Suicide Squad TV Spot Emphasizes A Sense Of Humor

 

For one, the cast is terrific, Margot Robbie seems to have a real handle on the leering lunacy of Harley Quinn, and Will Smith seems to be doing typically strong work as Deadshot. Add in a transformed Jared Leto doing his best to reinvent the public’s perception of the Joker, and a packed roster of actors like Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Viola Davis, Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader, and you’ve got one of the strongest ensembles on screen in a comic-book movie this year.

And for another, director David Ayer is no Zack Snyder – he’s known for making lean, thrilling, sometimes very dark movies, and it will be interesting to see how his influence manifests itself in the finished product. The impression that the above TV spot is giving off is that Warner Bros. really wants to emphasize the more comedic, kooky elements of the pic and sell it as a lighthearted piece of popcorn entertainment. Whether that’s the case or not remains to be seen but whatever Ayer has pulled together should at least make for an engaging watch.

Suicide Squad opens August 5.