Harley & Ivy

Harley & Ivy is an animated superhero buddy comedy road trip film directed by Cathy Yan from a script co-written with Chesire Castro Smith. An entry in the DC Animated Theatrical Universe and based on characters created by DC Comics, the film stars the voices of Genesis Rodriguez and Anna Akana as the title characters, alongside Rachael Zegler, Vicent D'Onofrio, Keith David, and Brenda Song, while Katgryn Bostic composes the score.

An animated Harley Quinn-centered film was first announced duting the 2037 DC FanDome, with Yan and Genesis attached. The title and Akana's casting were announced in December 2037, with the rest of the cast announced in 2038. Yan wanted the film to provide commentary on dealing with criminals by having an heroic Harley befriend a villanous Poison Ivy. She would also develop the film as a road trip buddy comedy, as she felt a traditional superhero film approach "just didn't worked for the story". The film would be hand-drawn animated, as a tribute to Harley's first appearance in Batman: The Animated Series.

Harley & Ivy would be released in July 1, 2039, to critical acclaim, with particular praise going to the film's screenplay, themes, animation, direction, departures from the superhero genre, humor, and Rodriguez and Johansson's vocal performances and chemistry. Earning 1.2 billion dollars over a budget of 160 million dollars, the film was a box office success, becoming the hightest-grossing hand-drawn animated film of all time. The film also won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Movie and Best Original Screenplay.

Synopsis
Harley Quinn, everybody's favorite nutty hero, finds herself in a situation few other herpes have been in... a road trip with a villain! Following an intense portal-hopping battle with eco-terrorist Poison Ivy, the two end up lost in a desert away from Gotham. With Harley unwilling to let her to die, and Ivy unable to find her away in the dessert wothout her powers thanks to a power-supressing collar, the two end up having to travel together to find a way home. During their journey, Harley finds out that there is more to the plant-control villaim than meets the eye, while Ivy begins to find something she lost a long time ago. With funny syops abd a friendship former, these two girls begin to see that they are not so different and how there are many solutions to a problem.

Voice cast

 * Genesis Rodriguez as Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn: An hyperactive and comedic hero from Gotham, who is also a gifted psychiatrist student and Batgirl's best friend.
 * Anna Akana as Pam Isley / Poison Ivy: An eco-terrorist and misanthrope able to control plants, with whom she shares a telepatic and emotional connection.
 * Rachael Zagler as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl: A vigilante from Gotham and Batman's ward and partner, who is Harley's best friend.
 * Vincent D'Onofrio as Harvey Bullock: A self-centered Gotham City Police Department officer with a short-sighted view on criminals.
 * Keith David as Frank: sentient carnivore plant and Ivy's friend, who is rather sarcastic but friendly.
 * Brenda Song as Anne: A sentient carnivore plant and Ovy's friend, who is much more willing to talk with Ivy aboutbher problems, while also being very energetic.