--- description: The film due to release in August 2016 also stars Tom Hardy, Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne title: 'Suicide Squad' to Star Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie to Star in _Suicide Squad_  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2014 11:44 PM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2014 11:44 PM CUT D.C. Comics’ _Suicide Squad_ is coming to life with a film adaptation starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margo Robbie and Tom Hardy, Warner Bros. [announced](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/official-suicide-squad-star-will-753470 "undefined") Tuesday. Smith’s addition, first reported by the _Hollywood Reporter_, is among the new announcements in a cast whose members had mostly been previously [said](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/david-ayers-suicide-squad-shoot-753015 "undefined") to be in talks for the David Ayer-directed film. Other cast members include Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne. Smith, who turned down Quentin Tarantino’s _Django Unchained_ because he wasn’t cast as the lead role, will play Deadshot, the film’s lead and the enemy to Batman, Warner Bros. confirmed. Hardy will star as Rick Flag, the Squad’s leader; Leto will play Joker, Batman’s archenemy; and Robbie will be Harley Quinn, Joker’s girlfriend and accomplice. Courtney is set to play Boomerang, and Delevingne will be Enchantress. The film is expected to start shooting next April with a release date set for Aug. 5, 2016. \[[_Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/official-suicide-squad-star-will-753470?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2014-12-02%2014%3A47%3A16%5Fehayden "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3615338/suicide-squad-will-smith-jared-leto-margot-robbie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3615338/suicide-squad-will-smith-jared-leto-margot-robbie/"},"headline":"Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie to Star in Suicide Squad","datePublished":"2014-12-02T23:44:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:31:20.213Z","description":"The film due to release in August 2016 also stars Tom Hardy, Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne","url":"https://time.com/3615338/suicide-squad-will-smith-jared-leto-margot-robbie/","keywords":["movies","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3615338/suicide-squad-will-smith-jared-leto-margot-robbie/","name":"Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie to Star in Suicide Squad"}}]}] ```