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Check Out the New and Returning Stars Gearing Up For James Gunn's Suicide Squad Sequel

17/09/2019 - 11:00 AM

Production on James Gunn's follow-up to the bad-guy epic Suicide Squad [1] is officially underway and and even more stars have been added to the cast [2]. Though originally believed to be a reboot, the impending sequel will be a continuation [3] that features familiar faces [4] while also introducing new characters to carry on the franchise. While Will Smith [5] won't be in the sequel due to scheduling conflicts [6], his exit did make way for Idris Elba to step in as a new character, so we're not too mad about it! Keep reading to check out the lineup of characters that are officially showing up in The Suicide Squad so far.

Viola Davis as Amanda Waller

Davis will return as the brains behind Task Force X [7], aka the Suicide Squad. Squad members may come and go, but Waller will always be back to command her rowdy pack of deviants to do her bidding.

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn

The Suicide Squad will be Robbie's third time playing Harley Quinn, following her standalone film, Birds of Prey [8].

Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang

Digger Harkness, a.k.a. Captain Boomerang, is back folks! Courtney will reprise his role [9] as the disruptive, boomerang flinging member once again.

Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag

Kinnaman will return to bring back Waller's right-hand man, who ensures the Squad behave themselves and constantly reminds them that he's capable of detonating the micro bombs implanted inside them.

Idris Elba

Elba originally signed on to replace Smith as Deadshot, but in the interest of leaving Smith the opportunity to return to the franchise in the future, he's been given a mysterious new character [10] that no one knows about!

John Cena

Cena has been rumoured to portray Peacemaker [11], an agent of peace with an extremist form of pacifism that makes him love peace so much, he would kill for it.

David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man

The Ant-Man star will play the comic book villain Polka-Dot Man [12], also known as Abner Krill, a low-level crook who is aptly named for his spot-themed crimes.

Storm Reid

Reid joins the cast [13] as the daughter of Elba's mysterious character. Curious minds wonder if her character will feature in a similar role as Deadshot's daughter in the first film, aka as leverage over her father.

Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher

Variety reports that the Portuguese actress will star as the gender-swapped Batman villain, Ratcatcher [14]. While the name pretty much tells the whole story, the villain is known for the ability to communicate with and train rats, often resorting to unleashing hordes of the vermin. (Every New Yorker's worst nightmare.)

Pete Davidson

The Saturday Night Live [15] actor will appear in the upcoming movie [16].

Michael Rooker

The actor is reportedly playing King Shark in the movie.

Nathan Fillion

The Rookie star will appear in the movie.

Peter Capaldi

The Doctor Who actor will appear in the movie.

Taika Waititi

The Thor: Ragnarok director is crossing over to the DC Comics universe.

Steve Agee

The Guardians of the Galaxy 2 actor will appear in the film.

Sean Gunn

The former Gilmore Girls [17] actor will appear in the movie.

Mayling Ng

The Wonder Woman actress will appear in the movie.

Flula Borg

The Pitch Perfect 2 star will make an appearance in the movie.

Alice Brag

The Queen of the South actress will appear in the movie.

Joaquín Cosío

The Narcos: Mexico actor will be in the movie.

Jennifer Holland

The Brightburn actress will make an appearance in the movie.

Juan Diego Botto

The Good Behavior actor will appear in the film.


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