The Suicide Squad has seen a whirlwind of news over the past couple of days. First producer Peter Safran referred to James Gunn’s film as “a total reboot”, then Jai Courtney confirmed his return as Captain Boomerang only for Viola Davis to return as Amanda Waller as well. Now Variety has dropped this bombshell: Idris Elba, […]
Viola Davis will return as Amanda Waller in The Suicide Squad
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will be seeing another familiar face returning from the original film. It’s been a rumour for some time, but TheWrap has seemingly confirmed Viola Davis (Widows) will reprise her role as the leader of Task Force X, aka the Suicide Squad, for the sequel. This news comes after producer Peter Safran described The […]
Jai Courtney returning as Captain Boomerang in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
Although producer Peter Safran has recently described the movie as “a total reboot”, it seems that isn’t quite the case as Jai Courtney has revealed to Business Insider that he’s set to reprise the role of Captain Boomerang for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. “We’re getting ready to shoot in a few months’ time,” states […]
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is “a total reboot”, says DC producer
Before he makes his grand return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn is set to pay a visit to the DC Extended Universe for The Suicide Squad, a follow-up to the 2016 supervillain team-up from director David Ayer. We already know that The Suicide Squad will be […]
Rumoured plot and character details for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
As we know, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is currently working on The Suicide Squad, a sequel/reboot of the 2016 DC supervillain ensemble, which is set to feature a “mostly new” roster of characters and actors. In the past couple of weeks, it has been reported that Margot Robbie is likely to return […]
Idris Elba to replace Will Smith as Deadshot in The Suicide Squad
Last week it was reported that Will Smith has become the latest actor to exit the DC Extended Universe, with a scheduling conflict preventing him from reprising his role as Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot, in Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Well, it seems that Gunn and Warner Bros. have moved […]
Rumour: Viola Davis to return as Amanda Waller in The Suicide Squad
Although James Gunn plans to revamp the roster of Task Force X for his upcoming DC sequel/reboot The Suicide Squad – with both Will Smith (Deadshot) and Jared Leto (The Joker) set to sit things out – it seems may well be some familiar faces when the movie rolls around in 2021. Last month it was […]
Will Smith will not return as Deadshot for The Suicide Squad
It looks like Task Force X has lost one of its biggest stars for The Suicide Squad. Variety has revealed that Will Smith, who played notorious assassin Floyd Lawson, aka Deadshot, in Suicide Squad, will not be returning for James Gunn’s (Guardians of the Galaxy) sequel. The decision seems to have revolved around a conflicting schedule for […]
Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn reportedly confirmed for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
Last month it was confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is making the jump from the MCU to the DCEU as he “relaunches” Task Force X with The Suicide Squad – described as a “whole new take” on the team of villains and featuring “a mostly all-new cast of characters and actors.” That’s […]
James Gunn reportedly passed on a Superman movie
Earlier in the week it was confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is set to take the reins on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Suicide Squad, but it seems that wasn’t the first DC project offered to the filmmaker. According to The Hollywood Reporter, when WB was first courting Gunn following […]