Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett Teaming on ‘Birds of Prey’ Spinoff Movie Focused on Black Canary for HBO Max

Variety is reporting that “Lovecraft Country” and “Underground” creator Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett are teaming up for a third project, taking Smollett’s “Birds of Prey” character Black Canary on a new adventure in her own standalone film for HBO Max.

Smollett confirmed the news on Twitter, writing: “Guess the Canary is out of the cage! So excited to finally embark on this adventure with my creative soul sis.” The pair are developing the project with DC Films president Walter Hamada and Galen Vaisman.

Green and Smollett, who first collaborated on the 2016 historical drama series “Underground,” most recently partnered for HBO’s “Lovecraft Country.”