New SUICIDE SQUAD Image Hints At A More Comic-Faithful Joker/Harley Quinn Dynamic
We did see a cropped version of this already, but a full image of The Joker and Harley suggests a far more sinister relationship than the one we witnessed in the theatrical cut of Suicide Squad.
Many fans took issue with the way Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and The Joker's (Jared Leto) relationship was depicted in David Ayer's Suicide Squad, as the pair were shown to be deeply in love as opposed to the one-sides, abusive dynamic they share in the comics/animated series.
Some early set videos of The Joker slapping Harley across the face seemed to hint that they did toy with idea of being more faithful in that regard, and the image below is further evidence of this. In the movie, after Mr. J rescues Harley they share a kiss before the latter falls/is pushed to safety - but this pic proves that there was originally some threats or coercion involved in their exchange.
Do you think we'll eventually get an alternate cut of Suicide Squad with these scenes restored?
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
Suicide Squad is out now, and stars Will Smith as Deadshot, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo, Common as Monster T, and Adam Beach as Slipknot.
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