Helming proceedings will be David Ayer, seen most recently directing, writing and producing Brad Pitt war dramaFury.
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Beyond that, though, theres still a lot to know about the Suicide Squad.
Youve come to right place if you want to be clued in.
The Suicide Squad date back all the way to 1959.
Since then, theyve had one major revamp in 1987, and another in 2014.
We dont know if this original Rick Flag will appear in the movie.
Living in his legendary fathers shadow is always a core motivation for this chap.
Diggle goes along for the ride usually, too.
Waller also recently popped up in theArkham Originsvideogame.
She will be played in the film by Viola Davis, ofThe HelpandEnders Game.
Wed expect her to be a strong character, albeit an ethically compromised one.
Again, she doesnt have super-powers, but is known to hold her own when the going gets tough.
Its not really a Suicide Squad story if there isnt.
In the film, the inclusion of The Joker, Harley Quinn and Deadshot certainly points towards Batman.
Resultantly, the possibility of an Affleck appearance (cameo or otherwise) has been rumoured very recently.
Despite that, Ayer is on record claiming that the Suicide Squad movie will essentially be Dirty Dozenwith super-villains.
He added importantly that he wishes to ask the question, does a movie really need good guys?
Maybe the government needs an alternative to Gothams Dark Knight?
What adversaries does this suggest, then?
Well, the New 52 squad have been seen fighting all sorts of folk.
Extraction proves a problem, so the squad escape and go into hiding.
Cue Batman third act appearance and a team-up with the squad to try and stop him.
We may be getting ahead of ourselves there, though.
Here, the opponents the squad would face were often non-superhero threats like drug lords and terrorists.
Its only a mini-series, too, so shouldnt be too taxing for new readers.
Its the reprint of Ostranders first eight issues, and consequently a fairly perfect starting point.
If youre looking to go a bit deeper in your film preparation, try and seek outApokolips Now!
Sadly, there isnt one book you’re free to order that will get you all of these.
Its extremely dark, and could well inform the movie.
Surely if Batman already exists in this world, there cant be a Joker origin duringSuicide Squad.
Surely he is already an established menace?
Well, this is a tough one to call.
That rage-virus-in-a-sports-stadium sequence described earlier could make an appearance, too.
That really is just pure speculation on our part, though.
If we hear otherwise, well be sure to let you know.
In the big cast picture that introduced us to the squad back in April, Joker was significantly absent.
Were taking that as evidence to support our Joker-is-the-villain theory, but we could still be wrong.
Theres a chance, then, that the plot could veer wildly away from what weve predicted be warned.
