Margot Robbie to play Harley Quinn in 'Suicide Squad': Report

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Margot Robbie has reportedly landed a role in the upcoming DC Comics superhero flick Suicide Squad.

Sources told Collider the Australian beauty is set to play villain Harley Quinn, the sometime-girlfriend of Batman's adversary The Joker, in director David Ayer's film.

News of Robbie's alleged casting, comes weeks after it was reported that British model Cara Delevigne was being eyed for the part after she expressed interest in the film.

Suicide Squad will follow a group of super villains who are given a chance at redemption by the government. Though Warner Bros. has yet to release the official cast for the film, Jesse Eisenberg, Tom Hardy and Will Smith are believed to have signed on for the project.

The WB announced in October the film will be released in 2016.