The DC Extended Universe is growing by a massive amount in 2016, and what follows the March release of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE is the August release of David Ayer’s SUICIDE SQUAD. The villain team-up might come as a surprise to casual fans familiar with The Joker, but not the rest of the ‘Squad, but tonight’s official trailer debut should do wonders in introducing the concept to the world at large. Quite simply, it rocks, and the fact that QUEEN’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” serves as the soundtrack doesn’t hurt. Probably the finest use since Wayne and Garth…
SUICIDE SQUAD stars two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith (“The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Ali,” upcoming “Focus”) as Deadshot; Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises,” upcoming “Mad Max: Fury Road”) as Rick Flagg; Margot Robbie (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” upcoming “Focus,” the “Tarzan” movie) as Harley Quinn; Oscar winner Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “Alexander”) as the Joker; Jai Courtney (“Divergent,” upcoming “The Water Diviner”) as Boomerang; and Cara Delevingne (“Anna Karenina,” upcoming “Pan”) as Enchantress. Ben Affleck will also appear as Batman.
The film will hit theaters on August 5, 2016.
