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'Batman v. Superman' and 'Suicide Squad': Ben Affleck, Will Smith, Cara Delevingne Pose for THR's Epic Group Photo

The casts were photographed July 11 at the San Diego Convention Center.  Joe Pugliese

Good and evil collided at The Hollywood Reporter's exclusive Comic-Con photo shoot with the directors and stars of Warner Bros.' upcoming DC Comics adaptations.

A version of this story first appeared in the July 24 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,

Superheroes and supervillains collided — quite amicably, we must say — at

After stunning the Hall H crowd on Saturday with new footage, 17 actors, as well as directors Zack Snyder and David Ayer, from Warner Bros.'

 — together comprising the long-awaited first phase of Warners' DC Cinematic Universe —  zoomed off for what would be their first photo together.

While both casts appeared during Warner Bros.' panel, they didn't take the stage at the same time. So

's photo shoot was not only the first time that the two casts got together, but for many it was their first time meeting one another entirely.

Jai Courtney mightily shook hands with Jesse Eisenberg while Henry Cavill chatted with Will Smith, who introduced him to Jay Hernandez. Cara Delevingne and Gal Gadot posed for a selfie together.

cast — Smith, Margot Robbie, Courtney, Delevingne, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Hernandez, Adam Beach and Karen Fukuhara — arrived backstage first. They rushed to the craft services table, scarfing down sandwiches and snacks.

The group was on a whirlwind trip, to say the least. Ayer had been working on the film in Toronto until 1 a.m. Friday night, then woke up the next morning to fly with his cast to San Diego. They were in San Diego for a little under three hours before having to rush back out to the airport at 1 p.m. to head back to Toronto. Ayer, who was trying to convince his handlers to stop to get burritos before he headed back to Canada, needed to return to shooting second unit the next day.

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Onstage, Ayer touted his villain-focused movie: "Who’s got the best bad guys out there? DC Comics," he said. "I’m not trying to start no East Coast-West Coast feud with Marvel Comics, but someone has got to say the truth."

The footage he showed was surprisingly dark in tone, but at the shoot Ayer told

of the film, “The real shock is how hilarious it’s going to be.”

Smith, who was the only castmember to speak (if only a few sentences) onstage during the

presentation, relished leaving the crowd wanting more.

backstage. "We'll see them again next year."

is the older, more mature sibling on which the weight of responsibility falls.

is the bratty little kid, chewing bubble gum and tagging walls.

Each cast has bonded in different ways. Loud and boisterous, the 

 cast was bonded by an attitude fueled by brashness and exuberance.

“We're very much a squad," said Robbie, with her co-star Delevingne joking, "We should start a dance squad." Indeed, the cast was seen taking plenty of selfies together, laughing at inside jokes and throwing up their hands in faux-squad poses during the shoot.

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looked on with bemusement, like they weren't quite sure what to do with the family member that steals cars for a living. They were bonded too, it just showed in a more subdued way — like when Adams jokingly sat on Affleck's lap when they were taking their seats for the shoot. But don't let their quiet demeanor fool you: Adams photo-bombed Delevingne and Gadot with aplomb.

And while they may be only newly acquainted, there's already a friendly rivalry brewing between the two casts, with the

group joking that they'd eat all the sandwiches before the

cast got there. Affleck, meanwhile, joked that he wouldn't be waiting on the slacking

's exclusive image, as captured by photographer Joe Pugliese. And click here for a larger version of the image that includes the key to who's who.

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