Before ‘The Suicide Squad’ – ‘Tromeo and Juliet’ Set the Blueprint for James Gunn’s Absurd Humor and Lovable Characters

Roughly twenty-five years ago, two Shakespeare adaptations released only months apart from each other, both capturing a distinctly ’90s vibe at opposite ends of the spectrum. Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet appealed to mainstream tastes, while Troma’s Tromeo and Juliet delivered a much wilder adaptation that only Troma could. Tromeo and Juliet checks off the usual transgressive humor and […]

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Behold Starro, Fear Weasel in Two Great ‘The Suicide Squad’ Clips [Video]

It’s always frustrating when a studio releases boring stills and even more useless clips from their films in an attempt to garner hype. Thankfully, Warner Bros. is delivering the goods with these brand new clips from The Suicide Squad, the brand new DC adaptation from horror veteran James Gunn (SLiTHER). The film has even been […]

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‘The Suicide Squad’: Meet Nathan Fillion’s The Detachable Kid in Hilarious Clip [Video]

James Gunn reteams with his SLiTHER star Nathan Fillion in his forthcoming The Suicide Squad, which one critic hailed as “a big-budgeted Troma movie.” In the film, “Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at […]

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King Shark’s Taste for Human Meat Takes Center Stage in New TV Spot for ‘The Suicide Squad’ [Video]

James Gunn‘s version of The Suicide Squad will introduce DC Comics character King Shark, a descendant of an ancient shark god who’s voiced in the film by Sylvester Stallone! The Suicide Squad comes to theaters and HBO Max on August 6, and you can check out a brand new 30-second TV spot below that puts the solo spotlight on […]

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