Jai Courtney Talks SUICIDE SQUAD And His Aussie Accent For 'Captain Boomerang'

Jai Courtney Talks SUICIDE SQUAD And His Aussie Accent For 'Captain Boomerang'

The Divergent Series: Insurgent star Jai Courtney talks more here about taking on the role of Captain Boomerang in David Ayer's Suicide Squad, commenting on the fighting style he's been training in, his accent, and what it's been like to work with the director and A-List cast...

By JoshWilding - Mar 17, 2015 07:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Suicide Squad
Source: Variety

Suicide Squad is shaping up to be one of 2016's most exciting movies, no easy feat in a year which will also see the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War. Talking to Variety at the premiere of The Divergent Series: Insurgent, the Jack Reacher star had this to say about preparing for the role of Captain Boomerang. "I’ve been training for three months in different martial arts," he revealed. "As you can imagine for that superhero world, the athletic expectations are rather high." He (obviously) wouldn't reveal any plot details, but had nothing but good things to say about his A-List co-stars. "I’m working with a great cast. It’s a wonderful group and I’m really pumped to be working among them. I play an Aussie, which is going to be really fun!" That's Courtney's native accent and confirmation that this version of the character won't be American-ised like his small screen counterpart. Praising the "visual talent" of Fury director David Ayer, he added: "It’s going to be a huge action film, very visual, but grounded in the characters."
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McGee
McGee - 3/17/2015, 7:37 AM
RextheKing
RextheKing - 3/17/2015, 7:38 AM
I thought Captain Boomerang on Arrow had an Aussie accent.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 3/17/2015, 7:40 AM
I hope he does a double flip twist toss of the boomerang. Then catches it in the same fashion.
DavidGray
DavidGray - 3/17/2015, 7:41 AM
I could really see him as Boomerang. He has this... douchey thing about him lol.
In all seriousness, I think he'll really come through.
DavidGray
DavidGray - 3/17/2015, 7:42 AM
@RextheKing I thought so too... though he did sound kinda weird.
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 3/17/2015, 7:47 AM
Can't wait for this movie! Hopefully the Deathstroke rumours are true. I want to see the Suicide Squad in all their glory!
Baka
Baka - 3/17/2015, 7:48 AM
@NovaCorpsFan
Where'd your daredevil article go?
BatHeis
BatHeis - 3/17/2015, 7:50 AM
This film will be amazing.
SirGoraf
SirGoraf - 3/17/2015, 7:52 AM
@Dev-7 Age of Ultron is too...
AlexdoxA
AlexdoxA - 3/17/2015, 7:52 AM
I'm hoping that this move will be awesome enough and make DCU as entertaining and epic as it should be. I'd thought all of this was going to happen with Man of Steel but it wasn't quite able to pull it off.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 3/17/2015, 7:53 AM
@IronRuhail
You mean it's gone? [frick]'s sake.
Baka
Baka - 3/17/2015, 7:55 AM
@NovaCorpsFan
Unfortunately, yes.
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 3/17/2015, 7:58 AM
@RextheKing That was an Aussie accent he was doing?!
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 3/17/2015, 7:59 AM
It was already posted. One segment of it anyway.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 3/17/2015, 8:05 AM
@spidey1994 I'm pretty sure it wasn't an American accent.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/17/2015, 8:09 AM
Grounded is the word of..everyday for the dccu haha. he's not the best actor but, hope he does well. Felt they could've found someone else
spidey1994
spidey1994 - 3/17/2015, 8:21 AM
@RextheKing If it was an Aussie accent then he did a terrible job at it.
Itsbeenfun
Itsbeenfun - 3/17/2015, 8:24 AM
Yeah.. The articles not about MOS but it still was one the best CBM's of all time. I'm glad Jai Courtney is keeping the accent.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 3/17/2015, 8:27 AM
@spidey1994 Honestly I can't remember how good or bad his accent was, but I definitely know it wasn't an American accent, so I took it as Aussie.
BraxtonHicks
BraxtonHicks - 3/17/2015, 8:32 AM
I hope we get someone cracking jokes on him for the fact that he uses boomerangs...
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 3/17/2015, 8:33 AM
That is nice to hear that he'll be using his real voice. I don't think all the actors are A listers, but I do think they will be there soon. This could be the movie to bring Will back, as a A lister though.
BraxtonHicks
BraxtonHicks - 3/17/2015, 8:34 AM
Also, i can't figure out if I'm more excited for this one or the potential for which characters could show for the sequel...
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 3/17/2015, 8:34 AM
I'm still not sure how hyped I am for this movie. I's got a great cast, and Leto is a big draw for me, but my lack of familiarity with these characters makes it tough to get hyped. Hopefully a trailer will completely sell me on it. If so, it'll be my second ever DC movie that I'll see in theatres. (BvS will be my first)
FordEl
FordEl - 3/17/2015, 8:36 AM
@MercwithMouth

Unfamiliarity? Joker, Harley Quinn, Waller, Deathstroke?
DR3D
DR3D - 3/17/2015, 8:36 AM
The guy is Australian how can he not do his own accent?
FordEl
FordEl - 3/17/2015, 8:37 AM
@spideymania26

If he mentioned x marvel movie better than something else you wouldnt call him bias then, lol.
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