Suicide Squad was one of the most anticipated movies of all time and when fans finally got
to see it, their opinions were very divided.
Some people were mad about the lack of The Joker, others were thrilled with Margot Robbie’s
Harley Quinn and Will Smith’s Deadshot and some people didn’t know what to think.
Regardless of where you stand, Suicide Squad’s marketing made sure that people knew about
some of the crazy stuff that was happening during it’s production.
We’ve compiled a list of some of the most interesting tidbits in our list of 10 Suicide
Squad Behind The Scenes You Should Know About!
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Harley and Joker Scenes Suicide Squad was met with very divisive reviews
but one thing that pretty much everyone seemed to agree on was that Margot Robbie was awesome
in the role of Harley Quinn.
Before the release of the film, Robbie actually revealed she and Jared Leto did not rehearse
prior to filming their scenes and that all of her reactions to his insanity were genuine.
This was a decision made by Robbie and director David Ayer as they felt it would add a level
of danger and unpredictability to the Joker and Harley relationship.
It seemed to have worked well as friends were hungry for more Joker and of course, more
Harley.
Croc Story Suicide Squad had a very big vast to deal
with and introduce and they did a pretty thorough job of providing back-stories for all of the
main Squad members.
Unfortunately many of Killer Croc's backstory scenes were removed from the final cut, including
scenes depicting his entire life as a social outcast due to his physical appearance.
These scenes also would have shown Croc crossing paths with Batman while he worked for various
crime bosses in Gotham.
One interesting scene would have even shown Croc as a sculptor, but it didn’t make it
into the final cut.
The final film only gave us a small window into Croc, which is too bad, because it seems
like he’s one interesting dude.
Joker Laugh Most of the time, if you are lucky enough
to see a professional actor in the streets, you want to go say hi and maybe even get a
photo.
This probably would not have been the case if you had bumped into Jared Leto while he
was getting into character in the streets of New York City and Toronto.
Leto reportedly was working on his Joker laugh and was walking the streets testing out different
types of laughs, while studying which style made people the most uncomfortable.
Joker Casting These days fans follow the production of their
favorite movies from the moment they are announced until they finally make it to the big screen.
Suicide Squad was no different as fans of the series stayed informed on everything from
reshoots to casting rumors.
One thing that was kept rather quiet was that Jared Leto wasn’t actually David Ayer’s
first choice to play the clown prince of Gothan.
In fact, Ryan Gosling was sought out first for the role of The Joker.
It was reported that he turned down the role because he didn’t want to sign on to a multi-movie
contract.
Jared Leto ended up in the role, and the rest is history.
Body Hair As one of the many bizarre things Jared Leto
did to prepare for his role as the Joker, he also decided to shave his eyebrows in an
effort to make him look more deranged.
He wasn’t the only one who did this for the movie, coincidentally, Jay Hernandez,
who played El Diablo, shaved his eyebrows for his role since his character was designed
to have no hair on his body.
This choice saved Hernandez half an hour a day in the makeup chair.
Unfortunately, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje wasn’t so lucky as it took the makeup team five hours
for the prosthetic make-up to be applied to his head body each time he needed to shoot
a scene.
Harley Casting While reading the comic books in preparation
to direct the film, David Ayer had Margot Robbie in mind for the role of Harley Quinn.
This seemed like a good fit as she was just coming off the major success of The Wolf Of
Wall Street and was beginning to shoot up as a bankable broad.
However, Warner Bros offered Emma Roberts the role first, but she turned it down to
star in Scream Queens.
Some other big actresses such as Alison Brie, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Emma Watson, Zooey
Deschanel and many more were also considered for the role of Harley Quinn.
Ultimately, Ayer got his way and Margot Robbie became an amazing Harley Quinn.
Enchantress Prep Cara Delevingne has had a very successful
modeling career and she has only lately starting transitioning into more of an actor.
David Ayer is known for taking risks with his movies and it he actually cast Cara Delevingne
before there was an actual script for Suicide Squad.
It was reported that Ayer asked her to prepare for her role as Enchantress by stripping naked
in the woods, preferably underneath a full moon, and walking around in the dirt.
She obliged, in the privacy of her sister’s country home and Ayer felt that she was right
for the role.
We aren’t sure if this is super creepy or genius directing, we will let you decide.
SKWAD Tatoos The marketing around Suicide Squad made sure
to let fans knows the crew of DC criminals really were a solid squad, but it turns out
the actors took things one step further.
During the production of the film the majority of the cast decided to get the word “SKWAD”
tattooed on them as a gesture of solidarity.
While most of them got it professionally done, some people opted to let stars Margot Robbie
and Will Smith actually give them their tats.
While method acting is intense, it seems pretty tame compared to permanently marking your
body for a role like the Suicide Squad did.
Footage Leak Back in 2015, the first footage of Suicide
Squad was shown in a teaser trailer during the Warner Bros. panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
The trailer was meant to be a glorified sizzle reel, just showing off some of the best stuff
they had shot so far and Warner Bros. has no intention of releasing this teaser to the
public.
Unfortunately, a low quality version was filmed on someone’s phone and surfaced online.
This put Warner Bros in a very tough spot and they felt obligated to release the footage
in HD and call it their first official trailer.
With how Suicide Squad turned out, maybe this leak was the first indication that trouble
was a brewing.
Leto On Set By this point it is pretty common knowledge
that Jared Leto got up to some crazy stuff while getting in character for his role as
The Joker.
Anyone who was on set with Leto was happy to tell the press how uncomfortable he made
everyone feel and how he refused to break character between scenes.
Will Smith has even stated that he feels like he has never truly met the real Jared Leto.
Leto also famously sent his cast-mates some pretty unorthodox gifts such as a dead hog,
used condoms, creepy poems and a ton more.
This all seems like a lot of work to get into character, but Leto is an academy award winner
so we will have to trust him!
So there’s our list of ten behind the scenes Suicide Squad facts that you need to know!
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