Suicide Squad is a 2016 superhero film written and directed by David Ayer. It was the first movie produced under DC Films, and centers around the origins and first mission of the titular supervillain team. The story is a loose adaptation of The Nightshade Odyssey.
The film was heavily reshot and re-edited during production, and while it was a box office hit thanks to its marketing campaign, it was panned by critics and audiences for its inconsistent tone, editing, and characters, though some action scenes and the performances of Margot Robbie and Viola Davis were praised.
In 2021, a standalone sequel, The Suicide Squad, was released to a much warmer reception, and was later retconned to be part of a different universe.
Synopsis for "Suicide Squad (Movie)"
A U.S. intelligence officer, Amanda Waller assembles a team of criminals and villains including Harley Quinn, Deadshot, El Diablo, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang and Slipknot to go on a mission to battle a dark powerful entity. When allowing the six villains out of the Belle Reve prison, Amanda decides to put bomb chips in their necks that can be activated with a push of a button just in case they don't obey.
Appearing in "Suicide Squad (Movie)"
Featured Characters:
- Director Amanda Waller (Flashback and main story)
- Task Force X (First appearance) (Origin)
- Colonel Rick Flag (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Harley Quinn (Harleen Quinzel) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
- El Diablo (Chato Santana) (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Slipknot (Christopher Weiss) (Single appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Navy SEALs
- Lt. GQ Edwards (Single appearance; dies)
- Gomez (Single appearance)
- Grey (Single appearance)
- Kowalski (Single appearance)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback and main story)
- June Moone (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Enchantress (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
- Incubus (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- Joker (Flashback and main story)
- Jonny Frost (Single appearance; dies)
- Yakuza
Other Characters:
- Admiral Olsen (Single appearance)
- Angelo (Phone call only)
- Aquaman (In a photograph only)
- A.R.G.U.S.
- Belle Reve staff
- Sgt. Ames (Single appearance)
- Griggs
- Dexter Tolliver (First appearance)
- Dr. van Criss (Single appearance)
- Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback and main story)
- Monster T (Single appearance)
- Mrs. van Criss (Single appearance)
- Robin (Mentioned only)
- United States Air Force
- United States Army
- United States Navy
- W.W. Wiggins (Mentioned only)
- Zoe Lawton (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Japan
- United States of America
- California
- District of Metropolis
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Midway City
- John F. Ostrander Federal Building
- Midway City
- New Jersey
Items:
- Brain Bomb
- Harley's Mallet
- Soultaker Sword
- Trick Boomerangs
Vehicles:
Cast
- Will Smith as Deadshot
- Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn
- Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag
- Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc
- Karen Fukuhara as Katana
- Jay Hernandez as El Diablo
- Adam Beach as Slipknot
- Jared Leto as the Joker
- Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
- Cara Delevingne as the Enchantress
- Ben Affleck as the Batman
- Ike Barinholtz as Griggs
- Ted Whittall as Admiral Olsen
- David Harbour as Dexter Tolliver
- Robin Atkin Downes as Angelo
- Shailyn Pierre-Dixon as Zoe Lawton
- Jim Parrack as Jonny Frost
- Common as Monster T
- Ezra Miller as the Flash
- Alain Chanoine as Incubus
- Matt Baram as Dr. Van Criss
- Birgitte Solem as Mrs. Van Criss
- Scott Eastwood as Lt. GQ Edwards
- Kevin Vance as Kowalski
- Alex Meraz as Gomez
- Tyler Grey as Grey
- Kenneth Choi as Yakuza Boss
Notes
- Ted Whittall is credited as "Admiral Olsen", but his name tag says MacKenzie.
See Also
- Characters from Suicide Squad (Movie)
- Other things related to Suicide Squad (Movie)
- Movie Gallery: Suicide Squad (Movie)