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The cast of Suicide Squad has been announced and it's pretty great

Jared Leto, Tom Hardy and Will Smith have all signed up.

Dec 3rd 2014, 8:18 AM 1,918 Views 2 Comments

IT’S BEEN A great few months for comic book movie announcements. Marvel recently announced.

Warner Bros have confirmed the cast for DC Comics’ supervillain team, Suicide Squad, which is due to be released in August 2016.

According to the Associated Press, the confirmed cast so far is…

Will Smith will star as Deadshot

Source: EMPICS Entertainment, DC

Tom Hardy as Rick Flag

Source: AFF, EMPICS Entertainment. DC

Jared Leto will take on the Joker

Source: Empics Entertainment, DC

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn

Source: AP, Press Association Images

Cara Delevinge as Enchantress

Source: EMPICS Entertainment, Comic Vine

Jai Courtney as Boomerang

Source: Press Association Images, DC

Filming is due to start in April in Toronto, and David Ayer will write and direct.

According to Variety, Jesse Eisenberg is rumoured to be in talks to play Lex Luthor, while sources say Oprah Winfrey is their first choice for the role of Amanda Waller.

So, are fans happy?

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The cast of Suicide Squad has been announced and it's pretty great