Peter Capaldi, Taika Waititi and more join cast for new Suicide Squad reboot

Peter Capaldi and Taika Waititi are among the new additions to the cast for the new reboot of Suicide Squad. 

The Suicide Squad are a gang of villains and criminals, who are put together and forced by the US government into service as a disposable black ops team. 

They are led by a government operative Dr Amanda Waller.

The new reboot of the movie will be written and directed by James Gunn.

Gunn's movie will not be a straight sequel, but a completely new take on the characters and story. It is due for release on August 6th in 2021. 

Capaldi and Waititi are new additions to the cast, along with Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Flula Borg, Nathan Fillion and Steve Agree.

Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney and Joel Kinnaman will all reprise their roles from the 2016 original, which is now in pre-production.