James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad somehow got a little more expendable than it already very much was today, when the Guardians Of The Galaxy director announced—and the actor’s representation confirmed—that Sylvester Stallone has signed on for a part in the massively cast sequel to David Ayers’ semi-shrug of a 2016 antihero flick.
Gunn announced the news on Instagram, showing himself with Stallone, who he previously worked with for a small role in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2. There’s no word yet on which presumably minor D.C. bad guy Stallone will be taking on for the new movie, especially since the obvious choice—Arm-Fall-Off Boy—is reportedly already taken by Nathan Fillion. (We also didn’t get any confirmation about whether Stallone will get to yell at Michael Rooker again about “THE CODE,” or his inability to hear “the horns of freedom” when he dies.)
This isn’t Gunn’s only big casting development this weekend—although, in terms of both muscle mass and star power, it’s definitely the biggest. HBO Max also reported that its TV series spinoff based on John Cena’s Suicide Squad Peacemaker character has had its casting expanded, with Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Chris Conrad, and the T-1000 himself, Robert Patrick, all joining the streaming series.
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Maybe the best economic recovery plan for this crisis is to cast every American in this movie.
This is a Suicide Squad movie. Unlike the 2016, the team is supposed to do clandestine missions for the US government that are highly expendable and be easily disavowed. Most of these characters are basically cannon fodder.
If Johnny Depp can get millions of dollars to NOT act in a movie, surely we can find some way to pay out-of-work Americans a paying job to get fake killed in a movie?
If DC/WB can afford to spend 70 bazillion dollars on a Snyder cut of “Justice League” that roughly 23 loud people on the internet want to see, surely they can throw me a couple mil to be an extra credited as “guy in bar #3.”
Ya think if I wrote warner bros., told him, say, “look. Give me 1/10th of Snyder’ s budget, and I’ll promise to never make a justice leagus movie.” Think they’d do it?Just, ya know, 3 mil, 5 mil. Whatevs. Tell em I”ll never go on twitter talking bout “films for adults.”
That’s 23 people that want to see it and 100,000,000 nerds that want to see it so they can complain about it on Twitter.
Maybe the best economic recovery plan for this crisis is to cast every American in this movie.The Suicide Squad is the Harry Potter of superhero franchise movies.
I think he’d fit the part for Snowflame: the supervillain powered by cocaine.He’s even popped back up in Catwoman’s solo series.
Dr. Rockso is a Rock n’ Roll Clown/pedophile. He is not a supervillain.
But he does do cocaine. Ask em, he’ll tell ya. C-c-c-yeah. Plus Skwisgaar’s mom got that swedish grip. Oh fiddly fiddly oh.
Anti-hero?
Meh, I doubt you will find someone who doesn’t fell super powered after doing a little coke
So 80s. The only way it could be more 80s is if he were powered by New Coke.
This is the prime example of why I only read comics that don’t take themselves seriously. That shit is just too stupid.
I recall the first time I used the phrase “I’m all superhero movie’d out” was back in 2003.
2003 was a high watermark for superhero movies. It had both Affleck’s Daredevil AND The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It’s been downhill since.
Counterpoint: Spider-Man 2 (2004).But yes, the American film industry needn’t have heeded so well Mary Jane’s final instructions to Pete, to “Go get ‘em, tiger.”
Remember when 2008 seemed like it was going to be peak superhero?
Cool.
Well, the audience this movie is targeting was born in 2003. I expect they’ll start complaining about being tired of superhero movies in 2033. Circle of life!
Or they could take that money and spread it out on a good dozen older character actors who haven’t worked in awhile…
Gotta assume this will be a fun bit part/cameo like he had in GotG 2, since principal photography on this movie finished pre-pandemic and Gunn has supposedly been working on editing for months.
Yeah, love the way they just threw the future comedic possibilities of a superhero who has to share a body/physical presence with his ex-wife down the toilet to give Stallone a barely-smile-worthy cameo.
God I hope he’s playing a guy powered by CeleryBecause, listen: celery’s been around since, let’s face it
What even is this reference…. and I’m a Stallone buff.
Arm-Fall-Off Boy—is reportedly already taken by Nathan Fillion.
This is how it’s done
He could also play Matter Eater Lad…
I suppose the drugs really were better back then, because, WHAT??
Stallone as old, craggy Composite Superman! C’mon James! Don’t let me down!
Fuck this movie and fuck Sly Stallone.