Four A-List Actors wanted for DC’s ‘Suicide Squad’
"Warner Brothers are aiming big"
Though the DC Cinematic Universe is in its infancy Warner Brothers have big plans for the franchise and want four A-List actors to star in one of their lesser know properties,
Suicide Squad.
Deadline broke the news that Warner Brothers are in talks with Will Smith, Tom Hardy and
The Wolf of Wall Street star Margot Robbie with Smith and Hardy close to signing onto the project.
The Hollywood Reporter has also reported that Ryan Gosling has been approached to take for a role.
The Suicide Squad is a team of supervillains who have been hired by the American government to perform high risk deniable ops in exchange for commuted sentences. Villains like master assassin Deathstroke, marksman Deadshot and the Joker's partner in crime Harley Quinn have all been members.
End of Watch and
Fury director David Ayer is set to helm the movie and it is set for a 2016 release date.
In wider DC Cinematic Universe news Warner Brothers have announced their release schedule, including
Wonder Woman in 2017,
The Flash starting Ezra Miller and
Aquaman in 2018 and a
Green Lantern reboot and
Cyborg in 2020.