A behind-the-scenes trailer of The Suicide Squad, directed by James Gunn was shared at DC FanDome and it sure promises to be quite a visual fest. The upcoming film will feature DC villains that were rounded by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) for the Task Force X in the previous 2016 film Suicide Squad. The film sees Harlet Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) and leader Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman) reprise their roles along with a host of new and interesting characters.
In the BTS video, Gunn said that The Suicide Squad is by far the biggest movie he has worked on and looking at the ensemble cast we tend to agree. A special DC FanDome fan poster was also revealed of the film. The Suicide Squad also stars Idris Elba as Bloodsport, wrestler-actor John Cena as Peacemaker, Nathan Fillion as TDK, Pete Davidson as Blackguard and Sean Gunn as Weasel.
#TheSuicideSquad Who's Who, Pt 1:@idriselba is #Bloodsport#MargotRobbie is #HarleyQuinn@seangunn is #Weasel#PeteDavidson is #Blackguard pic.twitter.com/Pea9PYoxql
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
#TheSuicideSquad Who's Who, Pt 4#MichaelRooker is #Savant @Flula is #Javelin @cosio_joaquin is #MayorGeneralMateoSuarez @jennlholland is #EmiliaHarcourt
and the great @stormreid is #Tyla. pic.twitter.com/Q9N1fgYHo2— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
#TheSuicideSquad Who's Who, Pt 4:@JohnCena is #Peacemaker @JuanDiegoBotto is #PresidenteGeneralSilvioLuna #PeterCapaldi is #TheThinker pic.twitter.com/ZCvziNdbZi
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
#TheSuicideSquad Who's Who, Pt 3:@steveagee is the on-set #KingShark AND #JohnEconomos @MissNgInAction is #Mongal@Dastmalchian is #PolkaDotMan #AliceBraga is #SolSoria pic.twitter.com/hUFMRFU8RW
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
#TheSuicideSquad Who's Who, Pt 2:@MelchiorDaniela is #Ratcatcher2#JoelKinnaman is #RickFlag @NathanFillion is #TDK#JaiCourtney is #CaptainBoomerang pic.twitter.com/FESRsYIqCh
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
#TheSuicideSquad Who's Who, Pt 1:@idriselba is #Bloodsport#MargotRobbie is #HarleyQuinn@seangunn is #Weasel#PeteDavidson is #Blackguard pic.twitter.com/Pea9PYoxql
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
Did I say final treat? I suppose I was mistaken because I just got this alternate #DCFanDome #TheSuicideSquad poster. Can you spot the differences?? pic.twitter.com/0nelUMiB77
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
Again, thanks to all of you for checking out #TheSuicideSquad panel today at #DCFanDome. If you missed it, don't worry, there will be encores. But for now here's a final treat, a special @SuicideSquadWB DC FanDome Fan Poster we've been working on! I love it, how about you? pic.twitter.com/sdQvWMHWWC
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
Other characters in the film are Daniel Melchior as Ratcatcher 2, Steve Agee as King Shark, Mayling Ng as Mongal, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Alice Braga as Sol Soria, Juan Diego Botto as Presidente General Silvio Luna, Peter Capaldi as The Thinker, Michael Rooker as Savant, Flula Borg as Javelin, Joaquín Cosío as Mayor General Mateo Suarez, Storm Reid as Tyla, and Jennifer Hollans as Emilia Harcourt. The film also stars Taika Waititi.
Producer Peter Safran had previously said that the film is a complete reboot and not a direct sequel of the 2016 film of the same name. The Suicide Squad is scheduled to be released on August 6, 2021.
Watch BTS featurette here:
(Source: Twitter/YouTube)