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Will Smith out. Idris Elba in as Deadshot.


Other new recruits possibly include King Shark and...Ratcatcher? Who the hell is that?

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Betcha Will Smith asked for too much money.

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Rumor is he and Gunn didn't get along. He was one of the highlights for me but Elba isn't bad either.

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I agree with your last two statements completely!

The thing is, "Suicide Squad" was terrible, but it made quite a lot of money. So of course, Smith is going to demand a raise. But the studio has no faith that DC sequels made in the "Suicide Squad" mode will make money after the poor returns of "Justice League", so they're not going to give the sequel the kind of budget that Will Smith thinks appropriate. So, he's replaced, with someone who's always good, and who works cheaper.

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Supposedly Elba will not be Deadshot but a different character. Bronze Tiger maybe??? Hopefully??

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He'd be great at that. Why not cast Joe Mangienello as Deathstroke though? He's right there and we already saw him in JL. He'd be perfect for the lead.

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While I liked Smith as Deadshot, I always thought Elba would have been a better choice, but It won't happen and Smith will play the character again in the foreseeable future and I could see Elba play Bronze Tiger

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That'd be great.

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