Nathan Fillion addressed the rumor surrounding his role in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.
Warner Bros. and DC’s The Suicide Squad will introduce several new characters to the DC Extended Universe, including a yet-be-revealed individual played by Firefly alum Nathan Fillion. While rumors suggested Nathan Fillion was portraying the comic characters named Arm-Fall-Off-Boy, The Suicide Squad director James Gunn debunked those claims during a Q&A session on Instagram.
During an interview with SiriusXM, Nathan Fillion addressed the rumors regarding his role in The Suicide Squad by first offering an explanation for why Arm-Fall-Off-Boy was given such an unusual name. However, Nathan Fillion added that he was unfamiliar with the character and backed up James Gunn’s previous comments by confirming Arm-Fall-Off-Boy was not the name of his character in the script for The Suicide Squad:
“I really didn’t know who that was that they were talking about and it certainly wasn’t the name I was reading in the script. So, I just said, ‘yeah, yeah, go for it. Whatever you guys think is great.’ […] It’s so secretive. It’s so super-duper secretive. […] So, I start to sweat a little bit when people start getting close to what I would consider something that’s actually accurate. I’m the worst liar.”
Check out the video below to hear Nathan Fillion’s full comments regarding his role in The Suicide Squad.
The first Suicide Squad followed a team of supervillains who were recruited by the government for a dangerous black ops mission in exchange for reduced sentences. The ensemble cast included Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker. However, James Gunn is expected to deliver on the fresh take on the Suicide Squad in his upcoming movie.
Written and directed by James Gunn, The Suicide Squad stars David Dastmalchian, John Cena, Jai Courtney, Joaquín Cosío, Nathan Fillion, Joel Kinnaman, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, and Michael Rooker.
The Suicide Squad will be released in theaters on August 6, 2021.
Source: SiriusXM
