The new Suicide Squad Official “Rain” Trailer that just dropped today focuses heavily on Bloodsport, played by Idris Elba who, it appears, will be the team leader in the blockbuster film set to open August 6th. The new trailer gives us a vital piece of information regarding just how badass Bloodsport is after it is revealed that he is in Belle Reve prison for taking down Superman with a kryptonite bullet. Though reluctant at first to join the squad, we see that he is put in an impossible position where he must accept Amanda Waller’s invitation – if you could call it that – to join the team of criminals and angry misfits in order to help his daughter, and if it benefits him, save the world.
The trailer teases a bit more information about The Suicide Squad’s latest mission, which is to infiltrate Corto Maltese and “destroy every trace of something known only as Project Starfish.” Of course, eagle-eyed DC fans know that Project Starfish is really Starro, a mind controlling alien parasite that looks like a starfish. Like the other trailers, this newest one shows off the brand of humor that is going to be evident in The Suicide Squad, as it is in every James Gunn directed movie.
The upcoming Suicide Squad marks the return of Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), and Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman) on this suicide mission. They will be joined by the likes of Thinker (Peter Capaldi), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian), Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior), Savant (Michael Rooker), King Shark, Blackguard (Pete Davison), Javelin (Flula Borg)., T.D.K. (Nathan Fillion), and Mongal (Mayling Ng).