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It’s Time To Meet The Suicide Squad

It seems as though we’ve been talking about Suicide Squad for a very long time, and for good reason. Having DC supervillains forcibly banded together to work for the government under threat of death by explosive implant is a brilliant concept. In the source material, the original Suicide Squad first appeared in The Brave And The Bold #25 in 1959, and has popped up in various media numerous times over the years. Now, however, the third film in the burgeoning DC Extended Universe is among the most highly anticipated of the year - thanks to early images of the cast and, in particular, of actor Jared Leto as a very different kind of Joker. But, it’s not just the stellar casting and stunning production design that makes Suicide Squad such an exciting film prospect. It’s also the very fact of who these characters are.
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The Joker (Jared Leto)

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Perhaps the most infamous of the DC supervillains, The Joker is a psychopath. He is sadistic, manipulative and homicidal – and has the singular agenda of anarchic destruction, particularly of his arch-nemesis, Batman. The Joker has a long, antagonistic history with the Dark Knight, and it is the vigilante that’s responsible for his incarceration and his subsequent relationship with Harley Quinn.

The Joker’s methods of choice are weaponized props and poisons, although he’s also skilled in hand-to-hand combat. His primary resource is his unhinged, genius-level intellect, however, which makes him one of the most dangerous criminals on the planet.

Like Batman, we’ve seen numerous portrayals of The Joker in live-action cinema before – but Suicide Squad promises a brand new view of this iconic character. This is because we’ll see him, not only in his guise as primary Batman supervillain, but also engaging with other significant villains for the first time in decades.


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Sarah Myles
Sarah Myles is a freelance writer. Originally from London, she now lives in North Yorkshire with her husband and two children.