Is Viola Davis' 'Amanda Waller' The True Villain Of David Ayer's SUICIDE SQUAD?

Is Viola Davis' 'Amanda Waller' The True Villain Of David Ayer's SUICIDE SQUAD?

Most of us have assumed that either The Joker or Enchantress will be the big bad of Suicide Squad, but it turns out that A.R.G.U.S. boss Amanda Waller might just be the biggest villain in this highly anticipated release! Hit the jump for comments from David Ayer and Viola Davis...

By JoshWilding - Oct 26, 2015 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Suicide Squad
Who will be the big bad of Suicide Squad? That remains to be seen, though Enchantress seems like a fairly safe bet. Asked by Empire Magazine what Task Force X's mission is going to be, director David Ayer wouldn't give any specifics away, but did drop a rather intriguing hint about what they'll be up to. "They're after a high value target that they have to go in and rescue. When they make the attempt, they realise that's not the end." So, things are clearly going to go horribly wrong for the team at some point in the movie, but don't expect a traditional good versus bad story. In fact, the biggest threat to them may just end up coming from within! "F**k good versus bad," Ayer adds. "Bad versus evil is a lot more interesting. And Amanda Waller is the worst there is." 

That's right, Task Force X's leader might just be the worst person in Suicide Squad. After all, she's the on responsible for injecting what the magazine describes as "nanobombs" into the neck of each villain to keep them under control. "She's relentless in her villainy," Suicide Squad star Viola Davis explains. "When you look at her, there's nothing that seems dangerous. Her only power is her intelligence and her complete lack of guilt. I read a great book called Confessions of a Sociopath, which was frightening but very helpful..." Could it be that we end up rooting for Task Force X to bring down A.R.G.U.S.? We'll have to wait and see, but let us know your thoughts below. 
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DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 10/26/2015, 12:44 PM
She should be the main antagonist. No one on the team likes her and most would kill her
Sephiroth
Sephiroth - 10/26/2015, 12:47 PM
Suicide Squad > BvS
Itsbeenfun
Itsbeenfun - 10/26/2015, 12:50 PM
@Sephiroth


Same universe. Suicide Squad > Civil War
Lemons
Lemons - 10/26/2015, 12:53 PM
Waller's never really been a good guy character. She's always more towards the necessary evil, so I think this sounds good.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 10/26/2015, 12:56 PM
I'm not surprised she is one of the greatest villains in the comics. She says what she does is good for the normal humans, but the way she goes about doing her business she comes off as a monster.
TheAcuario
TheAcuario - 10/26/2015, 12:57 PM
This is awesome!!!!!!
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 10/26/2015, 12:58 PM
This gonna be interesting....

Bad vs Evil....sounds perfect for SS...
JamesMann
JamesMann - 10/26/2015, 1:00 PM
The high value target they go after must be Enchantress. They go in, capture, and bring her to Waller but they realize she's using Enchantress for some kind of real "villainy" (possible military appliance maybe?).
HubbleFunk
HubbleFunk - 10/26/2015, 1:01 PM
I'm loving the direction SS and BvS are taking with the villains... nothing is clean cut.. It's a matter of perspective and nuance.

Superman vs Batman with Luthor manipulating both sides.

Suicide Squad vs (Joker / Enchantress?) with Waller manipulating both sides.

Nice change from the usual hero vs straight up villain.
LuisFcknLorenzo
LuisFcknLorenzo - 10/26/2015, 1:03 PM
NO SH*T.
KindredMac
KindredMac - 10/26/2015, 1:04 PM
Duh....
McGee
McGee - 10/26/2015, 1:04 PM
jwmatlock
jwmatlock - 10/26/2015, 1:06 PM
Suicide Squad = Bad vs Evil
Batman v Superman = Good vs Righteous
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 10/26/2015, 1:06 PM
Amanda Waller is always a necessary evil that saves our country and our way of life, kind of like every other government... They all perform necessary evils in the name of their country.
I don't think she should be the main villain as she is a bad person but she's more of a bad person in protecting the interest of the United States. She's not like Lex who is out to rule the world with an iron fist.
ScarletWarlock
ScarletWarlock - 10/26/2015, 1:06 PM
This didn't really answer the question of whether or not she is the true villain, I think it is a mixture of Joker, Enchantress, and Waller, that is why at the end of the movie EVERYTHING is just insane
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 10/26/2015, 1:08 PM
Everyone remotely familiar with The Suicide Squad knows that Waller is ten times more ruthless than the villains she employs. She's always the Big Bad because she represents the authority of unlimited state power which her underlings are trying to resist.

Viola Davis is going to kill it in her role. She'll chew those degenerates and spit them out if they try to cross her.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 10/26/2015, 1:09 PM
Bad meets Evil?? Eminem might've be copy righted that.


JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 10/26/2015, 1:10 PM
Damn this is giving me chills.......
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 10/26/2015, 1:15 PM
@0megaDaGr0dd > 0megaDaGod
JamesMann
JamesMann - 10/26/2015, 1:17 PM
I've been so bored today I've resorted to watching scenes from Freddy Got Fingered.

McGee
McGee - 10/26/2015, 1:17 PM
Having Sex > CBMs, Sports, Paying Your Bills, Caring For Your Own Children
McGee
McGee - 10/26/2015, 1:19 PM
Yeah. Who's the asshole that thought up actually working for your money???
Pedrito
Pedrito - 10/26/2015, 1:20 PM
Huh.. No.
They're already doing the same thing with Lex Luthor in BvS. Why do it again with Waller in this movie.
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