Dark Universe (film)

Dark Universe is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. It is intended to be the third installment in the DC Extended Universe. The film is written and directed by David Fincher and stars an ensemble cast featuring Sean Bean, Joaquin Phoenix, Rosamund Pike, Titus Welliver, Bill Nighy, Julie Estelle, Michael K. Williams, Amber Stevens, Elyes Gabel, Bruce Dern, and Octavia Spencer.

By February 2009, a Suicide Squad film was in development at Warner Bros. Pictures. Ayer signed on to write and direct in September 2014 and by October the casting process had begun. Principal photography began on April 13, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and ended in August that year. The film is scheduled to be released on August 5, 2016 in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D