SUICIDE SQUAD Writer On WILL SMITH as DEADSHOT

Deadshot #1 courtesy DC Comics
Deadshot #1 courtesy DC Comics

Will Smith plays an iconic Batman villain in Suicide Squad for Warner Brothers.

Even non-comic fans know Joker and Harley Quinn but some may wonder about Deadshot?

The assassin with a cybernetic eye is an expert marksman who made his debut in the pages of Batman before joining several villain teams including Secret Six, Killer Elite as well as government units like Suicide Squad and Checkmate.

Deadshot was a major player in the classic run of legendary writer John Ostrander, who created the modern day team.

What does he think of Smith as the killer who never misses? Continue reading SUICIDE SQUAD Writer On WILL SMITH as DEADSHOT

SUICIDE SQUAD Will Star JARED LETO, WILL SMITH, MARGOT ROBBIE, TOM HARDY

Harley Quinn and Deadshot in Suicide Squad #7 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn and Deadshot in Suicide Squad #7 courtesy DC Comics

Rumors have been flying like bullets but Warner Brothers makes it official.

Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie and Tom Hardy will star in Suicide Squad for director David Ayer according to The Hollywood Report Heat Vision.

Three big stars playing Batman villains while the actor who played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises will portray an old school DC Comics icon.

Leto will play the Joker, Robbie is Harley Quinn and Smith is Deadshot. Hardy will play team leader Rick Flag – a founding member of the unit in the comics.

The Task Force X (as they were originally called in comics ) will also include Jai Courtney (Divergent) as Boomerang and  Cara Delevinge (Pan) will play Enchantress according to the story. Continue reading SUICIDE SQUAD Will Star JARED LETO, WILL SMITH, MARGOT ROBBIE, TOM HARDY