K.T Simpson
“Firefly” and “Castle” star Nathan Fillion is the latest to join James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad”, reports Deadline.
The actor is joining the film in a role that is being kept under wraps at this stage. He joins the existing cast: Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Viola Davis (Amanda Waller), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) as well as new castmembers Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian (Polka-Dot Man), Daniela Melchior (Ratcatcher), Flula Borg and Steve Agee (King Shark).
Fillion is no strange to Gunn’s films, voicing the monstrous inmate in “Guardians of the Galaxy”, Bill Pardy in Gunn’s 2006 horror comedy “Slither” and the Holy Avenger in the filmmaker’s 2010 pic “Super”.
Chuck Roven and Peter Safran are producing. EP is Nik Korda. Gunn wrote the script.
“The Suicide Squad” hits cinemas on Aug. 6, 2021. Production starts on Sept. 23.
