There have been a lot of rumors surrounding the Suicide Squad movie and who will possibly be in it. Well, it looks like the Hollywood Reporter now has the official news about who's involved and what roles they landed! According to the site, Will Smith is Deadshot, Tom Hardy's Rick Flag, Margot Robbie is Harley Quinn, and Jared Leto is Joker! Also confirmed is Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang and Cara Delevingne as Enchantress.
Greg Silverman, WB's President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production, obviously had nothing but love for the project. "David Ayer returns to the studio where he wrote Training Day and brings his incredible ability to craft multidimensional villains to this iconic DC property with a cast of longtime Warner collaborators Will Smith and Tom Hardy, and other new and returning favorites: Margot, Jared, Jai and Cara." The executive also said this movie will "give new meaning to what it means to be a villain and what it means to be a hero."
As for Amanda Waller, Variety claims they know WB's shortlist of actresses being considered for the role. According to the site, it's Oprah Winfrey, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.
David Ayer is directing and writing Suicide Squad. The movie currently has a release date of August 5, 2016.