Birds of Prey: Black Mask is the villain, but who could play him?

PARK CITY, UT – JANUARY 19: Actor Nicolas Cage attends The IMDb Studio and The IMDb Show on Location at The Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)

2. Leonardo DiCaprio

I’ll just go ahead and threw his name into the fold. The list of movies that lends itself to his acting ability is endless. He’s essentially a man who doesn’t need any introduction. With movies like The Departed, Aviator, Django Unchained, J Edgar, or The Revenant — DiCaprioo proved he can do it all and he can do no wrong.

In The Wolf of Wall Street, his loud, ambitious, obnoxious character, Jordan Belfort is reminiscent of qualities that exist within Black Mask. Similarly, his role as Calvin Candie revealed just how DiCaprio’s ability to play someone a little crazed. There’s an added bonus that he is of Italian decent if that matters. Of course, he should rank inside the Top 3 choices when doesn’t he. We hope there’s a chance we’ll get to see the great DiCaprio in a comic book movie role and considering his chemistry with Margot Robbie we hope this is it. 

1. Nicholas Cage 

Over the years, Nicholas Cage has lost some favor among fans. His movies haven’t been received well but that’s not a knock on the talent that oozes from Nicholas Cage. He’s not number on our list because he’s more talented than anyone — there’s just no one more perfect for the role of Black Mask than him. Cage is no stranger to comic book movies, he almost played Superman and he’s played Ghost Rider.

The closest role to Black Mask came back in 1997 in Faceoff as the big time drug dealer Castor Troy. Over two decades later, Cage has played in everything from comedy to animation in route to proving that he has no limitations. As Black Masks he’ll bring out all the qualities that are needed and we’d imagine he’d have excellency chemistry with whoever will play Cassandra Cain. Cage ‘s resurgence is spotlighted in the bloody revenge flick, Mandy. 

With Black Mask in the fold it’s easy to see why Birds of Prey’s R rating makes sense. We’ll get a lot of violence, blood, and offensive langue. The cast of heroines that include Harley Quinn and Huntress, both of who operate aggressively and deadly makes it ideal. Not to mention Cassandra Cain who’s a deadly assassin. Birds of Prey will begin filming in 2019 with an expected 2020 release date. What do you think of Black Mask serving as the villain? Who would you like to see play him?