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Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad was directed by David Ayer and was released to theaters on Aug. 5, 2016.
The film starred Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jared Leto as The Joker, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Col. Rick Flag, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller.
The film will be followed up by The Suicide Squad in 2021.
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81 on Report: Jared Leto's Spider-Man movie won't affect his role as The JokerEarlier today it was announced that Suicide Squad star Jared Leto will star in Sony's upcoming Spider-Man spinoff, Morbius. Many fans have wondered if this will affect his role as The Joker in the DC Extended Universe, and Variety's sources have an answer. According to Variety, Leto's upcoming Spider-Man role will not affect his role…
Jared Leto wasn't shy about letting fans know the amount of Joker scenes that were cut from Suicide Squad. One scene was even in the trailers, and showed Joker after his helicopter crash throwing a smoke grenade. There's been a lot of speculation as to what was going on, but now we have a definitive…
Suicide Squad was a big hit among mainstream audiences and made $746.8 million at the box office but critics hated it, as evident by its 26% Rotten Tomatoes score. Director David Ayer just released his first movie since then, a Netflix original called Bright, and spoke to Entertainment Tonight about how Suicide Squad influenced it.…
The Hollywood Reporter published a big new interview with Margot Robbie, who is getting Oscar-buzz for her performance in I, Tonya. The interview covered parts of her whole career and she revealed some pretty scary stuff that's happened to her in the last few years. Getting cast as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad took Margot…
Margot Robbie's latest movie, I, Tonya, is getting a lot of Oscar buzz. Robbie stars in the movie and also produced it, so Metro asked what she learned from producing that made her appreciate the work of the DC Films producers. “The most important thing as a producer is it’s your job when you pick…
Philip Maldonado was the "key costumer" for the Suicide Squad reshoots that took place in Los Angeles last year. In a new YouTube documentary titled "Man Behind the Sweater", Maldonado spoke about what it was like working on the movie. Mixed in with Maldonado's commentary are many new, never-before-seen set photos from the Suicide Squad…
I'm a big fan of technology, but I had never watched a movie in 4K with HDR before. I reached out to TCL about reviewing their award-winning P-series TV that I've read so much about, and they were kind enough to send me one. Vudu provided me with 4K Ultra HD copies of the entire…
Earlier this year, Suicide Squad director David Ayer posted a very honest letter looking back at what he would've done differently with the movie. One of the things he wished he would've done was making Jared Leto's Joker the main villain. And now 11 months later, he still regrets not doing it. "Believe me. I…
This is a first for a Hot Toys review on Batman News. Today we're looking at a figure that was so popular, it was already sold out by the time I received my review figure from Sideshow Collectibles. I've wanted a Ben Affleck Batman Hot Toys figure since Batman v Superman, so I was thrilled…
Director David Ayer just shared a new photo of Jared Leto as The Joker and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn from the quick scene in Suicide Squad of them dancing. You can check out the new photo in Ayer's tweet below. There's no context or comment here, just a small photo of Joker and Harley…
A new photo of Jared Leto as The Joker from Suicide Squad popped up on social media over the weekend. We get a new look at Leto from the scene where he tortures Margot Robbie's Dr. Harleen Quinzel, essentially turning her into Harley Quinn. Leto and Robbie will be teaming up in their own Joker/Harley…
The sixth-scale Harley Quinn from Hot Toys is here to add a pop of color to your display shelf. The Margot Robbie miniature is a remarkable likeness of the actress' look in "Suicide Squad" complete with screen-accurate clothing and a variety of fun accessories. But buying a Hot Toy can be one hell of an…
It's been almost a year since Suicide Squad was released, but new looks at Jared Leto's infamous deleted Joker scenes are still making their way online. The latest comes from Suicide Squad cinematographer Roman Vasyanov, who shared a brand new look at Leto's Joker today on Instagram. Judging by his dirty face, this shot is…
Earlier today I shared an interview with Warner Bros.' new president and chief content officer, but Variety also chatted with DC Films presidents Geoff Johns and Jon Berg about the success of Wonder Woman and current state of the DC Extended Universe. It sounds like Jon Berg actually agreed with critics about Suicide Squad, and…
Suicide Squad is almost a year old, but new stories about Jared Leto's bizarre behavior as The Joker on the set are still coming out. In an interview on The Howard Stern Show last week, Ike Barinholtz, who played the prison guard Griggs in Suicide Squad, recalled an awkward day on set with Jared Leto…
Outside of buying an authentic prop from your favorite motion picture, nothing beats a Hot Toys figure when it comes to movie collectibles. It's like having a Madam Tussauds for your shelf! Batman News has talked about Hot Toys' miniaturization of Christian Bale and Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Adam West, and more, and each one…
Last week Hot Toys unveiled an upcoming figure based on Jared Leto's Joker from Suicide Squad. In the photo shoot they shared on Facebook, they paired The Joker with their Batman figure and it made for some cool images. Jared Leto himself caught wind of these photos, and decided to share one on his social…
I've never seen Guardians of the Galaxy, but apparently it has some similarities to Suicide Squad. So much so that at an event for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, io9 decided to ask Marvel star Chris Pratt what he thought about his DC Comics rivals. “I really like all the Warner Bros. movies,” Pratt…
Andy DiGenova co-hosts the Batman News podcast (don't worry, it's coming back soon!), but he also hosts his own podcast called Holy BatCast. This week Richard Cetrone, Ben Affleck's Batman stunt double, was a guest on the show, and told lots of cool stories from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. The first big…
The nominations for the 2017 MTV Movie Awards were released this week and Jared Leto has been nominated for "Best Villain" for his performance as The Joker in Suicide Squad. Leto took to Twitter this afternoon to thank MTV for the nomination in the best way possible... as The Joker! He put a slight twist…
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