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Jared Leto is Joker, Will Smith Deadshot In ‘Suicide Squad’
/Film has the scoop that Warner Brothers have revealed the cast to Suicide Squad.
Jared Leto is The Joker, Will Smith is Deadshot, Tom Hardy is Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie is Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney is Boomerang, and Cara Delevinge is Enchantress, according to the site.
David Ayer (Fury) will direct.
The movie is expected to shoot this coming spring, and with a cast this big, they are showing Marvel that they are done screwing around. It’s been described as The Dirty Dozen of superhero movies, and we’ll just have to wait and see if that holds true.
What do you guys think of the casting? It’ll be nice to see Hardy actually act as opposed to always being behind a mask as Bane. With that said, what about Will Smith as Deadshot? That’s a weird one. People seem to hate Leto, although I know Brad is excited to see him play The Joker.
Personally I’ve never really been a big fan of Suicide Squad. I get why people are into it. It’s an exciting and risky team that plays up the anithero thing that has really dominated superhero comics lately. The inclusion of the Joker seems like an excuse to cast Leto earlier than we’ll actually see him in the role. Truth is, Joker has no place here. I know Harley is part of the team but she has proven that she doesn’t need Joker to function.
If the story pits the team in a precarious place between good and evil then I’m certainly more interested. This is a team that isn’t meant to get along, but there are a lot of big names at play here. It’ll be hard to introduce all the key players and give them a storyline that makes sense for the character. I sincerely hope we see the idea of the explosive wristbands from the New52.
In any event, I know Tom Hardy will be incredible. I think Margot Robbie will kill as Harley Quinn, and Courtney may as well be a husk of corn. He has zero personality, luckily he’s playing boomerang. The final part of the puzzle is who will take the role of Amanda Waller. Current speculation is pointing towards Oprah Winfrey and I can easily say that would be a dream come true.
Her casting would be perfect.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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