The Suicide Squad: James Gunn unveils new poster ahead of trailer launch - here’s what we know
Poster offers first look at adventures of Harley Quinn, Rick Flag and their group of amassed supervillains
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Your support makes all the difference.With only a few months left until the arrival of American film director James Gunn’s highly anticipated DC Extended independent continuation of The Suicide Squad, the filmmaker took to Twitter to disclose the new poster for the film.
Gunn also revealed that the first trailer of the movie is set to drop later on Friday.
The film’s ensemble cast includes the likes of Australian actor Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, American actor and former WWE wrestler John Cena as the Peacemaker, English actor, rapper, and producer Idris Elba as Bloodsport, and American actor and producer Viola Davis as Amanda Waller.
Given the huge popularity and commercial success of comic book movies in the past decade, The Suicide Squad naturally doesn’t come in isolation. In addition to the latest film, there’s also a spin-off TV series focusing on Cena’s Peacemaker character that will debut on HBO Max in January 2022.
The official synopsis for The Suicide Squad:
Welcome to hell — a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone’s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
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The Suicide Squad is scheduled for a joint release in cinemas and on HBO Max on 6 August 2021.
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