Each of the three trailers released so far has been better than the last, so we have high hopes for this film.
As I’ve written previously, The Suicide Squad is not a direct sequel to the 2016 film; Gunn has said he wanted to take the franchise in a new direction and introduce new characters.
Rick Flag and Intelligence Officer Amanda Waller, respectively, with Steve Agee playing John Economos, prison warden and aide to Waller.
Then there was some standard exposition to set up the basic story: namely, that the Suicide Squad members get the same deal as before: 10 years off their sentence if they successfully complete their mission, with a nanite injection that will explode should they disobey orders in any way.
The second trailer, released on April Fool’s Day, dispensed with the jokey tone and running gags of King Shark’s gruesome eating habits in favor of a darker, more ominous tenor.
We also learn that Bloodsport is in prison because he put Superman in the ICU with the help of a kryptonite bullet, so he’s got legit badass bona fides.
In terms of new footage, we get an inter-squad debate over what kind of dog Weasel might be—TDK guesses Afghan hound, Harley is hoping for werewolf—with Flag assuring them Weasel is harmless.
If you’re fully vaccinated, I think this is one to see on the big screen, if you safely can.
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