James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is adding a big name to its ensemble with Nathan Fillion, which is both another big name to the cast and a frequent James Gunn collaborator.
According to Deadline, the Firefly and Castle star is set for a leading role in The Suicide Squad, although what role this is appears to be under wraps for the time being. Nathan Fillion is no stranger to working with James Gunn, appearing in his directorial debut of Slither, as well as the director’s very first take on superheroes with the dark comedy Super.
He’s also no stranger to James Gunn’s Marvel movies, as he had a cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy as the prison inmate that Groot makes an example of, and a deleted cameo as Simon Williams (AKA Wonder Man) in a film-within-a-film in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. As far as his DC cred is concerned, Nathan Fillion has voiced Steve Trevor in 2009’s animated Wonder Woman movie, and he’s voiced the Hal Jordan version of Green Lantern in several animated DC movies, including Green Lantern: Emerald Nights, Justice League: Doom, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, The Death of Superman, and Reign of the Supermen.
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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. James Gunn is expected to deliver on the fresh take on the supervillain team in his upcoming movie, with Idris Elba playing a new character, Jai Courtney reprising his role as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman playing Rick Flag again, David Dastmalchian starring as Polka-Dot Man, and Viola Davis returning as Amanda Waller. John Cena is reportedly in talks for an undisclosed role, with Steve Agee voicing King Shark.
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is one of many projects currently being developed by Warner Bros. and DC. These projects include The Batman, The Flash, Birds of Prey, Black Adam, Supergirl and New Gods.
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will be released in theaters on August 6, 2021. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on Nathan Fillion, James Gunn and The Suicide Squad as we learn it!
Source: Deadline
