With production on The Suicide Squad, about to commence, director James Gunn has tweeted out this graphic of the film's cast of 24 actors.
The Suicide Squad is a sequel to 2016's Suicide Squad. Production starts September 23 in Atlanta, GA.
Margot Robbie returns for her third outing as Harley Quinn. Other returning cast members include Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman and Jai Courtney.
Joining them are Idris Elba, Nathan Fillion, John Cena, David Dastmalchian, Joaquin Cosio, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland and Michael Rooker.
Conspicuously absent is Jared Leto who played the Joker in the original.
The film is due out August of 2021.
The Suicide Squad is Warner Bros' live-action sequel to the 2016 film Suicide Squad, based on the DC Comics team of the same name.
The concept features a government-controlled task force made up of expendable super-villains. Margot Robbie returns to the sequel as Harley Quinn, with Idris Elba joining to fill the gap left by Will Smith. Elba will play Bloodsport.
James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) picked up directing and scripting duties when he was temporarily on the outs with Marvel/Disney. Production commenced on The Suicide Squad September 13th, 2019.
In addition to Robbie and Elba, the cast includes Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman and Jai Courtney, reprising their roles as Amanda Waller, Rick Flag and Captain Boomerang respectively. Newcomers in the expansive ensemble include Nathan Fillion, John Cena, David Dastmalchian, Joaquin Cosio, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland and Michael Rooker.
