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Ant-Man’s David Dastmalchian to play Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad

April 29, 2019 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: David Dastmalchian, DC, DC Extended Universe, the suicide squad

John Cena in talks for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad

April 18, 2019 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, James Gunn, the suicide squad

Idris Elba no longer playing Deadshot in The Suicide Squad, but a new character

April 6, 2019 by Ricky Church

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, […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Idris Elba, James Gunn, the suicide squad, Will Smith

Margot Robbie confirmed for The Suicide Squad, Joel Kinnaman also rumoured to return

April 6, 2019 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Joel Kinnaman, Margot Robbie, the suicide squad

Viola Davis will return as Amanda Waller in The Suicide Squad

April 5, 2019 by Ricky Church

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, James Gunn, the suicide squad, Viola Davis

Jai Courtney returning as Captain Boomerang in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad

April 3, 2019 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Jai Courtney, Suicide Squad, the suicide squad

Rumoured plot and character details for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad

March 13, 2019 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, James Gunn, Suicide Squad, the suicide squad

Idris Elba to replace Will Smith as Deadshot in The Suicide Squad

March 7, 2019 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, Idris Elba, Suicide Squad, the suicide squad, Will Smith

Rumour: Viola Davis to return as Amanda Waller in The Suicide Squad

March 2, 2019 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

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Will Smith will not return as Deadshot for The Suicide Squad

February 28, 2019 by Ricky Church

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: DC, DC Extended Universe, James Gunn, Margot Robbie, the suicide squad, Will Smith

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