The Suicide Squad reveals Idris Elba, John Cena, Pete Davidson characters – CNET [CNET]
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As promised by director James Gunn, the DC FanDome panel for The Suicide Squad revealed details from the 2021 movie on Saturday, and also revealed who’s playing which villain. In addition, the panel shared a teaser with some movie footage and behind-the-scenes glimpses at the action-filled movie.
When @JamesGunn says, “It’s going to be different from any superhero movie ever made,” he means it! See more in this official first sneak peek behind the scenes of #TheSuicideSquad! #DCFanDome pic.twitter.com/1uV9Ve4oeX
— The Suicide Squad (@SuicideSquadWB) August 22, 2020
Idris Elba, it turns out, is playing Bloodsport; wrestler-actor John Cena is playing Peacemaker; longtime Gunn pal Nathan Fillion is playing TDK; and Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson is playing Blackguard. Some of the roles were already known, including Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn; Viola Davis as Amanda Waller; Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag; and Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang. The full character list can be seen in a video shared to social media.
YOU. ARE. NOT. READY. But here we go anyway! Buckle up for the ultimate character reveals from @JamesGunn‘s #TheSuicideSquad. #DCFanDome pic.twitter.com/wje8plaJD3
— The Suicide Squad (@SuicideSquadWB) August 22, 2020
Gunn’s been promising fans the fan event would share peeks at the film. He’s also said fans shouldn’t fear he wasn’t given a free hand to make the film he wanted, tweeting it’s “100%, zero interference, no-holds-barred ME.”
I can confirm #TheSuicideSquad is 100%, zero interference, no-holds-barred ME, &, again, I can’t wait for you guys to get a glimpse of it at #DCFanDome. (Yes, I’m pimping FanDome a lot, but that’s because I know how exciting it’s going to be – for my film & other stuff too!😬) https://t.co/CClwKIi5nS
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 4, 2020
Gunn wrote and directed the first two Guardians of the Galaxy films for Marvel, but signed on for The Suicide Squad after Marvel briefly fired him for off-color tweets. Producer Peter Safran has said The Suicide Squad is not a direct sequel to the original 2016 film Suicide Squad, though it features numerous returning characters played by the same actors. The similarity of the titles is confusing, but the second movie uses “The” in its title.