Cameos, references, comic book boxes that come to life… Discover the details not to be missed in David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad”, worn by Margot Robbie and Will Smith among others.
Suicide Squad brings together for the first time in the cinema a team of supervillains to carry out an obviously suicide mission in the DC Comics universe! From Joker to Harley Quinn to Deadshot and Killer Croc, they’re all set to fight for a reduced sentence.
Find all the hidden details, winks and references of the film below.
A drawing comes to life
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While Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) talks about them as “the King and Queen of Gotham”, the film shows us the Joker (Jared Leto) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) in full dance, with shots that are directly inspired, even in the makeup of the young woman, from the cover signed Alex Ross, designer renowned for the realism of his works, for the book “Harley Quinn” published in 1999.
Mourning in the family
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Batman v Superman briefly made it clear to us: the Joker is responsible for Robin’s death, as in the comic book “Mourning in the family”. Corn Suicide Squad tells us that Harlely Quinn (Margot Robbie) was the Clown Prince of Crime’s accomplice in this story, which Zack Snyder’s new Justice League cut is expected to return to quickly.
Known domicile
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Seen in the introductory sequence of Suicide Squad, decorated with a pink neon since it is about Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), the grid of Arkham Asylum is exactly the same as that of the Gotham series, a prequel to the adventures of Batman which aired between September 2014 and April 2019 on the FOX channel in the United States.
You got the look, Jojo
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Even though the Joker played by Jared leto is only secondary in the plot, its various appearances are the occasion of several sartorial tributes: to “The Killing Joke” and “Mourning in the family” when dressed in purple with white gloves, or “The Dark Knight Returns” when he wears a purple shirt under a white jacket.
Deadshot is displayed
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Concluding with this image showing the character played by Will Smith in a hail of bullets, the film picks up the cover visual of “Deadshot’s Target”, opus by in 2014 in France and whose screenplay is by John Ostrander, to whom we owe the reinvention of comic books “Suicide Squad” in 1987.
Once upon a time…
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Inscriptions “The Light” and “The Way” visible on Deadshot Pass (Will smith) refer to this quote from the Book of John in the Bible: “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'” A way to offer this anti-hero a hint of morality, in accordance with the values defended by his interpreter?
Zack Snyder in a Flash
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Between Man of Steel and Justice league, Zack Snyder will have participated in all of the DC feature films produced by Warner: directing three, making a cameo in Wonder Woman, and directing that Flash cameo (Ezra Miller) that stops Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) in Suicide Squad.
Other biblical reference
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When Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) discusses his plan during a summit meeting with government officials, we can see the painting depicting the myth of David and Goliath, painted by Titian in 1542. Is it because, like the hero of the Bible, the characters from the film will be launched into a …
