James Gunn, the writer and director behind the revamped ‘The Suicide Squad’ has revealed a behind the scenes sneak peek of the film at DC FanDome.
Not only was the BTS footage unleashed but so was a full list of characters and the star-studded cast that would play them.
Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, and Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang all reprise their roles from David Ayers 2016 offering.
Joining the cast of merry misfits are Idris Elba is playing Bloodsport, a mercenary driven to vengeance in the comics after his brother loses all his limbs in the Vietnam War.
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Alice Braga is playing Sul Soria, who joins the Suicide Squad after getting rejected by the Justice League. Nathan Fillion is playing T.D.K.
Pete Davidson is playing Blackguard, a not-terribly-successful or smart villain who is easily manipulated into foiling his own schemes.
Michael Rooker is playing Savant, who runs afoul of the Birds of Prey in his efforts to discover Batman’s true identity. John Cena is playing Peacemaker, who Cena describes in the behind-the-scenes look as a “douchey Captain America,”.
David Dastmalchian is playing Polka-Dot Man, Sean Gunn is playing Weasel, Peter Capaldi is playing the Thinker, one of the oldest DC Comics villains dating back to the 1940s, Flula Borg is playing Javelin, Daniela Melchior is playing Ratcatcher 2 and Mayling Ng is playing Mongal.
And what could any DC film be without a villain, it was announced that King Shark, a giant man with a shark head would feature.
