Suicide Squad (film)

Suicide Squad

The Squad team stands on the poster with a painted face. Joker standing on one of the "X" for the eyes, with the rest of the Suicide Squad standing at the same positions where the teeth should be. The film's title, lead cast credits, release date is written underneath.

Theatrical release poster
Directed by David Ayer
Produced by
Written by David Ayer
Based on Characters published 
by DC Comics
Starring
Music by Steven Price
Cinematography Roman Vasyanov
Edited by John Gilroy
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05) (United States)
Country United States
Language English

Suicide Squad is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics antihero team of the same name. It is intended to be the third installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film is written and directed by David Ayer and stars an ensemble cast featuring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, and Cara Delevingne.

By February 2009, a Suicide Squad film was in development at Warner Bros. Pictures. Ayer signed on to write and direct in September 2014 and by October the casting process had begun. Principal photography began on April 13, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with additional filming in Chicago, Illinois, and ended in August that year. The film is scheduled to be released on August 5, 2016.[1][2][3]

Premise

A secret government agency known as "Task Force X," led by Amanda Waller, recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency and saving the world from an unknown but powerful threat.[4]

Cast

Director David Ayer (top left) with the cast of Suicide Squad at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International. Top row: Ayer, Smith, Robbie; Second row: Kinnaman, Courtney, Delevingne; Third row: Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Fukuhara, Hernandez; Bottom row: Beach and Davis.
An expert marksman and assassin.[5][6] Smith stated that Deadshot and Harley Quinn are "allies" in the film, but that they do not know what is happening with the other characters.[7]
A psychopathic supervillain.[5][6] Leto described his role as "nearly Shakespearean" and a "beautiful disaster of a character";[8] about portraying the villain, he stated "I took a pretty deep dive. But this was a unique opportunity and I couldn't imagine doing it another way. It was fun, playing these psychological games. But at the same time it was very painful." Leto never broke character throughout filming, with Smith going as far as stating he never met him. In preparation for the role, Leto spent his time alone, listened to gospel music from the 1920s—commenting he senses "Joker may be much older than people think"—and read literature on shamanism. Influences for the character's appearance include Mexican cartel bosses and the work of Alejandro Jodorowsky.[9] Leto stated that he spoke with doctors and spent time with psychopaths in preparation for his role. The character's tattoos were added by Ayer, who considered it gave a modernised gangster look to Joker.[10]
A crazed supervillain and former psychiatrist.[5][6] Producer Richard Suckle described the character as "a fan fave. Funny, crazy, scary... You can't come up with enough adjectives to describe all the different things you see her do."[11] Robbie described Quinn as one of the Squad's most manipulative members, and her relationship with Joker as "incredibly dysfunctional", adding that Quinn is "mad about him -- like, literally, mad. She's crazy. But she loves him. And it's a really unhealthy, dysfunctional relationship. But an addictive one."[12]
A military officer who leads the Task Force X team. Tom Hardy was previously cast in the role but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.[6][14]
The government official who gives out the Squad's orders.[11] Davis stated she is fascinated by the character, singling out her psychology and strength and describing her as a "powerful black woman, hard, ready to pick up a gun and shoot anyone at will."[16] She described Waller as "relentless in her villainy" and noted that her powers are "her intelligence and her complete lack of guilt."[11] Davis read M. E. Thomas' autobiography Confessions of a Sociopath to prepare for her role.[9]
An assassin who utilizes deadly boomerangs.[5][6] About his role, Courtney stated, "he is an absolute bogan, in the purest sense. [David Ayer]'s first instruction was, 'find your inner shitbag'."[9]
A former Los Angeles gang member who can summon flames.[9] Hernandez sets his character apart from his teammates as he "just wants to stay out of the fight", while "most of [the Squad members] are happy to get out there and kill people".[9]
A supervillain who suffers from a skin condition that causes him to develop reptilian features.[6][17] Akinnuoye-Agbaje described the character as "a cannibal with rage issues".[11]
A powerful sorceress.[5] An ancient evil force, she is inadvertently unleashed by adventure-seeker June Moone after a long time of imprisonment.[9][11] Enchantress is not a member of the Suicide Squad, but her powers draw Amanda Waller's attention.[9] Delevingne explains the entity is "an ancient sorceress. A feral being."[9]

Additionally, Karen Fukuhara portrays Katana, an expert martial artist and swordswoman.[6][14] She serves as Rick Flag's bodyguard and wields the mystical Soultaker blade, capable of trapping the souls of its victims. As she is a volunteer, not a criminal, she does not have a micro-bomb implant. Fukuhara stated that Katana "has moral and codes. She can also slice through hundreds of people without taking a breath."[9] Adam Beach plays Christopher Weiss / Slipknot,[19] another member of the squad. Ben Affleck appears as Batman[20] and Jim Parrack was cast as Joker's henchman Jonny Frost.[9] Common,[21] Alex Meraz,[22] David Harbour,[23] Corina Calderon,[24] and Raymond Olubowale[25] have been cast in unspecified roles.

Production

Development

In February 2009, Warner Bros. was developing a Suicide Squad film, with Dan Lin, Colin Wilson, and Charles Roven producing,[26][27] and Justin Marks writing the script.[28] David Ayer signed on to direct and write the film in September 2014.[29][30] On October 20, 2014, director Ayer talked to Empire Online about the film, and he said "that it's a Dirty Dozen with supervillains" as he based the screenplay on various Suicide Squad comics and material for the screenplay. Citing a reason that "The DC Universe is too rich to go very far astray."[31][32] On March 28, 2015, Ayer teased that the film would also feature Arkham Asylum, in which several members of the Suicide Squad are incarcerated.[33]

Casting

In October 2014, Warner Bros. had offered Ryan Gosling, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie, and Will Smith roles in the film.[34] In November, The Wrap revealed that Jared Leto was in talks for the role of Joker, which Gosling was originally sought for.[35] The main cast was announced by Warner Brothers In December 2014 with Smith, Hardy, Leto, Robbie, Jai Courtney, and Cara Delevingne as Deadshot, Rick Flag, Joker, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, and Enchantress, respectively.[36] The studio was also considering Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Oprah Winfrey for the role of Amanda Waller.[37] Following the announcement of the cast, comic book writer John Ostrander (creator of the modern incarnation of the Suicide Squad) talked with Comic Book Resources about the casting, saying, "I have no problem with the casting... what I am really impressed by with all of the casting is that they are getting some very good actors to play these parts."[38]

In January 2015, Davis expressed interest in playing Amanda Waller during an interview, saying "I'm fascinated by her (Waller)."[16] Meanwhile, Tom Hardy had to drop out as Rick Flag because of scheduling issues with his film The Revenant.[39] Jake Gyllenhaal was then offered to replace Hardy as Flag, but he declined.[40] The studio were then looking at Joel Edgerton, Jon Bernthal, and Joel Kinnaman to play the role.[41][42][43] In February, Jay Hernandez joined the cast and Kinnaman was also confirmed to play Flag.[44] At the 87th Academy Awards, Davis confirmed that she had been cast as Amanda Waller.[45] In March 2015, boxer Raymond Olubawale was reported to have an unspecified role in the film,[46] and Scott Eastwood announced that he had been cast on Twitter.[47] Later that month, it was confirmed that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Karen Fukuhara had been cast as Killer Croc and Katana, respectively.[17] Adam Beach, Ike Barinholtz, and Jim Parrack were added to the cast in April 2015.[18] In January 2016, Ben Affleck was confirmed to reprise his role as Batman from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[20]

Filming

Filming of a helicopter crash on Bay Street in Downtown Toronto, May 2015
Filming of a chase sequence on Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, May 2015

Filming began on April 13, 2015.[48][49] On April 26 and 27, filming was to take place at the Hy's Steakhouse.[50] A "snowstorm" scene was filmed on April 29 on the Adelaide St. and in Ching Lane.[51] On May 5, a few major scenes were filmed in downtown Toronto next to Yonge and Dundas Square. Street signs were removed for privacy reasons during filming that night.[52] Principal photography wrapped in August 2015 after additional filming took place in Chicago, Illinois.[53][54]

Release

Suicide Squad is scheduled to be released on August 5, 2016 on 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D worldwide.[55]

Marketing

Suicide Squad held a panel at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International, with stars Smith, Robbie, Courtney, Davis and Kinnaman amongst those who appeared. A trailer intended to be exclusive to the event premiered, but was leaked online, with Warner Bros. responding by stating they would not release an official version.[56] However, the following day, Warner Bros. released an official version, stating: "Warner Bros. Pictures and our anti-piracy team have worked tirelessly over the last 48 hours to contain the Suicide Squad footage that was pirated from Hall H on Saturday. We have been unable to achieve that goal. Today we will release the same footage that has been illegally circulating on the web, in the form it was created and high quality with which it was intended to be enjoyed. We regret this decision as it was our intention to keep the footage as a unique experience for the Comic-Con crowd, but we cannot continue to allow the film to be represented by the poor quality of the pirated footage stolen from our presentation."[57]

Sequel

In March 2016, it was announced that Warner Bros. would bring Ayer and Smith back for a sequel, to be shot in 2017 after the pair completed filming another project, Bright, in 2016.[58][59] In April 2016, Ayer expressed an interest in making the sequel R-rated.[60]

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