Idris Elba “Excited” About The Suicide Squad!

Expecting daddy Idris Elba is more than happy “to be part of the Suicide Squad.” Read on…

CelebNMovies247.com reports that Elba, 47, has joined the cast of the sequel in a mysterious role and while he can’t give details on his character.

The Cats star is thrilled to be involved with the new DC Comics movie.

Idris Elba told Entertainment Tonight:

I’m filming it right now as we speak, so I can’t even talk about it, but I’m really excited to be a part of the squad. It’s a great team.

Idris also spoke about working with director James Gunn on the follow-up to the 2016 DC ensemble movie.

Elba said:

James Gunn is an incredible director to work with, and the actors are amazing. So I’m having a great time.

Idris will play a new role in the DCEU movie, rather than replacing Will Smith as hitman character Deadshot as was first believed.

This is so Smith, 51, can return to the DC Extended Universe in the future.

It is currently not known what DC Comics villain role Idris will take on instead, but reports have claimed that the decision was made as bosses didn’t want to disrespect Will by replacing him.

Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, and Viola Davis will all reprise their roles from the first film, while Idris and Peter Capaldi are amongst the new faces in the cast.

The Suicide Squad is scheduled to be released in 2021.