Cathy Yan is first Hong Kong-raised Asian woman to direct big-budget DC film as she takes on ‘Harley Quinn’
Yan, who was born in mainland China and grew up in Hong Kong and the US, will direct actress Margot Robbie in the Warner Bros-DC Comics ‘Suicide Squad’ spin-off
Harley Quinn has a director – Cathy Yan, who will be the first Asian woman to direct a big-budget superhero film.
Presumably other big-name women DC Comics characters will appear alongside Robbie.
Yan, who was born in mainland China and grew up in Hong Kong and Washington, in the United States, is considered an up-and-coming filmmaker.
Her directorial debut – the dark comedy Dead Pigs – earned strong reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the US.
It also won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for ensemble acting.
Yan, who has also directed several short films, previously worked as a Wall Street Journal reporter based in New York, Hong Kong and Beijing.