Jai Courtney is on the road promoting Insurgent but comics fans are excited for his upcoming role as a classic DC comics villain in Suicide Squad.
Courtney returned to KOMO 4 Seattle to discuss the sequel to Divergent, the sequel to last year’s sci-fi hit co-starring Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller (the new Reed Richards in Fantastic Four this August.)
Courtney reprises his role as Eric, ruthless leader of the Dauntless.
Now it’s off to play Flash Rogue: Boomerang.
Seattle’s man in Hollywood Scott Carty asked Courtney about Suicide Squad:
Courtney said “he’s excited and is off to Toronto now to start shooting.”
David Ayer is directing the film based on the classic DC Comics concept: Villains working as government operatives under the direction of Amanda Waller (Viola Davis.)
Courtney is playing Flash villain Boomerang, Jared Leto is playing Joker, Margot Robbie is Harley Quinn and Will Smith is Deadshot.
As you can see from Carty’s photo above, Courtney got a photo op on KOMO Plaza helicopter pad right across from the iconic Space Needle. (KOMO Plaza is doubles for Seattle Grace Hospital on Grey’s Anatomy.)
It’s a big year for Courtney:
Insurgent opens March 20th. Courtney plays Kyle Reese in the rebooted Terminator: Genisys on July 1st. Suicide Squad is scheduled for August 5, 2016.
By Editor