As a thank you to Torontonians for putting up with Suicide Squad taking over big swaths of the city's core during filming, the anticipated new movie is staging an exclusive event for Toronto fans this week.
A portion of Toronto's Distillery District is being transformed into the Belle Reve Penitentiary, with stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie and director David Ayer unveiling the "fan experience" on Tuesday.
Along with sets and props from the production, fans will also be able don a "safety suit" costume and take part in character Harley Quinn's "Smash Room."
Belle Reve is the prison facility depicted in DC's Suicide Squad comics and in the upcoming film, slated to hit theatres in Canada on Aug. 5.
Suicide Squad follows a host of supervillains enlisted as reluctant heroes for a mission. The cast includes (clockwise from left) Margot Robbie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joel Kinnaman, Will Smith, Jai Courtney and Karen Fukuhara. (Clay Enos/Warner Bros./Associated Press)
The ensemble film — about a team of supervillains enlisted as reluctant heroes for a special mission — stars Smith, Robbie, Jared Leto, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis and Canadian Adam Beach.
Warner Bros., the movie studio behind the anticipated antihero tale, wanted to offer something "special" for Toronto.
Though the film's extensive action scenes repeatedly shut down major downtown corridors such as Yonge Street and the shoot forced a partial temporary closure of the Union Station transportation hub (which drew the ire of commuters), many citizens were largely excited about getting a close-up look at the action.
At the time, Mayor John Tory said he supports making concessions for film productions.
"I think the notion that we'd close down a section of one of our major streets at night is something that we can cope with," he told CBC News, adding that road closures are a small price to pay relative to the overall economic benefits of film shoots.
The Belle Reve Penitentiary Fan Experience will be open to the public in Toronto's Distillery District on Wednesday and Thursday, 1-10 p.m. local time. Admittance is free.
Suicide Squad's extensive action scenes repeatedly shut down major downtown corridors such as Yonge Street and the shoot even forced a partial temporary closure of transportation hub Union Station. (Clay Enos/DC Comics/Warner Bros. Entertainment)
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