Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squadhit theater in July 2021 with a modification in commission and a refurbished transmission line - up , which did n’t continue with some major characters from the first installing . The flick maintains many elements from David Ayer’sSuicide Squad , but it is n’t a direct sequel . Althoughseveral major characters from the firstSuicide Squadappearin James Gunn ’s picture , other antihero do n’t bet with the same fortune .
Suicide Squadpremiered in 2016 as the third movie in the DC Extended Universe afterBatman v Superman : Dawn of Justiceand became a box office success . Unfortunately , it also received disconfirming reviews target its lack of coherence and an odd blend of styles . This added to the mixed reception ofthe Zack - Snyder - lead filmsand the dissentious DCEU , which suffered a shake - up and result in the decision to rick theSuicide Squadsequel into a soft reboot .
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In 2019 , theater director James Gunn revealed the full cast ofThe Suicide Squadwith new grapheme like Ratcatcher ( Daniela Melchior ) and Polka - Dot Man ( David Dastmalchian ) among its ranks . They were joined by the best - meet characters from the first plastic film , include sports fan - best-loved Harley Quinn ( Margot Robbie ) and Amanda Waller ( Viola Davis ) . However , some major characters from the 2016Suicide Squadmovie are miss from the sequel .
Deadshot
Will Smith was one of the first figures attached to theSuicide Squadsequel even before any plans for its product were concrete . After complete the first moving picture , Smith and director David Ayer run on to cooperate in the Netflix filmBright . However , Ayer depart the output ofSuicide Squad 2,and Smith could n’t stay on the project due to programming conflicts when it got delayed . Producer Peter Safran support thatWill Smith did n’t return as Deadshot in James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squadbecause of high-risk timing , as production for the sequel could n’t be postponed or rearrange because of Gunn ’s commitment toGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 .
When Idris Elba was announced to joinThe Suicide Squad , there was a deal of speculation about which DC part he would play in the sequel . Fan possibility advise characters such as Vigilante , Bronze Tiger , and , of trend , Deadshot . While Elba ’s Bloodsport is a character with an established account in the funnies , he was in fact a replacement for the no - nonsense mercenary vacancy Will Smith ’s Deadshot left in the team . Smith ’s absence ultimately helped the motion-picture show digest out as a new project with few tie-in to the 2016 installation , and Bloodsport had the probability to smooth on his own merit in James Gunn ’s 2021 standalone movie .
Joker
WithJared Leto ’s absence seizure inBirds of Prey , the return of his loop of Joker toTheSuicide Squadbecame less feasible . The Clown Prince of Crime was originally set to act a major part in the first motion picture but most of his presence ended up being cut for the final product . InSuicide Squad , he throws a little twist into Amanda Waller ’s architectural plan and aid establish Harley Quinn ’s stock , but ultimately represents no bounteous influence on the overall chronicle . After the astonishing success of Joaquin Phoenix ’s Oscar - succeed portrayal of the Joker , the DCEU version of the villain became even more usher out . Jared Leto briefly reprised his Joker role in Zack Snyder’sJustice League , but with the four - hour motion-picture show not officially a part of the DCEU , the future of Leto ’s Joker remains uncertain .
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Without take into business relationship the mixed reception of Leto ’s portrayal of the iconic Batman villain , James Gunn excuse that he did n’t add back the Joker inThe Suicide Squadsimply because he would n’t fit the story . The Suicide Squadis filled with bizarre and violent characters , but they all have an underlying want to do the correct affair . Certainly , the Joker ’s propensity to loose chaos on friends and enemy alike , together with his unfitness to feel empathy ( not even to his so - call love , Harley Quinn ) , does n’t make him a good fit for the colorful world ofThe Suicide Squad . None of the approaching movies in the Warner Bros. ' slate give any hint at Joker ’s coming into court in future DC installments either , and Leto ’s next superhero task is currently the title character in the SonySpider - Manspinoff movieMorbius . Besides , Joker and Harley Quinn erupt upbefore the issue ofBirds of Preyand she will be outstrip herself from her psychotic ex - fellow in next appearances .
Killer Croc
Portrayed byLostandGame of Thronesactor Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje , the iconic Batman opposition is one of the founding members of Amanda Waller ’s team in the 2016 film and one of the key players in their victory over The Enchantress ( Cara Delevingne ) . The makeup cultivate on this particular character help the film win an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling , while Akinnuoye - Agbaje ’s premature office as Kurse inThor : The Dark Worldgave him the experience to portray a comic book character under heavy prosthetics . However , the actor was one of the first to announce thatKiller Croc would n’t pass to James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad .
To differentiateThe self-destruction Squadfrom the original movie in term of tone , plot , and word picture , James Gunn replaced Killer Croc with King Shark as the " monster " tank fellow member of the team . Similar to the New 52 continuity in the comic , King Shark was in the beginning intended to act Killer Croc ’s role in the firstSuicide Squad , but director David Ayer chose to replace him with the scale metahuman due to the extensive CGI ferment the fibre required . Now that the squad members have switched up ( and the firstSuicide Squadproved the brand ’s financial viability ) , Killer Croc will relish a lengthy retirement in his prison cell for the time being , while Sylvester Stallone ’s apex piranha with a heart of gold bonds with his new teammates while fight a gigantic starfish .
Katana
InSuicide Squad , Katana is the last character to unite the team and the only one to volunteer . Rick Flag ( Joel Kinnaman ) introduces her to Task Force X aboard the helicopter to Midway City as his personal escort . With her psyche - trapping sword and a fierce mental attitude , she helps them in their fighting against the Enchantress . WhenCaptain Boomerang ( Jai Courtney)convinces Slipknot to flee , Katana restrains him , saving him from getting his cervix bomb detonated ; and when the team last kill the sorceress , Katana is about to execute her but Flag rank her to spare her - a determination that take into account him to get his beloved June Moon back from the baddie ’s demonic self-possession .
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Similar to the Joker , Katana ( Karen Fukuhara ) was originally suppose to play a bigger role inSuicide Squad . The trailers for the 2016 film showed part of a Katana fit that was make out , in which the samurai warrior would bemind - controlled by the Enchantress and turn against the team . This successiveness , along with other throw away footage , is the subject of the " Ayer Cut " movement , a postulation to release the director ’s cut of the picture show similar to the effective campaign that made Zack Snyder’sJustice Leaguea reality .
June Moon / Enchantress
Despite the take of her loverRick Flagin the sequel , Doctor June Moon was never expected to make a comeback . After Adam Beach ’s Slipknot , Cara Delevingne ’s Enchantress has always been the least likely actress to return toThe Suicide Squadsince her character completed her full electric arc in the first installment and go away back to being a regular human being with no design of revisiting the anguish she had to go through .
She played a big part in the first film as the Task Force X military recruit who goes knave against her mate when her alter ego , the sorceress shade Enchantress , take full restraint of her body . AfterEl Diablosacrifices himself to defeat her diabolic brother Incubus ( Alain Chanoine ) , she attempt to play a trick on the Squad into joining her , but they avert her illusions and destroy her affectionateness , publish Dr. Moon from the oath . There is simply no reason why June Moon would want to relive her traumatic experience again .
Slipknot
The least likely reference to return since his abbreviated appearance in David Ayer’sSuicide Squadwas Christopher Weiss aka Slipknot . This character was used the first movie ’s carom fodder , used as proof that Amanda Waller was n’t playing around with the turkey attached to the squad ’s necks . While it ’s likely that James Gunn could have employed Slipknot ’s ability to " climb anything " for hilarious function , his absence made way for more innovative characters to join the sequel .
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El Diablo
Despite being an important part of the first film , Jay Hernandez ’s El Diablo did n’t pass for the subsequence . Hernandez has been outspoken about his backup for the Ayer Cut ofSuicide Squad , but no longer retain out hope for his fictitious character ’s return . El Diablo was perhaps the most sinewy character in the 2016 motion picture , but unhappily , he had piffling screentime and was forced to sacrifice himself to defeat Incubus and Enchantress . With El Diablo drained and his sullen personation not fitting in James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad , it ’s unlikely he will ever return in a next DCEU movie .
Although these members of the original police squad are missed , it ’s refreshing to see new outrageous comic book villains put their life on the credit line in James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad . The film is jam - compact with lineament who may or may not exist to see the ending of the pic and the volatility factor only makes its firing all the more exciting . Besides , the replication of some members of the original police squad is not all off the board .
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