Taika Waititi Comments On His Role In James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’

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Taika Waititi discussed his role in James Gunn’s highly-anticipated The Suicide Squad.

Director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will assemble a cast of returning fan-favorites and newcomers to the DC Extended Universe that includes Taika Waititi. However, details on Taika Waititi’s role in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad are being kept under wraps for the time being.

During an interview with Wired Taika Waititi commented on his mystery role in The Suicide Squad, but could not divulge details on the character he plays. However, Taika Waititi did discuss how his role in the James Gunn film came about what marveled at the impressive cast list for The Suicide Squad:

“We’re mates and James said, ‘Come and do this thing.’ James is brilliant, and it’s just such a crazy big list of people. But I have no idea what any of them are doing.”

Who do you think Taika Waititi could be playing? Are you excited to see Taika Waititi join the DC Universe in Jams Gunn’s The Suicide Squad? Let us know below!

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 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: Wired

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