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Warners unleashes the Suicide Squad
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Warners is taking a break from the usual hero-focused comic book adaptations, and is taking a crack at letting lose the villain-heavy team Suicide Squad on screen. There have been more than one squad with the name over the years – the first premiered in 1959, while a better-known equivalent was created in 1987. Basic concept? The government rounds up a group of imprisoned wrongdoers and offers them a choice – they can stay in the slammer or go out on covert missions from which they might not return. While the majority of the baddies seem to have been largely unknown names, the movie will pick and ...
Warner Bros shakes things up with ‘Suicide Squad’
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... The first version of the squad debuted in a 1959 DC Comic, and a series was launched in 1987.
“Suicide Squad” will feature a mix of well-known and unknown villains recruited by the government to accomplish a task deemed too dangerous for superheroes. The historically independent operators must bury their own interpersonal conflicts and agendas to form a cohesive unit to take on a singular task. — Variety
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Dammit, Justin Marks- Would It Kill You To Have An Original Idea? Hack Tackles WB's 'Suicide Squad'
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... It looks like he might become an inhouse guy for the WB's DC Comics film division, as he's following up penning "Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max" with an adaptation of "Suicide Squad." Derived from the second incarnation of the group that debuted in the eighties, the movie will follow a government organization of supercriminals employed by the government on suicide missions. The team has no trust in its leadership, however, as their mysterious employers were powerful enough to threaten to blackmail Batman with ...
“Suicide Squad” on Mission for Warner Brothers
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According to Variety, Warner Brothers is bringing the DC Comics property “Suicide Squad” to the big screen. Dan Lin, who produced “Sherlock Holmes” “Terminator Salvation, and about 10,000 other things this year, will produce this one as well. Justin Marks is writing the screenplay; his other credits include “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” “Hack/Slash,” and “Street Fighter.”
“Suicide Squad” deals with a group of incarcerated supervillains, who are, “recruited by the ...
Stalked: Eliza Dushku, Cate Blanchett, Suicide Squad
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... . Warner Bros. is to make a film of the DC Comic, Suicide Squad. The comic book sees a group of imprisoned villains given a tough job by the government. Usually happier working alone, they have to start working together to pull it off. Variety say Dan Lin is producing.
Warner Bros. sets up supervillain franchise 'Suicide Squad'
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According to Variety, Warner Bros. is set on DC Comics property "Suicide Squad" for Dan Lin ("Sherlock Holmes") to produce as a potential franchise. In a departure from normal comic-based fare, "Suicide Squad" concentrates on a group of incarcerated supervillains rather than the usual focus on superheroes. The first version of the squad debuted in a 1959 DC Comic, and a series was launched in 1987. Stephen Gilchrist from Lin Pictures will co-produce. Justin Marks ("20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Hack/Slash," "Street Fighter") is penning the ...
Geek Daily: Suicide Squad, Marvel's 9 Deals, and More Wolverine Grappling
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Warner Bros is ramping up yet another DC property, according to Variety. Producer Dan Lin is setting up Suicide Squad as a potential franchise, with Justin Marks penning the initial screenplay. The series centers on supervillains both great and small, who are recruited by the ...
Suicide Squad Gets Going At Warner Bros.
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Suicide Squad Gets Going At Warner Bros. The assorted crusaders and rogues of Watchmen are dark heroes, sure, but they're the good guys for the most part. For some real team of villains action, we'll have to go to Suicide Squad , a DC Comics property set for adaptation at Warner Bros. Variety reports that Sherlock Holmes producer Dan Lin has been assigned to shepherd the project, which is based on a comic series that debuted in 1959 and was launched as a full-fledged series in 1987. The squad is made up of famous and unknown villains alike, who are allowed out of jail to ...
