From the mind of writer/director James Gunn, DC fans across the country are in for a treat as The Suicide Squad ā the most degenerate delinquents in the DC lineup will be blasting their way onto HBO GO from November 4.
THEYāRE DYING TO SAVE THE WORLD
Welcome to hellāa.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Itās where the worst supervillains are kept and where they will do anything to get outāeven if it means joining the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X.Ā
Task Force X is a motley crew of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin and of course, Harley Quinn. Theyāre armed heavily and dropped 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 behaveā¦and Amanda Wallerās government tech in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move and theyāre dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself). If anyoneās laying down bets, the smart money is against themāall of them.
A DREAM PROJECT
Directed from his own screenplay, Gunn takes the criminals of Task Force X on an outrageously visceral, wild ride that blends non-stop action and life-or-death situations with irreverent humor and even heartfelt moments, all filtered through Gunnās singular vision.
With the entire DC canon to choose from for his dream team of supervillains, Gunn was the proverbial kid in a candy storeāif that store sold comic books. After just a weekend of revisiting legendary writer John Ostranderās run from the 1980s that reintroduced the Squad, a favorite of Gunnās as a boy, the auteurās ideas began to crystalize.
āI have loved the Suicide Squad since I was very young,ā Gunn states, ātheyāre one of my favorite groups of comic book anti-heroes. Iām always interested in people who have not lived their best lives and have an opportunity to become something betterāa chance at redemption. Some of them take it, some donāt; itās humanity in all its various degrees of morality, and I get to put it on screen in a really grand, exciting way, with aliens and monsters and a walking shark.ā
The film was produced by Charles Roven and Peter Safran, with Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Walter Hamada, Chantal Nong Vo, Nikolas Korda and Richard Suckle executive producing.
FINDING THE GOOD IN THE BAD
Gunnās vision of his Squad was so clear that, though each character is an established supervillain in their own right, he manages to imbue them all with a sense of redemptionā¦or at least the possibility of it. While he went for some of the big-name villains, he primarily opted to include more obscure characters who many readers would consider expendable, cultivating within each of them their most endearing traits, ensuring audiences would root for them and their cause against seemingly impossibly stacked odds.
The film stars Margot Robbie (āBirds of Prey,ā āBombshellā), Idris Elba (āAvengers: Infinity Warā), John Cena (upcoming HBO Max series āPeacemaker,ā āF9ā), Joel Kinnaman (āSuicide Squadā), Jai Courtney (the āDivergentā franchise), Peter Capaldi (āWorld War Z,ā BBCās āDoctor Whoā ), David Dastmalchian (upcoming āDune,ā āAntMan and the Waspā), Daniela Melchior (āParque Mayerā), Michael Rooker (the 2 āGuardians of the Galaxyā films), Alice Braga (āElysiumā), Pete Davidson (āThe King of Staten Island,ā TVās āSaturday Night Liveā), JoaquĆn Cosio (āSpider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse,ā TVās āNarcos: Mexicoā), Juan Diego Botto (āThe Europeansā), Storm Reid (āThe Invisible Man,ā āA Wrinkle in Timeā, āEuphoriaā), Nathan Fillion (āGuardians of the Galaxy,ā TVās āThe Rookieā), Steve Agee (āBrightburn,ā āGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2ā), Sean Gunn (the āGuardians of the Galaxyā films, the āAvengersā films), Mayling Ng (āWonder Womanā), Flula Borg (āRalph Breaks the Internetā), Jennifer Holland (āBrightburn,ā upcoming HBO Max series āPeacemakerā) and Tinashe Kajese (TVās āValor,ā āThe Inspectorsā), with Sylvester Stallone (the āRocky,ā āRamboā and āExpendablesā franchises), and Viola Davis (āMa Raineyās Black Bottom,ā āSuicide Squadā).
Stream or download The Suicide Squad and more DC films, series, and animated features on HBO GO including Birds Of Prey And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn, the 2013 film, Suicide Squad, and the animated film, Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay. Subscribe to HBO GO online at www.hbogoasia.ph or the mobile app via the App Store or Play Store on your device for as low as ā±99.70/month. Or access HBO GO via Cignal, Globe and Skycable. HBO GO is also available on Android TV, Apple TV, LG TV and Samsung Smart TV ā and comes with AirPlay and Google Cast functionality.