Jake Gyllenhaal Passes on SUICIDE SQUAD
After Tom Hardy dropped out of Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. went after Jake Gyllenhaal and offered him the role of Rick Flagg. Gyllenhaal would have been great in the role, especially after he beefed up for his upcoming boxing film Southpaw. We won't be seeing Gyllenhaal in the movie, though. According to Variety, the actor passed on the offer. I'm sure the studio was prepared for this and has a list of actors they would like to bring on.
I actually thought that Gyllenhaal would take the part as he already has a working relationship with director David Ayer. The two worked together on the incredible police drama End of Watch. There was no reason given as to why he passed, but production starts in April, so there's still plenty of time to find an actor to take on the role of Rick Flagg.
The movie still has a lot of star power behind it, including Will Smith (Deadshot), Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jared Leto (The Joker), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), and Cara Delevingne (Enchantress). They obviously want another big A-list star to play Flagg, and I wonder who they'll get. Who do you think they should get to play the character?
Suicide Squad is set to bow August 5th, 2016.