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49 on Will Smith loves playing Deadshot, confirms solo movie talksIn late 2016, we heard that a Deadshot movie was in the works for Suicide Squad star Will Smith. In a new interview this week, Smith confirmed that Warner Bros. is "talking about it". Smith celebrated his 50th birthday on Tuesday, and bungee jumped out of a helicopter! But before he did, he answered some…
Forbes released their top-grossing actors list for 2016, and the stars of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad dominated the list. That's not too surprising, considering the movies combined made over $1.6 billion at the box office. Here's the full list, with the DC Comics actors in bold. They made up half…
Could Will Smith appear as Deadshot in the recently announced Gotham City Sirens? If Margot Robbie (who is producing the movie) is on board, then so is Will Smith! "I'd definitely love to be in (Gotham City Sirens)," Smith told MTV. "I love Margot Robbie, I will do anything she wants to do". Gotham City…
Earlier today we learned that David Ayer would be directing Margot Robbie's female DC villain movie Gotham City Sirens, but there was some other interesting info in that report. The Hollywood Reporter says that Warner Bros. is still developing a Suicide Squad sequel, and they are also looking into a Deadshot spin-off movie for Will…
During a live Facebook chat to promote his new movie, Collateral Beauty, Will Smith explained that he had two scripts in front of him a few years ago to choose from. One was for Suicide Squad and the other was for Independence Day: Resurgence, a sequel to his 1996 hit Independence Day. “I had the…
Will Smith is one of the biggest and coolest movie stars in the world, but even he couldn't keep it together when he saw Batman and the Batmobile on the set of Suicide Squad! Smith was a guest on The Tonight Show last night, and told a funny story of seeing the Dark Knight for…
Comedy Central's Larry Wilmore was the host at last night's 102nd annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. Will Smith was one of the celebrity guests in attendance, and Wilmore used it as an opportunity to make a Suicide Squad joke at the expense of former presidential candidate Jeb Bush. "Will Smith is here from the upcoming…
The LA Times released an article previewing upcoming summer movies today, and it included a new photo of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Will Smith as Deadshot from Suicide Squad. Of course here at Batman News, the only summer movie that matters is Suicide Squad. It hits theaters on August 5th. Check out the…
Will Smith revealed a lot of Suicide Squad info during his interviews at CinemaCon this week, but the coolest piece of news is hearing that Batman and Deadshot will be squaring off! Time to bring Big Willie into #SuicideSquadFriday. Does Deadshot rumble w/ Batman in #SuicideSquad? Check it pic.twitter.com/Xg6wcaUbfT — ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) April 15, 2016 "The…
By now you've heard the crazy stories about Jared Leto's method acting on the set of Suicide Squad. He gave his co-stars presents, like a live rat to Margot Robbie, and a dead pig to the entire cast. Last night at CinemaCon, Leto revealed he also gave his co-stars used condoms and sex toys. Yes,…
MTV's Josh Horowitz caught up with Suicide Squad star Will Smith at the MTV Movie Awards and asked if he was anxious to play Deadshot again -- whether it be in Ben Affleck's Batman movie or perhaps even his own movie. Smith's answer was a little surprising! Will Smith said he wants to play Batman…
According to Latino Review, Will Smith is in talks to join The Batman, the unofficial title of Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie which he'll write, direct, and star in. Latino Review says that we could be looking at a "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" scenario with Batman, Deadshot, and presumably, The Joker. This…
Empire promised to share more Suicide Squad covers from their December issue, and they delivered! The magazine unveiled new covers featuring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and Will Smith as Deadshot. It was also revealed in Empire that the two characters will be involved in a love triangle with The Joker. Check out the new covers…
Here's another crazy (but awesome) story about just how dedicated Jared Leto was to his role as The Joker in Suicide Squad! While speaking to Zane Lowe on Beats 1 yesterday, Will Smith admitted that in the six months he spent working on Suicide Squad, he never met Jared Leto. The only person he spoke…
Well that didn't last long! Just a week after Suicide Squad director David Ayer said he survived the streets and that it was "time to go dark", new set photos and video have emerged. The latest give us a great look at Will Smith's Deadshot as he rappels down a building and makes a getaway…
Suicide Squad filming continued in Toronto last night, but this time Jared Leto's Joker was no where to be seen. Instead, the new set photos give us a great look at Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc and Will Smith as Deadshot. It's a little creepy seeing Akinnuoye-Agbaje laughing in his Killer Croc makeup, all while…
Will Smith took a break from filming last week and headed over to Taran Tactical Innovations in Moorpark, CA. TMZ has obtained video of Smith at the gun range, training for his role of Deadshot in Suicide Squad. In the video above you can see that he definitely lives up to that name! In the…
Will Smith was spotted on the Toronto set of Suicide Squad last night. He was wearing a trenchcoat and hat, but not Deadshot's signature mask. Toronto native Patrick Feeheley posted one of the best photos on Instagram: http://instagram.com/p/2FNoZZBATn/ Check out some more photos over at Just Jared. Smith was filming a scene with a young…
Will Smith has still got it! The actor who started his career as a rapper took the stage at a Suicide Squad production party last night. Jim Parrack, who is rumored to be playing Deathstroke, posted a video from last night's party on Instagram. Will Smith can be seen rapping his 1988 song "Brand New…
Deadshot has been on TV, animated movies, and video games, but there's never been a definitive version of the character on the big screen. Will Smith promises to change that with his portrayal of the character in Suicide Squad. “With this character and the DC world, I love that I’m getting the opportunity for the global…
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