Suicide Squad has a pretty great hook: It's a story about a team of super criminals forced by the government to take on insane missions they are not expected to make it back from. It's also a DC comic book movie, meaning these are villains who hold grudges with Batman and probably dislike Superman and maybe got their ass handed to them by Wonder Woman. Suicide Squad also has the added benefit (or drawback, depending on your perspective) of being set in the same universe as Batman v Superman: Angry Swole Dudes, so, like, they've all met Batfleck.
After a big moody teaser shown off at last year's San Diego Comic-Con, the movie got its first proper trailer last night. It really shouldn't work (it's set to Bohemian Freaking Rhapsody) but against all odds, it looks stupid fun.
The actual plot is still kinda murky beyond the basic premise of "bad guys on a one-way trip to do dangerous shit for Viola Davis," but it does give off a fun, reckless vibe that very much echoes the sort of irreverence that made Guardians of the Galaxy a big hit. Unlike that movie, however, this one has Jared Leto as the Joker, which sounds like all kinds of weird.
It's actually really impressive that this trailer is as good as it is (again: "Bohemian Rhapsody?" Really?). Margot Robbie is poised to steal the show as Harley Quinn (The Joker's former flame and arguably DC's most popular female character), the action looks surprisingly weird and supernatural (creepy witch Cara Delevingne!) and even Jai Courtney looks like he's going to be fun! (Get this: He plays a guy who murders people with boomerangs.)
And if that doesn't sell you: Hey, Will Smith's in it.