Suicide Squad: It turns out that Idris Elba will not play Deadshot after all

It turns out that the intriguing carousel that's the DC Extended Universe keeps running in circles. The next film by James Gunn The suicide brigade has been tagged as a kind of reboot for the franchise since it was announced that it would take over the DC property bar. And then, there was news that Will Smith would not come back to play the character of Deadshot, was the main role in the first film directed by David Ayer.

Fortunately, Gunn had a worthy substitute to Idris Elba, although his stint playing in Deadshot seemed to hint at the idea that the character was essential to the story that Gunn was trying to tell. Since Smith is unable to film because of a supposed time conflict, it would seem more logical to change character rather than to recast it, is not it? Well, it looks like they're taking this approach.

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According to a new report from Variety, Gunn and the studio decided to play Elba a new character The suicide brigade absolutely. The reason behind this decision seems to be a mixture of respect for Smith, which helped bring the character to life in the first film, and an attempt to leave the door open if Smith wants to come back to play the character in a future film. After all, the reason for the initial "redesign" being scheduling conflicts, there is no reason to close the door completely.

We do not know who Elba will play in the end, but I can not help but wonder how much it would require a rewrite from Gunn, especially if the film is ready to go in front of the cameras this autumn. Would he be able to replace the lead without making big changes that would result in rewrites of several months? It remains to be seen. Whatever the case may be, it seems that there are only three characters to send back: Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang and Amanda Waller.

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SOURCE: Variety