There have been a fair few reports on this movie’s casting recently, indicating some changes, so I thought I would do a quick round up to try and keep track of who is playing which bad guy.
Okay so Jared Leto is still on board to play The Joker, and by all accounts is relishing the role so far.
The role of The Joker’s utterly unhinged paramour Harley Quinn has gone to Margot Robbie
Tom Hardy is now OUT as squad leader Rick Flagg, citing scheduling conflicts. Instead Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, RoboCop) will take on the role.
Will Smith will be playing crack marksman DeadShot
And fans of the Divergent movies will recognise the man playing Boomerang as Dauntless Leader Eric, Jai Courtney
The most recent addition to the cast has been the confirmation of Jay Hernandez (Friday Night Lights movie, Hostel) in an as-yet unnamed role, but is suspected to be occupying a cell near The Joker, and if this instagram post from Latino-Report’s Umberto Gonzalez is true then he will be playing El Diablo.
This post also indicates at least 3 more DC villains could be seen in the movie, although those are unconfirmed.
Also on board are Cara Delevigne as Enchantress and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller. Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor is rumoured to be involved but nothing is definite yet.
So there you have it, your Suicide Squad casting as it currently stands. What do you guys think? I’d love to hear from you.
Suicide Squad is due in theatres August 5th, 2016.
