The marketing campaign for The Suicide Squad is finally kicking off, and the first trailer for the movie lands later today. We don't know exactly when, but rest assured we'll have it for you the second it drops. In the meantime, a new poster has been released highlighting the members of Task Force X.
It's a colourful, wonderfully retro piece of imagery which highlights some of the core members of the team (Joel Kinnaman's Rick Flag is front and centre, which is definitely nice to see). Surrounding him are Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian), King Shark, Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior), and Peacemaker (John Cena).
Character posters are also being released - Peacemaker and Viola Davis' Amanda Waller are the only ones we have as we write this - and we'll keep updating this story as more arrive.
"Welcome to hell — a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A," reads the synopsis. "Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out—even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and everyone’s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese."
"Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, the Squad is on a search-and- destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave...and Amanda Waller’s government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move and they’re dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself). If anyone’s laying down bets, the smart money is against them—all of them."
The Suicide Squad will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6th, 2021.