Suicide Squad

Another Con is that there have already been 4 big comic book movies this year. This will be the 5th.

And another Con is it may have the negativity of BvS going against it.

No, "may" about it it will.

A few of the pros I have been telling you guys for the last year or so. I doubt BVS will hurt it. I could be wrong, but most of the people I talk to are still going to see it and still have the same anticipation levels. Social media is still strong, so the general audience still have a strong anticipation level as they did when the first trailer came out.

People at my work said they are going to see it and most of them don't know jack about the source material.

Yeah, Suicide Squad isn't a direct sequel to BVS, so I don't know why people say it will effect SS. I can see something like JLA or something, but SS is its own entity.

SS will also have a huge presence and marketing blitz right before it's release at the comic-con. The hype will be there, just in time, too.

Events planned include:

- Panel with the entire cast and subsequent signing on the convention floor

- Special taping of Conan episode (that will air later the same evening)

- Recreation of Belle Reeve Penitentiary at Gaslamp District's Hard Rock Hotel

- Virtual reality experience allowing participants to_fight alongside SKWAD members

- Return of SXSW's Harley Quinn Tattoo Parlor

- Squad Up! cosplay contest with prizes for 11 winners (who dress up as SKWAD characters + Joker)_

Marketing has been great so far. Soundtrack is getting the buzz out there through bands like 21 Pilots. Currently #2 on itunes.

YouTube video

‘Suicide Squad’ Currently The Most Buzzed-About Movie On Social Media, Currently Beating ‘Rogue One’, 'Ghostbusters', 'Star Trek Beyond' and every other movie in the remaining calendar year

Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, arguably the last big tentpole of the summer on Aug. 5, generated the most social media conversations at 66K last week according to ComScore’s PreAct, beating other highly anticipated movies such as Disney’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Dec. 16) and Warner Bros.’ own Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Nov. 18). All data is for the period of June 17-23.

In addition, Suicide Squad‘s total conversations on Pre-Act at 1.3M are beating the buzz on Paramount’s threequel Star Trek Beyond which opens on July 22 by close to three-fold, Sony’s Ghostbusters on July 15 by 1.65 times, Warner Bros.’ upcoming Independence Day weekend release The Legend of Tarzan by close to 12-fold and Disney/DreamWork’s The BFG by nearly 14-fold.

http://deadline.com/2016/06/suicide-squad-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-fantastic-beasts-summer-box-office-1201780423/

Loved the trailer in the theater.

Harley... 😍

Yeah 80% of the social media conversations are about how Hot Harley is.

88.8%

Harley's hotness and Croc's being the Jobber Supreme = what I want.

her hotness might not save the film if it turns out to be shit... can she even carry a film?

You are quite correct, SS needs more than that.

It has Batman and Joker, though, that may suffice. And Will Smith - he does have a fanbase.

Yeah, he has like 76 million plus followers on social media. Early prediction is 98 million opening weekend. We'll see how that plays out. So far, it's highly anticipated.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
You are quite correct, SS needs more than that.

It has Batman and Joker, though, that may suffice. And Will Smith - he does have a fanbase.

don't you mean a waning fanbase.. 😄 as he isn't the box office draw he once was...

Yeah this film can't just depend on Smith making it money.

Ayer's a good director though, and the cast for this is decent. So I have hope for a quality movie. No idea about the box office and really it's the quality I'm more bothered about.

I doubt this movie will do great numbers, but should be enough for a sequel.

Originally posted by Darth Thor
Yeah this film can't just depend on Smith making it money.

Ayer's a good director though, and the cast for this is decent. So I have hope for a quality movie. No idea about the box office and really it's the quality I'm more bothered about.

Nobody said he did, but the signs are there for a strong OW. I say a little below 300 M domestic total.

Originally posted by Mindset
I doubt this movie will do great numbers, but should be enough for a sequel.

they could do it like the non existent Man of steel 2 and claim Suicide Squad will come out sometime in the next several years lol

Ayer is already attached for the sequel. Yay!

Originally posted by Zack M
Ayer is already attached for the sequel. Yay!

They're doing a sequel to this? That's strange. I always imagined it as a one-off, leading to other spin off's.