Comic-Con: Will Smith, Margot Robbie and 'Suicide Squad' Cast surprise Hall H

Will Smith and Margot Robbie made their first appearance at Comic-Con's Hall H during the unveiling of the first ever look at Suicide Squad, Warner Bros.'s action movie based on the DC villains.

The appearance of the Squad's cast was one of Warners' surprises for the 6,500-plus crowd of the hall, most of whom had camped out to get in for what was one of the marquee panels of the entire convention, Warners' presentation of its DC-themed superheroe movies.

Jared Leto, who is playing Batman arch nemesis the Joker, was not there.

Also present was David Ayer ,who directed the feature in which Smith is playing the villain Deadshot, , and Robbie as the Joker's on-and-off girlfriend Harley Quinn.

Check out some set photos from 'Suicide Squad' here:

Also in the lineup are Joel Kinnaman, Cara Delevingne, Common, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Adam Beach, Ike Barinholtz, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Scott Eastwood.

The story tells of imprisoned supervillains recruited by a government agency to perform covert operations in exchange for some redemption.

The movie has a release date of August 5, 2016, just over four months after Warners unveils Batmam v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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