New posters forThe Suicide Squadhave been revealed by directorJames Gunnand some of the movie’s cast aheadof its red band trailer premiereon Friday. Gunn is truly the master of fan connection and the best hype guy a movie could ever want, so it was fun to see him spotlighting the new character posters shared by the cast on hisTwitterin addition to sharing a new poster of the new Suicide Squad team. The newposters forThe Suicide Squadlook just as epic as the previously-released posters — and it gives us more King Shark awesomeness.
Thesecond team poster for the filmis just as colorful as the first one that was released earlier this week. It features our favorite villains giving their best combination of intense action stares coupled with big explosions that will surely be a large part of the trailer. In the comments below, one fan suggested that these “are the people who will survive at the end of the movie," to which Gunn responded, “You’re optimistic.” Last year,Gunn notably teasedthat he was given “full freedom to kill anyone” by DC executives. Can we count on at least one of these characters dying then?
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Some of theSuicide Squadcharacters are put on display in posters that each cast member revealed on Twitter.Viola Davis’ badass Amanda Waller sports her best resting bitch face while being surrounded by bombs,Michael Rooker’s Savant illustrates his character perfectly as flying targets encompass his image,Daniela Melchior’s Ratcatcher 2 provides some unsanitary rat action, andIdris Elba’s Bloodsport is similarly entombed in bullets, making us all thinkWill Smithwho?John Cenamay have the best one though, as his Peacemaker is covered by doves as Cena says, “Hold onto your peace-loving pants.” Although that title is hotly contested bySean Gunn’s Weasel, who looks like a terrifying caricature of a demented version ofWes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox.
The Suicide Squadtakes a similar approach to DC’s 2016Suicide Squad, but presents a new story and additional colorful characters. Rejoining original cast membersMargotRobbie,Joel Kinnaman,Jai Courtneyand Davisare new characters includingElba’s Bloodsport,Cena’s Peacemaker,Rooker’s Savant, Melchior’s Ratcatcher 2, as well as a bunch of fun character actor supporting roles. Completely unrelated to the original,Gunn’s version ofThe Suicide Squadfollowsour makeshift team of villains as they once again become members of Task Force X and are sent to the South American island of Corto Maltese for a new, top-secret mission.
The Suicide Squadwill be released in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6. Check out all of the new posters from Gunn’s Twitter below.
Gunn shared Robbie’s character posterwith this sweet caption, “I have loved the character of Harley Quinn since she debuted as an animated character. It was my privilege bringing her to life in all her nutso glory.”
For the poster of Davis as Amanda Waller,Gunn wrote, “No lie, [Viola Davis]is so scary as Amanda Waller I was afraid to give her acting notes on set,” andcaptioned the posterofPeter Capaldias The Thinker with, “And, no, Capaldi Army, I haven’t forgotten you guys either. Peter Capaldi as The Thinker.”
Gunn also shared captions for the character posters that feature two frequent collaborators: Michael Rooker andSean Gunn. For Rooker’s Savant poster,Gunn wrote, “What’s a James Gunn movie without a damn Rooker getting in the way of everything? Savant,” and for Sean’s Weasel poster (yes, thatisa weasel, in case you were wondering),the director shared, “‘What do we put in the background of Weasel’s poster?’ Me: ‘Kibble?’ Actual conversation. Sean Gunn as Weasel, the most fucked up supervillain ever depicted on screen.”
For Cena’s Peacemaker poster,Gunn captioned, “And you know I love #Peacemaker, who wants peace at any cost, no matter how many people he needs to kill to get it,” and went on to reveal in thecaption for Elba’s Bloodsport poster, “BLOODSPORT, a role I wrote especially for Idris Elba, an actor I had never met.”
ForDavid Dastmalchian’s transformation into Polka Dot Man, as seen in this colorful character poster,Gunn added, “‘What’s it feel like being a punchline?’ I [love] Polka Dot Man,” and surprised fans witha big reveal in the King Shark posterby sharing, “In case you’re wondering who that shark is…[SylvesterStallone] is King Shark.”
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