Idris Elba is joining the squad. A few months ago sources told Variety that Elba was Warner Bros. choice to replace Will Smith as Deadshot in the “Suicide Squad” sequel.
Smith had to bow out of the upcoming DC Comics movie due to scheduling conflicts, and the studio moved fast to find another proven A-lister to replace him before production starts in September. READ MORE
Since the article was originally written, plans have changed to make Idris another character instead of Deadshot READ UPDATE
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