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The Suicide Squad Movie Storyline. Imprisoned convicts of Belle Reve penitentiary are sent as members of Task Force X to the South American island of Corto Maltese to destroy Jotunheim, a Nazi-era prison and laboratory which held political prisoners and conducted experiments. During the mission, they come into conflict with Starro, a giant, telepathic alien starfish.
The Suicide Squad is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics team Suicide Squad. Produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and The Safran Company, and set for distribution by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is intended to be a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad (2016) and the tenth film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It was written and directed by James Gunn and stars an ensemble cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and Peter Capaldi. In the film, a task force of convicts are sent to destroy a Nazi-era laboratory and encounter the giant alien Starro.
David Ayer was set to return as director for a Suicide Squad sequel by March 2016, but in December he chose to develop a Gotham City Sirens film instead. Warner Bros. considered several replacement directors before hiring Gavin O’Connor in September 2017. He left by October 2018, and Gunn was hired to write and direct the film after being temporarily fired by Disney and Marvel Studios as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He drew inspiration from war films and John Ostrander’s 1980s Suicide Squad comics, and decided to explore new characters in a story separate from the first film’s narrative, though some cast members do return from Suicide Squad. Filming began in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2019, and concluded in Panama in February 2020.
The Suicide Squad is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2021, and in the United States on August 5, while streaming on HBO Max for a month on the same day. Peacemaker, a spin-off television series starring Cena, is set to debut on HBO Max in January 2022.
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Directed by: James Gunn
Starring: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi, Alice braga, Mikaela Hoover, Daniela Melchior, Freddie Stroma
Screenplay by: James Gunn
Production Design by: Beth Mickle
Cinematography by: Henry Braham
Film Editing by: Fred Raskin, Christian Wagner
Costume Design by: Judianna Makovsky
Set Decoration by: Lisa K. Sessions
Art Direction by: Lauren Abiouness, Lorin Flemming, Brittany Hites
Music by: John Murphy
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, drug use and brief graphic nudity.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: July 30, 2021 (United Kingdom), August 5, 2021 (United States)
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