The first trailer for “The Suicide Squad” came out on Friday, and the upcoming DC Extended Universe movie bears no resemblance to its horrible predecessor.
The 2016 film – starring Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Viola Davis and David Harbor – received $ 746.8 million at the global box office, but critics hated it.
Director David Ayer’s film currently owns 26% of RottenTomatoes, and in his review, The Post critic Kyle Smith said: “What promised to be a Super Bowl of villainy has proved more than the time play for young children ”.
Now, director James Gunn from the popular Marvel movie “Guardians of the Galaxy” has restarted the DC series – no, it’s not a sequel – by injecting his signature humor and keeping it only around Robbie’s Harley Quinn, Davis’ Amanda Waller and Captain Jai Courtney’s boomerang. Most of the villains are new to the team, and Will Smith, who left due to conflicting schedules, is particularly absent.
This time, we meet Bloodsport (Idris Elba) and Peacemaker (John Cena), Blackguard (Pete Davidson), Thinker (Peter Capaldi) and King Shark (voiced by Sylvester Stallone), among other cast members.
Restarting the jungle set of Warner Bros. – expected to be rated R – also looks much more colorful than the troubled 2016 film, which is a stark contrast to the recurring recurrence of Zack Snyder’s “Justice League.”
“The Suicide Squad” hits theaters and HBO Max on August 6th.