Suicide Squad 2: 10 Things That Will Make It Awesome

5. More Deadshot

Suicide Squad Will Smith Deadshot
Warner Bros. Pictures

One of the best things about Suicide Squad was Will Smith's surprisingly thoughtful performance. It combined all the best elements of action-Smith and Pursuit of Happiness-Smith, and actually made us care about Deadshot and his relationship with his daughter.

It's essential that, in a world of magic, metahumans and aliens, we still have genuine emotional ties to the main characters. Giving audiences something to relate to, to grab onto, helps pull them through the action beats and raises the stakes - we would be upset if this character died! Deadshot brought this emotional connection in spades, and helped ground the film when it would have otherwise spiralled into melodrama.

He also got one of the standout set-pieces in the entire film - slaughtering waves of villains while stood atop the roof of that car. If more Deadshot means more memorable action sequences, then that's only a good thing.

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