DC FanDome kicks off in less than an hour, and all week buzz has been building for the wealth of DCEU panels. One that everybody is looking forward to is James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad because…well, we really don’t know shit about it. We don’t know the story, we don’t know the villains, and we don’t even know who in the Hell Idris Elba’s character is going to be. And according to Gunn, nobody has come close to figuring it out.
Remember, when Elba first signed on everyone thought he was taking over the Deadshot role vacated by Will Smith. That turned out not to be the case, and all sorts of predictions have been made since, from Gorilla Grodd to Bronze Tiger, the latter a very popular choice. However, none of these guesses are true.
Here's the craziest part. I don't think I've seen a single person online EVER guess who you're playing.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 21, 2020
I've never lied to the fans & never will. This isn't to say that no one has EVER guessed who @idriselba is playing as I, surprisingly, have not read all of the internet, but he isn't any of the characters that people have regularly been throwing at me. You'll all see tomorrow. https://t.co/ehUaR8UPbH
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 21, 2020
We might be looking at this with too strict of an eye. With characters like Peacemaker, played by John Cena, and Polka Dot Man, played by David Dastmalchian, Elba could be someone extremely obscure.
The full cast of The Suicide Squad is expected to be on hand today, and Gunn has promised the show will kick off with something big. I can’t wait.
The Suicide Squad opens August 6th 2021.
