2016’s Suicide Squad may need been a black mark in opposition to the divisive DCEU, however the movie has not too long ago discovered a religious fan base, particularly following the discharge of Zack Snyder’s unique model of Justice League. The movie starred Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, and Karen Fukuhara because the core members of the group, with Jared Leto portraying the controversial model of The Joker, and Viola Davis because the much more terrifying villain Amanda Waller. You would be forgiven for forgetting Scott Eastwood additionally starred in Suicide Squad as Lieutenant GQ Edwards, a US Military soldier tasked with overseeing the group with Kinnaman’s Rick Flag. Whereas Eastwood was given little to do within the film, he desires to make a DC comeback within the largest method doable.
“I am undoubtedly a Batman man,” Eastwood mentioned throughout a latest dialog with Display Rant after he was requested about making a possible DC comeback sooner or later. The actor did not reveal whether or not he is had any conversations with James Gunn or Warner Bros. since Gunn took over the franchise. Nonetheless, as Batman is confirmed to be a longtime a part of the DC Universe, Eastwood is throwing his hat (or cowl) within the ring to tackle the position. He continued:
“I am undoubtedly a Batman man. I believe he is essentially the most attention-grabbing character as a result of he’s residing double lives which might be sort of just a little bit extra intriguing to me than a number of the different ones. Yeah, I do not know. There’s one thing cool about that character.”
David Ayer’s Suicide Squad was poorly acquired by critics when it was launched in 2016, holding a 26% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Nonetheless, the Zack Snyder military has not too long ago latched on to Suicide Squad as the most recent mission they need to see get a director’s lower. Eastwood was requested in regards to the unreleased lower throughout the dialog, and admitted he has no information of it. “I do not know if I’ve ever seen his director’s lower. Is it out there to observe?” the actor mentioned.
Scott Eastwood May Have Been Nightwing Within the DCEU
Whereas Scott Eastwood’s position in Suicide Squad was diminished to only a few traces, rumors shortly unfold on-line that his character could be expanded to be Dick Grayson in a possible sequel. Grayson is the primary Robin underneath Batman, and ultimately leaves the Bat Cave to start out his personal superhero profession as Nightwing (the character with essentially the most well-known ass in DC Comics).
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Eastwood mentioned he did not know if he would really play Nightwing in a follow-up film. Nonetheless, he did verify the stories that Warner Bros. was pondering of altering his character. “They had been simply speaking about who he may come again as, and we may make him any person and this and that,” he mentioned. “They usually hadn’t actually landed on any of that… they did not know.” In the meantime, DCU’s contemporary new slate will likely be introducing Dick Grayson as Robin within the upcoming animated movie Dynamic Duo.
Eastwood stars within the upcoming spy thriller, Alarum, alongside Isis Valverde, Sylvester Stallone, Willa Fitzgerald, and Mike Colter. Alarum releases in choose theaters and on demand on January 17, 2025.
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August 5, 2016
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123 minutes