“Suicide Squad” Cast Announced: Will Smith, Jared Leto & More

Jared Leto is slated to play The Joker in the film adaptation of the popular DC comic book, while Will Smith has landed the part of Deadshot.

After a whirlwind of speculation about who's playing who, the cast of "Suicide Squad" has just been announced and the star power is out of control!

Jared Leto is slated to play The Joker in the film adaptation of the popular DC comic book, while Will Smith has landed the part of Deadshot.

Tom Hardy has been named as the role of Rick Flagg and will join the ever-stunning Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.

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Boomerang will be played by "Unbroken's" Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne, will be portraying the Enchantress on the big screen.

The flick will be directed by David Ayer and produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle.

Zack Snyder and Deborah Snyder are teaming up once again as executive producers on the highly anticipated feature film.

Production is due to begin this coming April in Toronto with a tentative release date of Aug. 5, 2016. Mark your calendars!

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Execs also have yet to cast the Amanda Waller, the character who oversees the team of supervillains, but have allegedly set their eyes on Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Oprah Winfrey.

In a statement made shortly after the release of the casting news, Warner Bros. President Greg Silverman said, "We look forward to seeing this terrific ensemble, under David Ayer's amazing guidance, give new meaning to what it means to be a villain and what it means to be a hero."

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