Official Footage Of Suicide Squad Released

Following the release of the official trailer of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice during the Comic-Con in San Diego, fans started to speculate on why the trailer for the Suicide Squad was not released at the event. A leaked low-quality version of the trailer of the upcoming movie compelled Warner Bros. Pictures to release the official version at the Comic-Con.

Warner Bros. Pictures president for worldwide marketing and international distribution Sue Kroll released a statement in connection to the release of the official footage. Kroll said the anti-piracy team of Warner Bros. was not able to prevent the leak of the footage of the upcoming movie from Hall H. Due to this situation, the movie studio decided to release a high-quality version of the leaked footage. Kroll added that the company regretted the decision since it intended to give the participants of the Comic Con a unique experience with the footage. However, the company did not want the poor-quality pirated footage to represent the upcoming movie.

Official Suicide Squad Footage Released - image credit: nypost.com

Will Smith headlines the cast of the Suicide Squad, where he plays Deadshot. He is joined by Cara Delevingne who plays the Enchantress, Margot Robbie playing Harley Quinn, Ian Courtney as Captain Boomerang, and Jay Hernandez as El Diablo. The other members of the cast includes Karen Fukuhara who plays Katana, Joel Kinnaman playing Rick Flagg, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje playing Killer Croc, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller. The role of the new Joker will be played by Jared Leto.

The original comic book version of the Suicide Squad was created by Ross Andru and Robert Kanigher in 1959. It included a number of super villains from the DC universe. These characters included Deadshot, Bane, Poison Ivy, Captain Boomerang, Deathstroke, Count Vertigo, Killer Frost, and Harley Quinn. Another version of the team was also introduced on the latest season of “Arrow.”

David Ayer is the writer and Director of the Suicide Squad, which is scheduled to hit the big screen on August 5, 2016.

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