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[Sibersk Esto]

Is this for real or just rumors because I can't imagine Will Smith in a DC movie, especially as Deadshot.

it's legit

 

[broncobuster]

Gonna be weird to see joker and harley but no batman hmm. Hadn't heard of the other characters before though. Leto is going to make a pretty fucking great joker.

In this universe Joker and Batman have history. No doubt you'll hear references to one or the other in their respective films. With no solo Batman film scheduled until 2021 it could be long wait until they meet again. That is unless Joker is a player in the Justice League films.

 

[Error]

Is this for real or just rumors because I can't imagine Will Smith in a DC movie, especially as Deadshot.

It's real.

 

[KalBalboa]

That's a pretty stellar lineup.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Is this for real or just rumors because I can't imagine Will Smith in a DC movie, especially as Deadshot.

Did you read the OP?

 

[Nokagi]

Would not watch this movie.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Did you read the OP?

You're funny.

 

[Toa TAK]

The Joker is my biggest concern for this movie... screw everybody else.

Nah. I'm far more intrigued by everyone else.

I'm sure Leto will be good, but I want to see how everyone else will nail it, if they do. Plus, when was the last time Will Smith was in something good? Anchorman 2 doesn't count.

 

[Matt_]

So are these guys going to be against batman?

and I shudder to think what the budget for this will be

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Is this for real or just rumors because I can't imagine Will Smith in a DC movie, especially as Deadshot.

Maybe Lizard Squad hacked Variety.... /not

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I nominate Octavia Spencer if for some reason they pass on CCH Pounder.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I nominate Octavia Spencer if for some reason they pass on CCH Pounder.

Oprah has to pass first.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

So are these guys going to be against batman?

and I shudder to think what the budget for this will be

ben affleck isn't working as batman twice in the same movie

 

[Malvingt2]

Nah. I'm far more intrigued by everyone else.

I'm sure Leto will be good, but I want to see how everyone else will nail it, if they do. Plus, when was the last time Will Smith was in something good? Anchorman 2 doesn't count.

Good? I need him to be great...

 

[The Lone Courier]

Leto as Joker seems like a good choice. Though after watching Nightcrawler I think Jake Gyllenhaal would have been my first choice.

 

[Akahige]

Oprah has to pass first.

Where are you guys getting Oprah from?

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

I nominate Octavia Spencer if for some reason they pass on CCH Pounder.

Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder

Imdb providing all the facts today.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Awful.

 

[Toa TAK]

Good? I need him to be great...

We all do, especially after Nicholson and Ledger.

 

[Foggy]

Good lordy, people need to get over the Jai Courtney nonsense. Dude's a decent actor who picks shit movies. Nobody was going to save A Good Day to Die Hard or I, Frankenstein, so it's not like he ruined what was otherwise a good movie.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Where are you guys getting Oprah from?

The Variety report on the casting mentions that Warner Brothers is pursuing Oprah Winfrey to play the Wall.

 

[OricWindstar]

Yeah I know he won an award last year.

Alrighty, glad we're not being condescending or anything.

 

[Prompto]

Where are you guys getting Oprah from?

It's in the Variety article. Shes apparently Warner Bros first choice.

 

[The Outsider]

Interesting. Very interesting. Courtney is the only real weak link for me. Hopefully he's the first character Waller blows up.

 

[More_Badass]

Good lordy, people need to get over the Jai Courtney nonsense. Dude's a decent actor who picks shit movies. Nobody was going to save A Good Day to Die Hard or I, Frankenstein, so it's not like he ruined what was otherwise a good movie.

He was pretty good in Spartacus and I liked him in Jack Reacher

 

[Major Gripex]

The Variety report on the casting mentions that Warner Brothers is pursuing Oprah Winfrey to play the Wall.

 

[Messi]

It's weird to see Hollywood superstar Will Smith in B-list comic book ensemble...

Remember when The Guardians of the Galaxy were B List?

Also Joker and Harley are not B list.

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

The cast had me intrigued but finding out the director/writer is the guy who did End of Watch - I am there DAY ONE.

Good lordy, people need to get over the Jai Courtney nonsense. Dude's a decent actor who picks shit movies. Nobody was going to save A Good Day to Die Hard or I, Frankenstein, so it's not like he ruined what was otherwise a good movie.

Yeah, dude was good in Jack Reacher. He didn't do a whole lot of acting, but he was good in the action and he seemed to have a bit of a presence.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Good lordy, people need to get over the Jai Courtney nonsense. Dude's a decent actor who picks shit movies. Nobody was going to save A Good Day to Die Hard or I, Frankenstein, so it's not like he ruined what was otherwise a good movie.

Everyone was equally AWFUL, ATROCIOUS, DREADFUL, and BORED in Good Day Die Hard. For everyone involved it's best to forget that movie ever happened.

 

[SargerusBR]

Remember when The Guardians of the Galaxy were B List?

Also Joker and Harley are not B list.

Guardians were C-List tier.

 

[Akahige]

It's in the Variety article. Shes apparently Warner Bros first choice.

The Variety report on the casting mentions that Warner Brothers is pursuing Oprah Winfrey to play the Wall.

Ok I only looked at the other link.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Also, pursuing Oprah as Amanda Waller tells me they're definitely not going for the mid-20s, 125lb Waller.

They want THE WALL.

Ok I only looked at the other link.

Same here. I had the exact "what the hell" response to that tidbit of news you did until I hit Variety.

 

[strafer]

The cast had me intrigued but finding out the director/writer is the guy who did End of Watch - I am there DAY ONE.



Yeah, dude was good in Jack Reacher. He didn't do a whole lot of acting, but he was good in the action and he seemed to have a bit of a presence.

Yeah, the director they picked is amazing.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

Never even heard of this Jai Courtney dude lol. Haven't seen a single movie he's been in. Guess that's a good thing.

 

[Messi]

Guardians were C-List tier.

Absolutely. Now look at them. All it takes is one great movie and a shit ton of marketing.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Absolutely. Now look at them. All it takes is one great movie and a shit ton of marketing.

And the Marvel brand

 

[More_Badass]

Wait, Suicide Squad appeared in comics before The Dirty Dozen released? I always assumed it was the other way around

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Never even heard of this Jai Courtney dude lol. Haven't seen a single movie he's been in. Guess that's a good thing.

I've heard the name, but it looks like he hasn't had any really big hits as of yet.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

And the Marvel brand

You tell people that Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith are going to fuckin tussle, and the Joker & Harley Quinn are onscreen together for the first time ever?

People will show up. They won't care that they haven't heard of the Suicide Squad before now.

 

[Kard8p3]

I'm sure Will Smith will be a good Deadshot, but I think the Arrow Deadshot is my favorite.

 

[Hagi]

Ugh Enchantress, too much to ask for Killer Frost or even Cheetah i suppose. Hardy would have been a better choice for Deadshot but who knows Smith might surprise.

Jared Leto might be cool as Joker but I'm just bothered that he'll be in this before a full Batman film. :/

 

[GringoSuave89]

You tell people that Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith are going to fuckin tussle, and the Joker & Harley Quinn are onscreen together for the first time ever?

People will show up. They won't care that they haven't heard of the Suicide Squad before now.

This. The star power alone will fill seats. Helps they have a pretty great director (End of Watch and Fury were awesome).

 

[Totobeni]

Fuck that shit, Will's probably gonna politic his way into landing Jaden the role of Robin.

He can just tell WB he is ready to lower his contract by few millions for Jaden to be Robin or Billy Batson and they will be all over it.

but I really hope he don't do this.

 

[JDMC13]

I don't mind Jai Courtney, but when I heard that he got the part because Gosling passed, I had an image burned in my mind: Same movie as now except full-on-dead-inside-from-Driver Gosling as Deadshot and Will Smith as Bronze Tiger.

God, I would just start throwing my money at the screen.

 

[Grym]

I haven't been following this at all...but wow what a cast!! Do we have any info/rumors on the script yet? Is Joker gonna be the big baddie or somehow on the team?

 

[Moppeh]

Leto as Joker seems like a good choice. Though after watching Nightcrawler I think Jake Gyllenhaal would have been my first choice.

Oh man, he would have kicked ass.

 

[Zoned]

I'm sure Will Smith will be a good Deadshot, but I think the Arrow Deadshot is my favorite.

Yeah that guy is badass. Too much swag.

 

[Can Crusher]

You tell people that Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith are going to fuckin tussle, and the Joker & Harley Quinn are onscreen together for the first time ever?

People will show up. They won't care that they haven't heard of the Suicide Squad before now.

It still has to be good. Even if this is a trainwreck I'm excited, but I'm interesting in seeing if WB actually has something good cooking here or if they are just throwing money at it.

 

[Schweinehund]

So with this, who is left uncasted in the DCMU that we know of?

We don't know Waller, Green Lantern (did they ever say its not going to be reynolds?), Shazam yet, we should find out Shazam and Waller relatively soon with Black Adam and these casting announcements. GL seems really far off so I don't expect to hear about any developments about that film until after we see the performance of Justice League.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

It still has to be good.

That's kind of a given for any movie, man.

We don't know Waller, green lantern (did they ever say its not going to be reynolds?),

I THINK they said Reynolds is out. But you'd think he's gotta be out because he's Deadpool, and Fox apparently plans to keep that character around once his solo drops, regardless whether or not that movie works.