James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Expected To Begin Shooting In September

It seems that James Gunn’s Suicide Squad sequel is going to be arriving sooner then we thought as the film is expected to begin filming in September.

The news came courtesy of The Wrap where it was reported that the film would begin filming in September. It was attached to an article reporting that Will Smith would not be returning to the role of Deadshot in the upcoming film. However, it is possible that the film may recast the role.

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The film is being written and directed by James Gunn. Charles Roven and Peter Safran will produce.

The first Suicide Squad followed a team of supervillains who were recruited by the government for a dangerous black ops mission in exchange for reduced sentences. The ensemble cast included Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and Jared Leto as The Joker, all three of whom were expected to reprise their roles in the sequel. Although Suicide Squad earned mixed reviews, at best, the film became a box office hit for DC with a worldwide gross of $750 million.

The Suicide Squad is one of many projects currently being developed by Warner Bros. and DC Films, including The Batman, The Flash standalone film, Green Lantern Corps, Birds of Prey, Black Adam, Cyborg, Nightwing, Supergirl, New Gods, a Deathstroke film, and a Joker origin movie set outside of the DCEU.

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