The Suicide Squad (2021)

The Suicide Squad is a 2021 American superhero film based on the DC Comics team Suicide Squad. Produced by DC Comics, Atlas Entertainment, and The Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros Pictures, it is a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad (2016) and the 10th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It was written and directed by James Gunn and stars an ensemble cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Michael Rooker, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, and Pete Davidson. In the film, several convicts join a task force known as the "Suicide Squad" in exchange for lighter sentences. They are sent to the South American island nation of Corto Maltese to destroy all traces of the giant alien starfish Starro the Conqueror before it falls into the local government's control.
David Ayer was set to return as director for a Suicide Squad sequel by March 2016, but in December he chose to work on other projects. Warner Bros. considered several replacements before hiring Gavin O'Connor in September 2017. He left due to creative differences, and Gunn was hired in October 2018 to write and direct the film after being temporarily fired by Disney and Marvel Studios as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He drew inspiration from war films and John Ostrander's 1980s Suicide Squad comics, and explored new characters in a story separate from the first film's narrative though some cast members do return from Suicide Squad. Filming took place from September 2019 to February 2020, primarily in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as in Colón, Panama, and Porto, Portugal. The film had the biggest sets ever built for a Warner Bros. production.
The Suicide Squad was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United States and Canada on October 26, 2021 by Studio Distribution Services (the home media distribution joint venture between Warner Bros Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 8, 2021 by Warner Bros Home Entertainment.
==Images==
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==Storyline==
===Plot===
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker, and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
=== Genres===
*Action
*Adventure
*Comedy
*Sci-Fi
===Home Media Rating===
*14A (Canada)
* 15 (Ireland)
*15 (UK)
*R (US)
==Details==
===Country of origin===
*United States
===Home Media Release Dates===
*October 26, 2021 (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*October 26, 2021 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*November 8, 2021 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*November 8, 2021 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
==Company Credits==
===Production Companies===
*Warner Bros Pictures
*DC Comics
*Atlas Entertainment
*The Safran Company
===Distributors===
*Studio Distribution Services (2021) (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*Studio Distribution Services (2021) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
==Technical Specs==
===Aspect Ratio===
*1.85:1
==Trivia==
*This is the second DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film to be produced in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio, after the original Joss Whedon version of Justice League (2017).
*This is the third DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film to rated R by the MPA, after Birds of Prey (2020) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).
*This is the fourth DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film to be rated 15 by the BBFC, after Suicide Squad (2016), Birds of Prey (2020) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).
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