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The Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad was directed by James Gunn and was released to theaters on Aug. 5, 2021.
The film starred returning characters from 2016's Suicide Squad including Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Joel Kinnaman as Col. Rick Flag, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, and Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang.
They were joined by Idris Elba as Bloodsport, John Cena as Peacemaker, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2, Peter Capaldi as The Thinker, and many more.
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28 on James Gunn celebrates his birthday with King Shark cakesJames Gunn turned 53 on Monday, and it seems the production crew of The Suicide Squad wanted to celebrate in style. When Gunn arrived at the offices he found two birthday cakes waiting for him, both of them with a King Shark theme. The first cake features a mocked-up comic book cover with a well-known…
Warner Bros. hasn't been saying much about James Gunn's The Suicide Squad officially the past couple weeks, but little news bits keep popping up here and there. The latest is that it looks as though the film will be heading to Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville, Georgia to film in Sept. According to HN Entertainment,…
The cast of James Gunn's The Suicide Squad may have found its actor for the role of Idris Elba's daughter. While we may not know who Elba is playing yet, we've heard for some time that he would have a daughter in the film. According to The Wrap, that role may be going to Storm…
James Gunn is assembling his crew for his upcoming The Suicide Squad film. The latest to reportedly join the production is cinematographer Henry Braham. The report is brief to be sure and comes from a tweet from Discussing Film. Braham and Gunn worked together previously on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. He has also…
It looks like we may have a more definite date on when The Suicide Squad will be going in front of the cameras. According to a report from GeekVibesNation, The Suicide Squad will begin filming in Atlanta, Georgia on Sept. 23, 2019 and is targeting to wrap on Jan. 31, 2020. With the holiday season…
John Cena has finally addressed those rumors about joining the cast of The Suicide Squad, and it sounds as though there have at least been talks. Speaking with The Wrap to promote his upcoming hosting job on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Cena was asked about the persistent rumors that he will be…
Get out your scorecards for The Suicide Squad as things just got even more confusing. It has been confusing trying to figure out if The Suicide Squad is a sequel or a reboot. The producer, Peter Safran, has said it's a reboot. James Gunn, the director of the film, has said we'll just have to…
As James Gunn prepares to film The Suicide Squad, he is also out promoting Brightburn, which he served on as a producer. This is an opportunity for him to be asked questions about The Suicide Squad that he will give very vague answers to. Ash Crossan from Entertainment Tonight asked him whether or not the…
It seems that an audition sample for The Suicide Squad is making its way around Hollywood currently, and it may give some hint to the movie's plot. Typically when an audition sample is sent out it is something completely random so no one can guess at a film's plot. However, according to The Geeks WorldWide…
When James Gunn was fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 he was pretty sure his career was over. Instead, he now finds himself in a world where he has two massive comic book films on his horizon, and one of them was exactly what he needed. Speaking with Deadline, Gunn went over how…
It seems that the rumors of Michael Rooker teaming up with James Gunn again may have been a bit premature. According to reports late in the week, Rooker was in talks to play King Shark in The Suicide Squad. Rooker has appeared in every film Gunn has directed, so it certainly seemed like a strong…
Once again, it seems that James Gunn is not as done with casting on The Suicide Squad as he led everyone to believe. The newest report indicates that Benicio del Toro is in talks to play the villain. According to The Geeks Worldwide, del Toro is currently in negotiations to play a villain that is…
A new report may give us a bit more of an idea as to who exactly Idris Elba is playing in The Suicide Squad. According to a report from The Geeks WorldWide, James Gunn may not be as done with casting as he recently said. It seems that right now he is looking for someone…
It is not unusual for directors to have favorite performers they work with time and time again. Quentin Tarantino will put Samuel L. Jackson in just about anything. Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro come to mind. For James Gunn, that person is Michael Rooker. As The Suicide Squad has been cast, James Gunn has…
It appears that James Gunn has finished finding his Suicide Squad. Over the weekend, Gunn responded online to whether or not he had found all of the main members for his upcoming The Suicide Squad. His simple reply was "Yessssss" followed by a smiling emoji. As it stands right now, about the only cast member…
We can stop saying 'reportedly' when it comes to David Dastmalchian playing Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor confirmed it himself. Speaking about numerous projects he's involved in such as Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune adaptation, Dastmalchain was asked about his involvement in The Suicide Squad, and apparently he…
It appears that Portuguese actress Daniela Melchior may be landing the role of Ratcatcher in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad. According to sources speaking with Variety, Melchior is currently in talks for the genderswapped Ratcatcher in The Suicide Squad. This is the last of the major roles without an actor attached, so it appears that…
Casting is moving forward on The Suicide Squad, and it appears that David Dastmalchian has won the role of Polka-Dot Man. According to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter, Dastmalchian has closed a deal to join James Gunn's upcoming The Suicide Squad. We've known Polka-Dot Man was coming to the film since early March,…
James Gunn continues to assemble his production team to work on the upcoming The Suicide Squad. The latest to join the film is Beth Mickle as production designer. Mickle has an excellent track record with films such as Drive and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on her resume. She was also scheduled to work on Guardians of…
James Gunn is out on the promotional circuit for the next move he's producing, and, of course, the topic of The Suicide Squad is coming up. The next project with Gunn's name on it is Brightburn, the fairly obvious "what if Superman turned out to be evil" movie. Gunn is only serving as a producer…
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