UPDATE: Michael Rooker has taken to Instagram to deny The Wrap’s report about his casting in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. You can see Rooker’s post below, followed by our original story… View this post on Instagram DA………..NOT!!! A post shared by Michael Rooker (@michael_rooker) on May 10, 2019 at 11:30pm PDT It looks […]
The Suicide Squad adds Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher
Just a day after David Dastmalchian was cast as the Polka-Dot Man in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, Variety has revealed another piece of casting to the DC supervillain film in Daniela Melchior (Valor da Vida), who has reportedly joined the film as the Batman villain Ratcatcher. Among the group of new characters, Melchior’s Ratcatcher will […]
Ant-Man’s David Dastmalchian to play Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad
Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp actor David Dastmalchian is set to link up with fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe alum James Gunn on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Suicide Squad. As reported by THR, Dastmalchian will play the DC villain Polka-Dot Man, who debuted in Detective Comics #300 in 1962 and is a somewhat […]
The Flickering Myth Podcast #98 – The Future is Digital
EJ Moreno joins Allen Christian and Gerald James to discuss the entire future of home entertainment, from streaming devices and services to video game consoles, and dream of a James Gunn-directed WrestleMania 26 rematch. Also on this episode: Endgame marketing hits record highs, DC Universe future in question with abrupt halt to Swamp Thing series, […]
John Cena in talks for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
It looks like John Cena is set to join the DC Extended Universe for his first comic book movie role, as Variety is reporting that the WWE Superstar is in talks to join the cast of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Gunn is writing and directing the supervillain team-up, which has been described as a […]
The Flickering Myth Podcast #96 – Avengers: Endgame Might Make Money
EJ Moreno and Tori Brazier join Allen and Gerald for a wide-ranging discussion in this week’s episode of The Flickering Myth Podcast, including everyone’s reaction to the Joker trailer, DC Films’ latest Shazam!, Tim Burton’s Dumbo, Avengers: Endgame predictions, Idris Elba’s role in The Suicide Squad, the past, present, and future of the Marvel and […]
Margot Robbie confirmed for The Suicide Squad, Joel Kinnaman also rumoured to return
For something that’s been described as “a total reboot”, James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is certainly starting to look very familiar… Coming hot on the heels of the news that both Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang) and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) are set to return, Variety has revealed that Margot Robbie is now confirmed to reprise […]
Idris Elba no longer playing Deadshot in The Suicide Squad, but a new character
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 […]