huntress) wasn't in attendance, the cast shared a message for her in a video that was reposted by a fan account.
awww #MaryElizabethWinstead gets a shootout @birdsofpreywb #BirdsOfPrey #NYCC @jurneesmollett @MargotRobbie @ellajaybasco @rosieperezbklyn pic.twitter.com/2RXe3F7Q4t
— best of jurnee smollett (@bestofjurnee) October 6, 2019
They also sat at a table and got to meet more fans during an autograph session.
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“Birds of Prey ( and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn )” cast signing autographs at the DC booth during NYCC 2019. 💫 pic.twitter.com/DjusgUpm9r
— Birds of Prey movie updates. (@bopupdates) October 6, 2019
OKAY I JUST GOT TO SEE THIS!!!
I had flight tickets to New York for Comic con but the flight got cancelled (I am from Germany) But now I am seeing this!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH @MargotRobbie THIS IS EVERYTHING I LOVE YOU!! ❤️😭
and thank you @a_Sylvana & @IamMaxPrime for this!!! <33 pic.twitter.com/HQAqMBqArC— hannah ♡ (@hannahragnvindr) October 5, 2019
Robbie had a priceless reaction to a cosplayer who nailed her "Birds of Prey" look.
. @jurneesmollett and @MargotRobbie being amazed by cosplay is so cute 😭😭 #BirdsOfPrey #NYCC (if anyone knows the cosplayer tag them!!) pic.twitter.com/zm8x0YFHnL
— best of jurnee smollett (@bestofjurnee) October 5, 2019
Insider spotted that same fan at the convention on Friday.
Take a look at Insider's roundup of the best cosplay at New York Comic Con for more great photos.