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17 June, 2021
The creators of the adult animated Batman spin-off series Harley Quinn have said DC Comics bosses vetoed their idea to include a graphic sex scene.
The HBO Max show centres around the titular DC Comics villain, voiced by The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco.
But it was a suggested liaison between lovers Batman and Catwoman that was deemed inappropriate, as the characters have been originally targeted at children.
The show's creator said publishers were worried about the superheroes' brands.
Within an interview with Variety, Justin Halpern, Harley Quinn co-creator and executive producer said it had been "incredibly gratifying and free" to target more on villains rather than heroes on the Harley Quinn series "because you merely have a lot more leeway".
'Heroes don't do that'
"A perfect exemplory case of that is in this third season of Harley [when] we'd a moment where Batman was heading down on Catwoman," he said. "And DC was like, 'You can't do that. You absolutely cannot do that.'"
He added: "They're like, 'Heroes don't do this.' So, we said, 'Are you saying heroes are simply selfish lovers?'
"These were like, 'No, it's that we sell consumer toys for heroes. It's hard to market a toy if Batman can be heading down on someone.'"
Halpern and his co-creator Patrick Schumacker continued to tell the US publication that aside from rejecting the above scene, DC Comics have been "remarkably supportive of their series and has allowed them to push the envelope numerous times".
In the last series, lead character Harley Quinn - who's also the former girlfriend of The Joker - ended up during intercourse with her best friend Poison Ivy, voiced by Lake Bell.
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