Two major markets (Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu) are missing at launch, where The Suicide Squad will release when cinemas reopen. It will be in select cities though, in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The Suicide Squad is also the first major movie to release in India as cinemas reopen following the debilitating second wave of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Snyder Cut doesn't count as it's not considered part of DCEU, unlike the original Justice League. For the DCEU though, The Suicide Squad is a first. Zack Snyder's 2009 Watchmen, Joaquin Phoenix-led Joker, and Justice League Snyder Cut were the previous ones. Gunn has been afforded more freedom than Ayer, with The Suicide Squad only the fourth film based on a DC Comics property to be rated R (in the US) and/or certified A (in India). What's the new mission? Destroying a Nazi-era laboratory called Jotunheim on the fictional island of Corto Maltese, where they must contend with the forces of a local dictator and the giant alien Starro.įrom F9 to The Suicide Squad, What to Watch in August But they are surrounded by a largely new ensemble that comprises the new Task Force X - that's the government-assigned name for the gang of supervillains who are given assignments that aren't worth risking anyone else - most of whom will be killed off, Gunn himself has teased. Who wants to be reminded of Jared Leto's Joker after all? Okay, I'm sorry!īut why is the new Suicide Squad movie stuck in this middle ground? Well, that's because it's keeping some of the first film's cast members: Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman and Viola Davis are all back. It's the only acceptable way to live anyway. Essentially, it's best to think that the first chapter doesn't exist. 3 next up.) For those who have some memory of the 2016 dumpster fire Suicide Squad - poor you (and me) - a movie that has since been disowned by its director David Ayer, The Suicide Squad lies somewhere between being a sequel and a soft reboot. (Don't worry Marvel fans, he's switching back to the MCU as he has Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. It does not store any personal data.The Suicide Squad is back - in the hands of Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director James Gunn, who jumps from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the DC Extended Universe. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
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