5 things to expect from Suicide Squad

The joke’s on us
There had been rumours that Jared Leto would barely feature as the Joker. Rest assured, there’s enough from the Oscar winner to keep fans satisfied. This is more than a glorified cameo from the Clown Prince Of Crime: the Joker’s presence looms large throughout the movie, as he bids to rescue lover Harley Quinn from the Squad, while getting enough screen time to show he’s a worthy Joker, very much doing his own thing, while comfortably holding his own when compared to Jack Nicholson, Cesar Romeo, Heath Ledger and, the man many believe to be the greatest Joker of all, Mark Hamill. We also see more of Leto’s Joker through flashbacks, such as how he wooed Margot Robbie’s Dr Harleen Quinzel – a psychiatrist sent to Arkham Asylum to help the madman – and turned her into Harley Quinn. Charismatic, crazed and – crucially – memorable.

Expect a sequel
While we want to tell you key Squad stuff, we don’t want to spoil too much. However, don’t bat (pun not intended) an eyelid if a sequel gets the greenlight. It will come as no surprise – in this age of sequels, spin-offs, franchises and cinematic universes – that the finale screams “follow-up”. The film is not without its flaws – for all the talk of Suicide Squad being markedly different, it can feel incredibly generic – but these characters are practically pleading for more outings. We’d single out Davis, Will Smith (Deadshot), Leto and Robbie in that regard.