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Warner Bros. Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for the Suicide Squad film adaptation. The video embedded above offers glimpses of Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, and Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang.

Here’s more from The Hollywood Reporter: “Suicide Squad centers around a group of villains and ne’er-do-wells — headed up by Will Smith’s Deadshot and Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn — forced to work for the government under the supervision of Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) and Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman). With such morally dubious characters as the “good” guys, it falls to one of DC’s most infamous villains — the Joker, as played by Jared Leto — to take up the position of bad guy in the movie.”

Variety reports that the release date for this movie, helmed by David Ayer, has been set for Aug. 5. Follow this link to watch a first look video. (via Comic Book Resources)

This is incredibly minor in the wake of today’s Aquaman news, but WB/DC Entertainment’s other big comic-based film, Suicide Squad, got a little bit of press today.

Jared Leto, who gets the unenviable task of following Heath Ledger in the role of the Joker, spoke to Billboard briefly about what drew him to the character:

The opportunity to take on this nearly Shakespearean character…that’s what graphic novels and comic books are becoming, right?…[He’s] this beautiful disaster of a character, what a big challenge.

Leto also let on that he’s bulking up for the part. Now, I realize Leto is a skinny guy, but the Joker is typically fairly thin too. Perhaps they’re going for the Frank Miller/Jim Lee All Star Batman and Robin approach:

Will Smith, who plays Deadshot (but probably not with Michael Rosenbaum‘s awesome Kevin Spacey impression) spoke with MTV News about being able to make the character his own:

With this character and the DC world, I love that I’m getting the opportunity for the global definition of Deadshot. There’s been Deadshot in little appearances here and there, there’s an idea, but Deadshot isn’t defined, really. I get to be a part of the creation that will be the biggest historical image of Deadshot.

Suicide Squad, directed by David Ayer, hits theaters on August 5, 2016.

It’s almost the end of the week, so let’s gather up a few more of today’s entertainment headlines:

– While on the press circuit promoting their new film, Focus, Will Smith and Margot Robbie discussed with USA Today the casting situation with the now-vacant Rick Flagg role in David Ayer‘s Suicide Squad:

Robbie: This happens all the time. People act like, ‘Oh my god, the movie must be ending!’ It’s just the deal with movies.” Not to mention “a lot of the characters haven’t been portrayed before so it’s a pretty big undertaking. And it’s a big undertaking for the people who are going to play the characters who have been played, like the Joker (to be played by Jared Leto). It’s big shoes to fill.

Smith:  Ayer “turned the screenplay in before Christmas. What happens is Hollywood shuts down. But he was still working and he wanted to (start shooting) April 13th. So it takes a couple weeks to gear back up at the top of the year and people have taken (other) movies. He’s moving really quickly.

A few days ago, Umberto Gonzalez over at Latino-Review stated on Twitter that the Rick Flagg casting may be announced this week. We still have a day to go, so it’s possible that we may see some resolution there. I’m going to throw my money on Joel Edgerton, but it’s probably just because I just saw Zero Dark Thirty again on FX last night.

– Ryan Reynolds took to twitter today and celebrated being one year out from the release of 2016’s Deadpool, teasing fans with the mask that will be used in the upcoming film:

Sepia tone disguises the fact the mask is ballerina pink. It’s early. 365 sleeps early. #deadpool #prototypes pic.twitter.com/PekFa2KS7S

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) February 12, 2015

The fact that they’re even using a mask is cause for some celebration.

– It’s been some time since Sam Hamm had last been on the scene. The Tim Burton Batman, Monkeybone, and one-time Watchmen screenwriter’s most recent on-screen credit was for an episode of Masters of Horror about ten years ago. That all changes today, as Viz Entertainment has announced that Hamm will be adapting Sayuri Ueda‘s short story The Street of Fruiting Bodies, which originated in the Phantasm Japan anthology, into a feature-length film. That anthology, it’s worth noting, comes from the same imprint (Viz Media’s Haikasoru) as All You Need Is Kill, which was eventually adapted into last year’s Edge of Tomorrow.

Viz describes the story in detail:

The Street of Fruiting Bodies depicts the sudden spread of a mysterious and lethal species of hallucinogenic mushroom. The infestation is deadly, but it also offers visions of deceased loved ones to the infected, hinting at the reality of an afterlife, or at least a new kind of existence that is beyond human comprehension.

Hamm elaborates on the project:

Ueda creates a world in which the most profound human emotions – love, grief, longing, and hope – can lead to one’s salvation or one’s undoing, and the true horror is that it may be impossible to tell the difference. ‘The Street of Fruiting Bodies’ is not only disturbing, it is moving.

– Lastly, do you have $375 bucks to spare? Then you can be the owner of this pretty stunning looking Ultron Figure from Hot Toys/Sideshow Collectibles, expected to ship in early 2016.

Warner Bros. has announced that six actors have joined the cast of the Suicide Squad film adaptation.

The original story (published by DC Comics) stars a group of supervillains who band together as anti-heroes in service of the United States government. Jared Leto (pictured, via) will play the Joker, Will Smith will play Deadshot, Tom Hardy will play Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie will play Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney will play Boomerang, and Cara Delevingne will play Enchantress.

Deadline reports that Jesse Eisenberg may reprise his role as Lex Luthor (from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) for this movie. Filmmaker David Ayer has been brought on to serve as both the director and screenwriter. A release date has been scheduled for August 05, 2016. (via BuzzFeed)

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Meanwhile, despite our needling Robert Zemeckis just yesterday about his many failed mocap movies, he’s still in the game with ANIMATED AMERICAN also getting a script by Edwards. This movie concerns an animated child who is raised by a real family and the hilarious family shenanigans that ensue.

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With being an actor, comes certain responsibilities that you might not have asked for in the first place. Like one of them that almost all actors have to deal with on a daily basis is: Being famous. 

You may be thinking, but being famous would be an advantage right? Well, being famous has it’s advantages but it also has disadvantages. One of the disadvantages is of course, fame. Fame brings many things to you, that you might not want. Like for instance, people following you around trying to get a good picture of you or trying to exploit you like the many reporters do to make a quick buck. You have to be careful about what you wear, what you do, how you act, and sometimes you can’t even be yourself around other people. Another disadvantage about being an actor/actress would be the competition for jobs. You have to really try and try to get good at acting and if you don’t get a job then it will discourage you or if you can’t get enough jobs then you might not make enough cash. The thing is, you have to really compete with other people to get a good job like the one for the Harry Potter movies or the Twilight movie. Both earned millions and millions of dollars but also both were great movies. If you get to be in a great movie, you have a chance to get fame and money. But acting can be a tedious career because of the fame and competition.

But, being famous has it’s advantages. Now not all these advantages are, what people say, ethnically Correct. You can use your fame to sway people choices in life, or make them believe in what they didn’t believe in before. Also, fame has it’s advantages money wise, the money can be used to help people or even the economy. Like for example, the actor Will Smith donated a large amount of money to assist Katrina victims. He also donated $4,600 to the presidential campaign of Democrat Barack Obama. - Told to me by my friend, Krause.

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Being an actor can be extremely fun though. After watching countless hours of interviews with different actors by reporters, I find out how fun being an actor can really be. Like for example, in the movie “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince”, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, has tons of fun playing the main characters. I’ve watched a lot of different interviews between these three actors in general because they seem to have a lot of experience in acting and has tons of fun on set. Now not all movies can be as fun as Harry Potter, so I’ve watched other actor interviews from different movies like “Transformers 2″ and “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull”. 

I for one, have no acting experience except for high school drama class. So, I might not be the best one to judge if it is worth it or not, but it definitely can be a great career to take. Now for the pros and cons about being an actor.

Pros:

• Money
• Friends
• Fun Career
• Fans

Cons:

• Paparazzi
• Fame
• Rumors
• Exploiting

These pros and cons may vary from different actors but that’s mainly what I see the pros and cons about being an actor is.