Brand new image of the titular ‘Suicide Squad’

As if the forthcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie wasn’t enough, Warner Bros. also have another DC Comics film up their proverbial sleeve… Suicide Squad. Yes, DC’s super villain team come to the big screen under the direction of David Ayer (Fury). Besides helming the film, Ayer is also writing the script for the film, which is being produced by Charles Roven (The Dark Knight trilogy) and Richard Suckle (American Hustle). Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns are serving as executive producers.

Suicide Squad stars two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness, Ali, Focus) as Deadshot; Joel Kinnaman (Run All Night, Robocop) as Rick Flagg; Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, Focus) as Harley Quinn; Oscar winner Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club, Alexander) as the Joker; Jai Courtney (Divergent, The Water Diviner) as Boomerang; Cara Delevingne (Anna Karenina, Pan) as Enchantress; and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc. Check out the cast in the fantastic image below, which comes courtesy of USA Today.

Suicide Squad opens in cinemas on August 5th 2016.