THOR: LOVE & THUNDER Actor/Director Taika Waititi In Talks For A Role In THE SUICIDE SQUAD

THOR: LOVE & THUNDER Actor/Director Taika Waititi In Talks For A Role In THE SUICIDE SQUAD

To say that Taika Waititi has a very busy couple of years ahead of him would be quite the understatement. The Thor: Ragnarok actor/director has now lined up a role in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad...

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By MarkCassidy - Aug 27, 2019 12:08 PM EST
Filed Under: The Suicide Squad
Source: Deadline
It looks like James Gunn really is pulling out all the stops for his The Suicide Squad ensemble.

Following the news that Firefly actor Nathan Fillion has signed on for an undisclosed role, we're now hearing that none other than Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, The Mandalorian) is in negotiations for the Warner Bros. sequel. His part is also being kept under wraps, however.

Not only is Waititi returning to helm the fourth Thor movie for Marvel Studios, but he also has JoJo Rabbit and Next Goal Wins for Fox Searchlight, as well as a voice role in Disney+'s upcoming live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian.

The highly in-demand actor/director joins fellow new Task Force X recruits Idris Elba, John Cena, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior and Storm Reid, along with returning stars Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney and Viola Davis. Plot details remain under wraps, but we may get a better idea of what to expect very soon as production is expected to commence in September.

Apparently, a table read for the film is taking place on September 11 with production expected to commence on Sept. 23. The Suicide Squad is set for release on August 6, 2021.
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CassianAndor
CassianAndor - 8/27/2019, 12:39 PM
Comment developing...
manzi71
manzi71 - 8/27/2019, 12:39 PM
That would be awesome!👍🏼
dracula
dracula - 8/27/2019, 3:11 PM
@manzi71 - wonder who it will be, king shark is already cast.
KWilly
KWilly - 8/27/2019, 12:39 PM
I just love it how the first Suicide Squad was so bad, the DCEU is completely retconning it and redoing it as a soft reboot.

But still in the same universe.
Battabing
Battabing - 8/27/2019, 12:46 PM
@KWilly - I don't think there's a retcon going on so much as a "relaunch".
Also, word has it that the Birds of Prey reshoots will be adding a post-credit scene that links the film to Gunn's TSQ, presumably how Harley ends up back in Belle Reve.
dracula
dracula - 8/27/2019, 3:12 PM
@KWilly - probably still canon, they just aren’t going to mention the events
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 8/27/2019, 12:40 PM
Gunn is cooking with gas
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 8/27/2019, 12:45 PM
Everyone is in this film...
PsychoManiacJacky
PsychoManiacJacky - 8/27/2019, 12:49 PM
Taika Waititi as....The Riddler?

Also Seth Rogen as Penguin, Matt Damon as Scarecrow, John Goodman as Hugo Strange, Kirsten Dunst as Poison Ivy and Jon Hamm as Mr Freeze. Maybe Keira Knightley as Catwoman.
Battabing
Battabing - 8/27/2019, 12:59 PM
@PsychoManiacJacky -

Get thee behind me, Joel Schumacher.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/27/2019, 12:51 PM
@PsychoManiacJacky - Riddler is in Reeves' Batman film, so that won't work. Also there's so many better choices, Bill Hader would be an incredible Nygma
RolandD
RolandD - 8/27/2019, 8:02 PM
@tmp3 - OMG, yes!
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 8/27/2019, 12:53 PM
It’s a big party over at DC.
Everyone is invited! Bring your friends!
Desrow
Desrow - 8/27/2019, 12:54 PM
That's so weird, not because is unlikely but because somewhat confirms the rumor I read yesterday in reddit saying Chris Hemsworth will be in The Suicide Squad, I gues we gonna find out soon.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 8/27/2019, 12:54 PM
I wonder what it would be like if he wasn't playing a CGI character and actually performed as himself.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 8/27/2019, 12:55 PM
Off-topic: Batwoman poster. Looks pretty cool.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EC7sm67UcAAH3l1?format=jpg&name=large
Battabing
Battabing - 8/27/2019, 12:55 PM
@dethpillow

Which Hemsworth, though?



There's two of them.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 8/27/2019, 12:58 PM
@Battabing - There's 3.
Battabing
Battabing - 8/27/2019, 1:01 PM
@WakandanQueen - Technically, there's more, since I know Chris has kids, but I was going with the two most famous Hemsworths.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 8/27/2019, 12:56 PM
Off topic: Anyone watch either 13 reasons why season 3 or the new Dave Chappelle special on Netflix??
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 8/27/2019, 1:00 PM
That schlub from Green Lantern?
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 8/27/2019, 1:00 PM
Between this & The Batman, 2021 is looking great for DC films. I'm hyped
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/27/2019, 1:01 PM
@TheDoctor1225 - Hiroyuki Sanada is a bad-ass.... what an inconsistent cast
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/27/2019, 1:03 PM
This movie really has the weirdest ensemble
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