A secret government agency named A.R.G.U.S, run by Amanda Waller, creates a task force comprising super-villains called the “Suicide Squad”. “A lot of the proven guys are back-to-back with their stuff, or they want to develop it for five years”. So, it is safe to say, that this movie is a big deal for DC and co.
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It’s probably a pretty good job that Will Smith didn’t allow Margot Robbie to give him a tattoo.
“The critics have been absolutely horrific, they’re really, really awful”.
With the theatrical release of “Suicide Squad” fast approaching, there has been much buzz about Jared Leto’s performance as the infamous Batman foe, the Joker.
Hey, did you guys hear that Jared Leto is playing The Joker in Suicide Squad? An A-list cast, a high profile director, and a great marketing campaign makes it look like there is still fun to be had with this movie.
Arriving at the European premiere of the film in London’s Leicester Square, Smith said: “I’m 47”.
“You get bored of the superhero, you know the story punch line, you know he’s going to win the fight and get the girl”, said Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who plays Killer Croc. It gets worse when a central threat to humanity dances around like a reject from “So You Think You Can Dance”. Visually, the movie is a spectacle as you’d imagine riddled with special effects and visual magic, but in the second half you get the sense of predictability which pulls down the movie.
From the start, the movie was in trouble, THR says, marred by an “ambitious” production schedule, a director untested in making tentpole movies, and executives stricken by anxiety.
“Suicide Squad” is in theaters Friday.
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