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New Suicide Squad images released, David Ayer says The Joker is “very loyal to the canon, but with some modern twists”

June 4, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

Thanks to the latest issue of Total Film, we’ve got a batch of new images from August’s big DC Extended Universe release Suicide Squad, while director David Ayer has also shared a few words on Jared Leto’s interpretation of The Joker, describing him as “very loyal to the canon, but with some modern twists.”

SEE ALSO: Five new promotional posters for Suicide Squad

“You’re looking at one of the best-known villains in western literature. He has to be very respectful and elegantly crafted, because you’re following in the footsteps of giants. He’s very loyal to the canon, but with some modern twist,” said Ayer with regards to the DCEU incarnation of the Clown Prince of Crime. “With Jared, it’s interesting because how do you come at that character? It’s like treading on hallowed ground. It requires a strange combination of both respect and fearlessness. I don’t want to reveal too much about the magic trick.”

SEE ALSO: Jared Leto and Margot Robbie discuss Suicide Squad’s Joker and Harley Quinn

It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?

SEE ALSO: Follow all of our DC Extended Universe coverage here

Suicide Squad hits theaters on August 5th 2016 and sees David Ayer (Fury) directing a cast that includes Will Smith (Focus) as Deadshot, Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) as The Joker, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney (Terminator Genisys) as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman (RoboCop) as Rick Flagg, Viola Davis (The Help) as Amanda Waller, Cara Delevingne (Paper Towns) as Enchantress, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Thor: The Dark World) as Killer Croc, Ray Olubowale (Resident Evil: Afterlife) as King Shark, Jay Hernandez (Hostel) as El Diablo, Adam Beach (Flags of Our Fathers) as Slipknot, Jim Parrack (Fury) as Johnny Frost, Ben Affleck (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) as Batman, newcomer Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Common (Selma) as Monster T, and Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project) and Scott Eastwood (The Longest Ride) in as-yet-unconfirmed roles.

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Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: David Ayer, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jared Leto, Suicide Squad

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