Jedd Jong

28th Sep 2016

Suicide Squad (2016)

Trivia: Amanda Waller operates out of the "John F. Ostrander Federal Building." John Ostrander is the comic book writer who reinvented the Suicide Squad using the concept of a supervillain team forced to do the government's bidding. The Suicide Squad title was originally a World War II comic, akin to the Dirty Dozen.

Jedd Jong

28th Sep 2016

Suicide Squad (2016)

Trivia: The bulk of the story takes place in Midway City, which in the comics, is home to Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

Jedd Jong

28th Sep 2016

Suicide Squad (2016)

Trivia: Fleetingly visible on screen among Harley Quinn's bio-data is the phrase "accomplice to the murder of Robin." In the comics, Jason Todd, the second Robin, was killed by the Joker - this took place before the character of Harley Quinn was created.

Jedd Jong

28th Sep 2016

Suicide Squad (2016)

Trivia: While he's only referred to as "Rick Flag", the character is actually Rick Flag Jr. - in the original Suicide Squad comics, Rick Flag Sr. Was the leader of the first Suicide Squad, a Dirty Dozen-style commando team operating during World War II.

Jedd Jong

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