The Suicide Squad, Conjuring, Mortal Kombat Set To Release In India, Warner Bros Announce New Release Dates
Studio Warner Bros Pictures will release The Suicide Squad, directed by James Gunn, in select Indian cinema halls on August 5, according to a release issued Tuesday.
Studio
Warner
Bros
Pictures
will
release
The
Suicide
Squad,
directed
by
James
Gunn,
in
select
Indian
cinema
halls
on
August
5,
according
to
a
release
issued
Tuesday.
The
DC
superhero
action
adventure
stars
Margot
Robbie,
Idris
Alba,
John
Cena,
with
Sylvester
Stallone
and
Viola
Davis
among
others.
Action
fantasy
feature
Mortal
Kombat,
another
Warner
Bros
Pictures
title
that
was
released
on
April
23
in
Kerala,
Tamil
Nadu,
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana,
will
now
open
in
select
cities
on
this
Friday,
July
30.
Warner
Bros'
horror
mystery
The
Conjuring:
The
Devil
Made
Me
Devil
Do
It,
starring
Patrick
Wilson
and
Vera
Farmiga
as
real-life
paranormal
investigators
Ed
and
Lorraine
Warren,
is
also
slated
to
be
released
in
select
cities
on
August
13.
After
a
decline
in
COVID-19
cases
in
some
parts
of
the
country,
states
like
Madhya
Pradesh,
Rajasthan,
Punjab,
Haryana,
Gujarat,
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Telangana
have
permitted
the
resumption
of
operations
in
cinema
halls.
Theatres
in
Delhi
opened
on
Monday
at
50
per
cent
occupancy.
Kamal
Gianchandani,
CEO
of
the
theatre
chain
PVR
Pictures,
said
he
is
happy
that
the
studio
has
come
up
with
a
slate
of
films
to
release
in
Indian
theatres
after
a
slump
in
the
cinema
exhibition
industry
due
to
the
pandemic-induced
shutdown.
"It
is
heartening
to
know
that
Warner
Bros.
Pictures
have
announced
the
release
dates
of
'Mortal
Kombat
on
30th
July’,
'The
Suicide
Squad
2’
on
5th
August
and
'The
Conjuring:
The
Devil
Made
Me
Do
It
on
13th
August’.
"Many
states
have
given
permission
for
cinemas
to
re-open
and
the
release
of
these
movies
in
three
consecutive
weeks
in
multi-languages
and
multi-formats
would
surely
give
a
boost
to
the
industry
by
inducing
movie
goers
back
to
the
big
screen
to
enjoy
these
amazing
films,"
Gianchandani
said
in
a
statement.
These
three
and
new
Hollywood
titles
will
help
kickstart
the
exhibition
industry
that
has
been
facing
"severe
headwinds
for
the
last
5
Quarters",
said
Rajender
Singh
Jyala,
Chief
Programming
Officer,
INOX
Leisure
Ltd,
the
multiplex
chain.
"We
would
like
to
thank
Warner
Bros.
Pictures
for
laying
out
such
a
stellar
line-up,"
he
added.
Devang
Sampat,
CEO
of
the
movie
theatre
chain
Cinepolis
India,
said
the
company
is
excited
to
welcome
back
their
patrons
to
the
cinemas.
"To
make
their
welcome
a
bit
more
special,"
Warner
Bros.
Pictures
and
Cinepolis
will
be
greeting
patrons
with
back
to
back
releases
like
Mortal
Kombat,
The
Suicide
Squad
and
The
Conjuring:
The
Devil
Made
Me
Do
It
which
have
proven
to
be
successful
in
the
overseas
markets.
"Safety
of
our
patrons
and
employees
is
paramount
and
at
Cinepolis
we
have
ensured
that
100%
of
our
staff
has
been
vaccinated
already,
thus
providing
a
safe
environment
to
all
our
patrons
and
employees,”
Sampat
said.