THE SUICIDE SQUAD panel at DC FanDome did not disappoint with our first official look at the full cast and which characters they are playing in James Gunn's film. While the cast did split into a pair of teams to answer trivia and fan questions, the highlight of the day was a roll call matching each actor with their character (Pete Davison is Blackguard, Nathan Fillion is TDK, John Cena is Peacemaker!).
We also got a brief behind the scenes video (embedded below) in which Gunn declares this to be the biggest and boldest movie he has ever made. There are also a lot of explosions and special effects here that include Sean Gunn playing another mo-cap character in Weasel.
Check out the tidbits in our tweets below and make sure to watch the roll call video above and behind the scenes below.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD opens August 2021 in theaters.
@JamesGunn says The Suicide Squad was the most fun he has made making a film. #DCFandome pic.twitter.com/tzKASIVMi0
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
Gunn equates The Suicide Squad to The Dirty Dozen and loved the initial Ostrander run of the comics. #DCFandome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
Gunn was most excited to write Harley Quinn. #DCFandome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
There as as many explosions and crashes in The Suicide Squad as any film ever. There are more FX in all Marvel movies combined. Could that be true?? #DCFandome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
Gunn met with John Ostrander when he visited the set. Gunn told him this is a sequel to those comics and treated it as if Ostrander wrote it 30 years after his original run. #DCFanDome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
James Gunn's favorite villains growing up was Bat-mite. He was hilarious and creepy. He even considered putting him in the film. #DCFandome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
Gunn addresses that some fan theories have been right and some wrong…but we will see some footage shortly to put those theories to rest! #DCFanDome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
Casting all footage. Michael Rooker is Savant! Flula Borg is Javelin. David Daltschamain is Polka Dot Man! IDris Elba is Bloodsport! King Shark looks great! Peter Capaldi is Thinker! Alica Braga is Solsoria! Pete Davidson is Blackguard! Nathan Fillion is TDK! Sean Gunn is Weasel
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
John Cena is Peacemaker! What a cast! #DCFandome pic.twitter.com/ShMQmJTTW6
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
The cast quickly all said they would sacrifice Michael Rooker first. Everyone is picking on him, but Rooker says that is because he is the most dangerous. #DCFandome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
Storm Reid showed up to ask who shot Superman. The answer is Bloodsport! #DCFandome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
Apparently Idris Elba wore mandals (man sandals) quite a bit while filming. #DCFandome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
No trailer but we do get some behind the scenes footage. #DCFandome
— JoBlo.com (@joblocom) August 22, 2020
Again, thanks to all of you for checking out #TheSuicideSquad panel today at #DCFanDome. If you missed it, don't worry, there will be encores. But for now here's a final treat, a special @SuicideSquadWB DC FanDome Fan Poster we've been working on! I love it, how about you? pic.twitter.com/sdQvWMHWWC
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 22, 2020
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