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Hello! I just wanted to let you know, that Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) canonicity is ambiguous and disputable. Unlike Phantasm, Subzero, etc which are strictly canon.
It was brought to my attention that in a featurette released by Warner Brothers, Jim Krieg specifically says Batman and Harley Quinn is it's own thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=159&v=2QpTNl2wkaU This is the most clear source we've got where Krieg and WB stand on the film.
Even the other links you cite (from Bruce Timm), leave room for ambiguity. I have also spoken with the admins from the DCAU wiki, who have confirmed the same thing, which is why they don't list it either as part of the official canon.
I Literally have four pages worth of sourced quotes that disagree with you. Jim Krieg saying “This is kind of a strange red headed nephew of Batman: the Animated Series, but don’t show it to your kids thinking that it’s Batman: the Animated Series. It is it’s own thing kind of extrapolated.” doesn't mean that it's non-canon. That's obviously a "hey, don't show this to your kids thinking it'll be as age appropriate" thing. Every other DCAU property is also extrapolated from B:TAS so that doesn't disprove anything.
“I came up with an idea and wanted to do it in the old Batman: The Animated Series universe where she originated, and everybody was okay with that so here we are.” - Bruce Timm (00:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US1__8lFlxo
“I gotta ask, cause you brought it back, so are we gonna see more from the classic Batman: the Animated Series timeline and universe? Do you wanna do more stories?” - interviewer “Yeah, sure, I would be totally up for it. I can pretty much guarantee you that if everyone watching this goes out and buys 20 copies of the movie then we’ll end up doing more.” - Bruce Timm (3:11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXjtExYntDY
“When you step into a world like what Bruce Timm that has created for Batman has such a huge following, that like everyone’s been saying for 25 years is there a hesitation to do it? Like an intimidation factor?” - interviewer “There’s 0 hesitation, but there’s a lot of intimidation and the desire to honor his world and what he’s created and continues to create” - Paget Brewster(6:49) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wPpx90I0eA&t=2s
“Are you excited to come back and revisit the whole Batman series?” - Interviewer “Hell yeah! For sure, absolutely! It wasn’t anything I realized I really wanted until I was in the middle of it and I was like ‘yeah it’s good to be doing this again’.” - Bruce Timm (00:20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14rXCrFcj2k
“They grab these characters that are so established from Batman: the Animated Series and found a way to spin them in this like 80’s roadshow.” - Wes Gleason (1:14 in the same sneak peek you've linked)
"Head back to the universe of Batman: The Animated Series in Batman and Harley Quinn." - DC Comics, the back cover of the tie-in comic trade paper back https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/4508623.jpg
DC Comics pages related to the movie that include Batman: the Animated Series in the tags: https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/09/01/harley-gets-heroic-in-batman-and-harley-quinn https://www.dccomics.com/movies/batman-and-harley-quinn-2017 https://www.dccomics.com/videos/batman-and-harley-quinn-so-heres-how-its-gonna-work
“Animation legend Bruce Timm returns to his Batman: The Animated Series roots with an original tale to mark the 30th entry in the popular DC Universe Original Movies series.” - Warner Brothers https://www.warnerbros.com/blogs/2017/07/14/comic-con-2017
“Does this have any continuity with Batman: the Animated Series? Or was it inspired by any of the stories?” - Gary Minreau “Umm, y’know, people ask me that a lot. I personally think of it as a continuation of Batman: the Animated Series and the DC Animated Universe. I honestly admit I did not go back and watch every single episode of Batman to make sure that it didn’t contradict anything in there, but I’m sure some fan online will figure out exactly how this works somehow. I mean, y’know, when did Nightwing get his hair trimmed? Does this come before or after the Batman Beyond thing? - Bruce Timm(10:02) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaXNjRETfvA
"it was just an excuse to kind of go back to the BTAS world" - Bruce Timm (00:26) “But at the same time, if I was gonna do a Harley Quinn movie, y’know, the BTAS world and the classic Harley costume and personality is the one I’m most comfortable with, so that’s the one I chose to go with.” (1:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWS0A37E9Yg
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