It was late last year when DC and Warner announced the main characters for the much anticipated film "Suicide Squad" to be helmed by "Fury" director David Ayer.
Casts are a mixture of young and experienced actors, which we think are a great combination for a movie whose main characters are super villains instead of superheroes.
The team is composed of Will Smith as Deadshot, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara Delevingne as the Enchantress, Tom Hardy as Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as the Joker. Both DC and Warner left the fans hanging when they left out one of the major characters of the said film, Amanda Waller.
But no need to fret as it has been officially confirmed that Oscar-nominee actress Viola Davis from "How to Get Away with Murder" just landed the role of this very interesting character Amanda, a "no-nonsense government agent responsible for overseeing the eponymous squad."
Although Davis is reportedly yet to sign a contract for the said film, an interview with her about the character was sort of a give away by the way she tackled the role. Below were Davis' exact words:
"I have not started reading [the comic book source material] yet. I've read up about her but I'm working out my schedule for Suicide Squad... I'm fascinated by her. I'm fascinated by her in this world of superhero-ness because she is not a woman that you would expect. I think that she is a massive contradiction. She's this big powerful black woman, hard, ready to pick up a gun and shoot anyone at will. I'm fascinated in exploring her psychology, just put it that way. And I'm excited to pick up a gun," Davis explained.
"You know, I've done action before but I guess a lot of those scenes were cut in movies. Yeah, [Blackhat] was good research because I certainly had to do a lot of it," she added.
Now that the cast is complete, we can't wait for the cameras to start rolling and see Director Ayer put his ideas into action.
"Suicide Squad" arrives in theaters on Aug. 5, 2016.
