Margot Robbie and 'Suicide Squad' cast pose together in new photo

LOS ANGELES, April 9 (UPI) -- Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Cara Delevingne and the rest of the Suicide Squad cast posed together for a new photo shared by director David Ayer on Wednesday.

The image was taken at a script read-through ahead of filming, which begins next week, according to Variety.

Actors Jai Courtney (of Divergent fame), Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach and Ike Barinholtz are also featured in the snapshot.

Suicide Squad tells the story of a group of super villains recruited by the government to execute dangerous black-ops missions in exchange for clemency. The film is slated for release on August 5, 2016.