Joel Kinnaman On The Appeal Of Playing Rick Flag In David Ayer's SUICIDE SQUAD
A lesser-known comic book character has its appeal. "When you’re doing the first movie in a comic book, you always have the leeway of you’re going to move it from a comic book to a film and put it in real life – you’re always going to make a lot of changes and create a new universe."
Earlier today, Joel Kinnaman only shared one sentence about his role as Rick Flag in director David Ayers' Suicide Squad. However, in a new interview with Uproxx, Kinnaman goes into detail about the benefits of playing a comic book character that fans may not necessarily be overly familiar with. Said the RoboCop actor, "You want the backstory of the character, but I think this is also a universe that David Ayer is going to create – there’s a lot more. Also, when you’re doing the first movie in a comic book, you always have the leeway of you’re going to move it from a comic book to a film and put it in real life – you’re always going to make a lot of changes and create a new universe. So you’re kind of setting a precedent. When you’re remaking a movie that’s already been made and a character that was made for the film, then it becomes a different thing and it’s more difficult to create something new without offending some people."
Suicide Squad arrives in US theaters on August 05, 2016.