Ike Barinholtz, actor and Chicago native, phoned in with Chicago Tribune to talk about an exciting project coming up. I can’t talk too much about it, otherwise I’ll be executed, Barinholtz joked.
We’re three days in. This is a crazy movie. It’s the biggest movie I’ve ever been in. However, of course, Ike Barinholtz stays mum on his role. The only thing I can say is that it’s a very different side of me that you haven't seen on "The Mindy Project" or "Neighbors". Barinholtz described the tone of the movie stating, It appeals to people’s dark side a little more. It has a ‘Dirty Dozen’ feel. I think that’s the direction we’re going in.
Ike Barinholtz then revealed an interesting connection to a renowned writer of Suicide Squad, John Ostrander. He also talks about his impressions of the script: Ironically, my mom was friends with John Ostrander, who wrote one of the original incarnations in the 80s. I was very happy to hear about the project. And when discussions began of me being in it, I read the script and was like "Oh my God, this is awesome".
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Directed and written by David Ayer, Suicide Squad stars Will Smith (Deadshot), Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jared Leto (The Joker), Viola Davis (Amanda Waller), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag), Cara Delevingne (Enchantress), Jai Courtney (Boomerang), and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Killer Croc), with Ike Barinholtz, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Scott Eastwood, Jay Hernandez, and Karen Fukuhara. The film is set for release August 5, 2016.