'Suicide Squad' spoilers; DC villains to take the lead
"Suicide Squad" is the latest DC comic book that will be turned into a movie by Warner Bros. The movie is about a group of supervillains that are strong armed into participating in deadly missions by a covert government agency in exchange for amnesty. There will be no superheroes in this film at all. Although the villains in this movie have been featured in a wide array of media like "Arrow" and "Batman: Assault on Arkham," this will be the first time that they will be featured in theaters.
The movie's specific plot has not yet been revealed, but comic book fans expect the film to follow the same essential plot of the comics. The suicide squad is an underground team of supervillains who were imprisoned by the U.S. government and coerced to complete high-risk missions for them. If they are successful in their mission, they survive to fight another day, as well as get their prison sentences shortened. If they fail, they are easily written off. They have micro bombs implanted in them that can be used as a kill switch if they try to escape or cause any trouble during the mission, hence their name suicide squad.
The movie will be directed by David Ayer whose film credits include "Street Kings" and "End of Watch." He will be writing the script, as well. Ayer wrote the scripts of films such as "Training Day" and "S.W.A.T."
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The movie has a stellar A-list cast. Will Smith will play Deadshot, an assassin with a cybernetic eyepiece. Jared Leto will play the Joker, the nefarious clown and mastermind. Cara Delevegine will play the Enchantress, a very scary sorceress who is also very powerful. Margot Robbie will play Harley Quinn, the hot and alluring villain who is violent and wicked. Jai Courtney will play Boomerang, a former professional baseball player. Joel Kinnaman will play Rick Flag, the leader of the team who is a former Special Forces operative, and Viola Davis will play Amanda Waller, the person who is in charge of the team. She is badass and ruthless.
Suicide Squad will premiere on Aug. 5, 2016.
