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Twilight’s Alex Meraz joins Suicide Squad

April 29, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Production on Suicide Squad may be underway, but that hasn’t stopped director David Ayer from adding to his cast, with Variety reporting that Alex Meraz (The Twilight Saga: New Moon, New Worlds) has signed on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in Warner Bros.’ DC supervillain ensemble.

SEE ALSO: Ben Affleck spotted on Suicide Squad set

Suicide Squad is set for release on August 5th 2016, and features a cast that includes Will Smith (Focus) as Deadshot, Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) as The Joker, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney (Terminator Genisys) as Captain Boomerang, , Joel Kinnaman (RoboCop) as Rick Flagg, Viola Davis (How to get Away with Murder) as Amanda Waller, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Thor: The Dark World) as Killer Croc, Ray Olubowale (Resident Evil: Afterlife) as King Shark, and Common (Selma), Jay Hernandez (Hostel), Adam Beach (Flags of our Fathers), Jim Parrack (Fury), Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project), Scott Eastwood (The Longest Ride), Alex Meraz (Twilight) and newcomer Karen Fukuhara in as-yet-unconfirmed roles.

Originally published April 29, 2015. Updated March 1, 2020.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Meraz, DC, DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer who is the Editor-in-Chief of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature 'The Baby in the Basket' and suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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