The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad is a planned movie in early stages of development, is the eleventh film in the DC Extended Universe and the sequel to Suicide Squad.

Plot

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Cast

• Idris Elba as a To-be-confirmed character
• Margot Robbie as Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
• Jai Courtney as George Harkness/Captain Boomerang
• Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
• Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag
• David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man
• Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher
• Storm Reid as a To-be-confirmed character
• Flula Borg as a To-be-confirmed character
• To-be-confirmed actor as King Shark
• To-be-confirmed actor as Peacemaker

Production History

In March 2016, it was announced that Warner Bros. would bring David Ayer and Will Smith back for a sequel, to be shot in 2017,^[1][2] as Ayer expressed an interest in making the sequel R-rated.^[3] Karen Fukuhara has stated that she wants to explore Katana's backstory in the sequel,^[4] and Jai Courtney has stated about his hopes of reprising his role as well.^[5]

Trivia

• David Ayer was set to direct the sequel but will direct the spin off Gotham City Sirens instead.
• David Ayer wanted to make an R-rated sequel.
• Margot Robbie said she would play Harley Quinn for as long as possible, as she loved playing her in Suicide Squad.
• Zak Penn wrote an new story treatment which would have been his 6th comic book movie after X2: X-Men United, Elektra, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk and The Avengers.
• Gavin O'Connor was in the running to direct the film but left due to the film's delayed and conflicts with Will Smith's production schedule.
• Guy Ritchie expressed interest in directing.
• Mel Gibson, Ruben Fleischer, Daniel Espinosa and Jonathan Levine were in talks to direct the sequel.
• Mel Gibson was the rumored frontrunner to direct. Coincidentally, Gibson was one of the actors considered to play Bruce Wayne/Batman in Tim Burton's Batman and Two-Face in Batman Forever.
• Jaume Collet-Serra was considered to direct if Mel Gibson doesn't direct. Collet-Serra has now taking him out of the running to direct Jungle Cruise instead.
• David S. Goyer was rumored to direct the movie.
• Ruben Fleischer was considered to direct however after being in final negotiations to helm Venom.
• Guy Ritchie did expressed interest in directing.
• Todd Stashwick was the film's co-writer with David Bar Katz also appears on the DC TV series Gotham as Richard Sionis / The Mask.
• James Gunn was brought in to write and potentially direct the sequel following his departure from Disney. Dave Bautista has expressed interest in playing a role in the film.
• Peter Safran is quoted as saying "First of all, we don't call it Suicide Squad 2 'cause it's a total reboot, so it's The Suicide Squad and I think people should be extremely excited about it. It's everything you would hope from a James Gunn script and I think that says a lot and that promises a lot and I know that we will deliver a lot." However, with a few of the main cast reprising their characters, it is more like a soft reboot.
• Will Smith was set to return as Deadshot but left due to scheduling conflicts.
• Idris Elba was initially hired to replace Will Smith as Deadshot, but it was later decided that Elba would play a new character so Smith could return in the future.
• Isabela Moner was considered for the role of Ratcatcher.
• John Cena is in talks for a part.
• Rumoured members of the squad include Killer Frost, Deathstroke, Mindblogger and Bronze Tiger.

Gallery

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Videos

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References

1. ↑ Will Smith, Joel Edgerton to Star in David Ayer’s Cop Thriller ‘Bright’
2. ↑ Will Smith, David Ayer Reteaming on Max Landis Spec ‘Bright’
3. ↑ SUICIDE SQUAD DIRECTOR DAVID AYER WANTS TO MAKE AN R-RATED SEQUEL HAPPEN
4. ↑ Suicide Squad's Karen Fukuhara Pitches Her Katana Spin-Off Idea
5. ↑ Jai Courtney On Suicide Squad 2: I Don’t Feel Like I’m Done With Boomerang