Suicide Squad: Margot Robbie’s unpleasant Harley Quinn transformation
Though Margot Robbie has become ubiquitous with the popular antihero Harley Quinn on the big screen, not all of her filming experiences as the character have been enjoyable. Robbie’s debut as the character, in 2016’s “Suicide Squad,” featured a flashback sequence where Harleen Quinzel’s transformation into her bleached skin alter ego is revealed. The scene involves Quinzel willingly falling into a vat of chemicals, mirroring the Joker’s origin story, as the Clown Prince of Crime watches. The Joker dives in after her, pulling the newly minted Harley from the viscous substance as a sort of twisted supervillain baptism.
Robbie noted that the transformation scene in “Suicide Squad” was the worst thing she had done in her career at that point. Robbie went on to call the experience “the most unpleasant I’ve done in my entire life,” particularly because of what she had to physically endure. Comparing the substance in the vat to paint, Robbie explained that it filled her ears and nose, leaving her choking underwater. To make matters worse, whenever Robbie opened her eyes, the substance covered them, temporarily blinding her. Fortunately, the incident was not enough to keep Robbie from reprising her fan-favorite role two additional times.
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