The new trailer for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad leaked ahead of schedule on Tuesday.
Warner Bros. publicly appeared to take the mistake with a grain of salt but quickly released the official preview on their official YouTube channel within hours of the leak.
An unlisted version of the trailer started making its way around the internet earlier in the day with the title 'The Suicide Squad – Early Access Trailer Do Not Share', according to Variety.
The Suicide Squad: The new trailer for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad leaked ahead of schedule on Tuesday and was later officially released by Warner Bros
Director James Gunn - who jumped ship temporarily from Marvel for the DC Comics action film - joked on social media about the trailer being out 'earlier than expected' and tagged the film's stars.
Warner Bros Canadian Twitter page responded back to the director laughing it off: '#TheSuicideSquad going rogue? Sounds about right. In other news, the sky is blue, Canada is still pretty good at hockey, and super-villains are generally not great at following the rules.'
And Warner Bros Brazil added: Oh, James! Are you telling me that @AliceBraga is involved? She promised me that she wouldn't show to anyone...'
Warner Bros later released the trailer on their own official pages writing on YouTube: 'Our only hope to save the world is a bunch of supervillains -- what could go wrong?'
It's all good: Director James Gunn - who jumped ship temporarily from Marvel for the DC Comics action film - joked on social media about the trailer being out 'earlier than expected' and tagged the film's stars
The trailer opens with Idris Elba as Robert DuBois who is imprisoned for 'putting Superman in the ICU with a kryptonite bullet.'
'I'm not joining your Suicide Squad,' he says from inside Belle Reve - which is the dangerous prison that houses super-villains.
Elba has a tense standoff with Viola David in the clip over her meddling with his daughter (Storm Reid) while he is behind bars to force him on her team.
Super-villain: The trailer opens with Idris Elba as Robert DuBois who is imprisoned for 'putting Superman in the ICU with a kryptonite bullet'
'I'm not joining your Suicide Squad,' he says from inside Belle Reve - which is the dangerous prison that houses super-villains.
Daddy's girl: Elba has a tense standoff with Viola David in the clip over her meddling with his daughter (Storm Reid) while he is behind bars to force him on her team
'Are you in or out?' Davis asks. When he agrees, she introduces the Squad.
'Each member is chosen for his or her own completely unique set of abilities,' she explains while flashes of the motley crew are peppered across the screen.
The Squad is comprised of 'a collection of the most degenerate delinquents in the DC lineup,' according to the logline.
'Are you in or out?' Davis asks. When he agrees, she introduces the Squad.
'Each member is chosen for his or her own completely unique set of abilities,' she explains while flashes of the motley crew are peppered across the screen.
'Your mission is to destroy every trace of something known only as Project Starfish,' Davis explains. 'Any questions?'
'Your mission is to destroy every trace of something known only as Project Starfish,' Davis explains. 'Any questions?'
'Starfish is a slang term for a butthole,' pipes up John Cena from a
