Originally published February 4, 2015. Updated July 3, 2023.
The team may still be a man down, but that’s not stopping David Ayer having some fun with pre-production of his upcoming DC Cinematic Universe movie Suicide Squad, which is set to start principle photography in April.
On his Twitter feed, Ayer showed off the tools for his team with the simple tag, “tools. #skwad”. Check out the image below:
Tools. #skwad pic.twitter.com/m7lCs4rADb
— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) February 3, 2015
Suicide Squad is still currently a cast member down since Tom Hardy left the project due to scheduling conflicts and promotional tours of Mad Max: Fury Road. Jake Gyllenhaal had been approached, but has since turned the project down.
SEE ALSO – Margot Robbie is very excited to play Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad is set for release on August 5th 2016 and will be directed by David Ayer (Fury) with a cast that also includes Will Smith (Hancock) as Deadshot, Jai Courtney (Terminator: Genisys) as Captain Boomerang, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) as Harley Quinn, Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) as The Joker and Viola Davis (How to get Away with Murder) as Amanda Waller. Jesse Eisenberg (The Double) is expected to reprise his role as Lex Luthor. You can hear the thoughts on the Flickering Myth Podcast on the cast of Suicide Squad using the player below:
