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| Idris Elba: The Suicide Squad's Deathstroke? |
Multiple entertainment news sources are reporting an interesting rumor in regards to casting for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad film, scheduled for an August 6, 2021 release. It has been previously confirmed that Margo Robbie, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and Joel Kinnaman will return for the franchise's next installment reprising their roles as Harley Quinn, Amanda Waller, Captain Boomerang, and Col. Rick Flagg respectively. It has also been confirmed that David Dastmalchian was cast as obscure Batman villain, Polka-Dot Man and Daniela Melchior was cast as a female version of Ratcatcher. Idris Elba was also cast to, what many believed, to replace Will Smith as Deadshot. But it is now being speculated that Elba will play a role other than Deadshot, with many rumors pointing to Deathstroke.
The veteran actor, Elba is familiar to most fans for his BBC One television role of DCI John Luther on the eponymously named Luther (2010). Elba has also played many film roles such as the Asgardian gatekeeper, Heimdall, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Janek from Prometheus (2012), Stacker Pentecost from Pacific Rim (2013), or the Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, in the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower (2017). Though Elba has played a wide range of parts, he does have a particular knack for action roles and would be an excellent choice for a big screen Deathstroke.
If the rumors are true (and at this point, they are only rumors) it could mean a number of things. First, it could mean that Elba is outright replacing Joe Manganiello as DC's movie Deathstroke. Second, it could mean that James Gunn's The Suicide Squad is a reboot that is not a part of the wider DC film universe. Thirdly, this could all be rampant speculation as Elba won't be playing Deathstroke at all. But whatever happens concerning Deathstroke's silver screen future, you can be sure that The Deathstroke Files will be all over it.
(UPDATE 2021)
Idris Elba in fact did not play Deathstroke but in fact, played Bloodsport. My speculation of Deathstroke's appearance in The Suicide Squad (2021) was completely full of crap and further illustrates my rather inept ability to predict the future. This is also why I should never be allowed to gamble with real money in any form or fashion.
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| Idris Elba taking direction from James Gunn. Also noteworthy is that Elba is as well not playing Deathstroke in this photo. |
