The Suicide Squad has found its new Deadshot.A week after reports surfaced thatWill Smithwouldn’t be returning forSuicide Squad 2,Varietynow reports that Warner Bros. hasset their sights on Idris Elba. PEOPLE’s reigning Sexiest Man Alive is reportedly the favorite to take over the role as leader of the squad.The movie would come in the middle of an action boom for Elba, who next plays the villain in theFast & FuriousspinoffHobbs & Shaw. He also continued to play a detective investigating the most terrifying crimes in BBC’sLutherand is starring as a washed-up DJ in the upcoming Netflix showTurn Up Charlie.Jeff Spicer/Getty; EverettSmith, 50, served as the face of the original, which also featuredMargot Robbieas Harley Quinn,Jared Letoas the Joker andViola Davisas the government official who puts the squad together.WATCH: Idris Elba Isn’t Giving Up PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive Title ‘As Long as I’m Alive’Smith’s absence boils down to scheduling conflicts, according toVariety. The actor is currently filming the recently-announcedBad Boysreboot and next appears on Disney’s live-actionAladdin.James Gunn, who was fired from Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise for old tweets joking about rape and pedophilia, signed on to write and potentially direct the sequel late last year. Filming is set to begin this fall, according toVariety. No one from the cast has been confirmed to return to the sequel yet.The first movie was a blockbuster hit, making over $746.8 million worldwide, and also starred Ike Barinholtz, Jaime FitzSimons and David Harbour.
The Suicide Squad has found its new Deadshot.
A week after reports surfaced thatWill Smithwouldn’t be returning forSuicide Squad 2,Varietynow reports that Warner Bros. hasset their sights on Idris Elba. PEOPLE’s reigning Sexiest Man Alive is reportedly the favorite to take over the role as leader of the squad.
The movie would come in the middle of an action boom for Elba, who next plays the villain in theFast & FuriousspinoffHobbs & Shaw. He also continued to play a detective investigating the most terrifying crimes in BBC’sLutherand is starring as a washed-up DJ in the upcoming Netflix showTurn Up Charlie.
Jeff Spicer/Getty; Everett
Smith, 50, served as the face of the original, which also featuredMargot Robbieas Harley Quinn,Jared Letoas the Joker andViola Davisas the government official who puts the squad together.
WATCH: Idris Elba Isn’t Giving Up PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive Title ‘As Long as I’m Alive’
Smith’s absence boils down to scheduling conflicts, according toVariety. The actor is currently filming the recently-announcedBad Boysreboot and next appears on Disney’s live-actionAladdin.
James Gunn, who was fired from Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise for old tweets joking about rape and pedophilia, signed on to write and potentially direct the sequel late last year. Filming is set to begin this fall, according toVariety. No one from the cast has been confirmed to return to the sequel yet.
The first movie was a blockbuster hit, making over $746.8 million worldwide, and also starred Ike Barinholtz, Jaime FitzSimons and David Harbour.
source: people.com
