MELVILLE, NY (August 5, 2016) – Rubie’s Costume Company Inc., is pleased to announce its partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Entertainment, to produce officially licensed costumes, accessories and masks inspired by Warner Bros. Pictures’ film Suicide Squad, coming to theaters August 5th.
Available in teen, adult and plus sizes, the Suicide Squad Collection of costumes features some of DC’s most iconic Super-Villains including Harley Quinn, The Joker, Deadshot, Killer Croc and Katana, labeled the “Worst Heroes Ever.” The Suicide Squad Collection also offers specially designed costume kits so fans can easily transform into their favorite antihero.
“We are thrilled to create a collection based on a cast of characters that are unique within the DC Universe.” said Howard Beige, Rubie’s Executive Vice President “From Harley Quinn’s multi-colored hair to The Jokers distinctive tattoos, each costume and accessory in the Suicide Squad Collection incorporates intricate detailing, making the worst of the worst, the best of the best this Halloween season.”
The Suicide Squad Collection from Rubie’s will be available this Halloween season.
 
About Suicide Squad
From writer/director David Ayer comes “Suicide Squad,” starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman and Viola Davis.  Based on the characters from DC, the film also stars Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne, Adam Beach, and Karen Fukuhara.  It is produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, with Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.  Warner Bros. Pictures presents, an Atlas Entertainment production, a film by David Ayer, “Suicide Squad.”  The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.  The film opens worldwide in 3D, and in 2D, and in select IMAX 3D theaters August 5, 2016.  “Suicide Squad” is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for sequences of violence and action throughout, disturbing behavior, suggestive content and language. www.suicidesquad.com
 
About Warner Bros Consumer Products
Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
 
About DC Entertainment             
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, etc.), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables, etc.) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner.  DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics in the world.
 
About Rubie’s Costume Company
Rubie’s, the world’s largest manufacturer of Halloween costumes and accessories specializes in the creation, design, manufacturing, and distribution of costumes, make-up, wigs, masks, hats, prosthetics, and accessory items.  Rubie’s products are distributed wherever Halloween and masquerade costumes are retailed, including national retail chains, toy stores, costume shops, variety stores, party stores, and other specialty retailers located throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, Latin and South America, Australia, and Asia.  For more information please call 516-326-1500 or visit www.rubies.com.
 
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