Suicide Squad
David Dastmalchian has close a deal to play Abner Krill ( aka . Polka - Dot Man ) in James Gunn ’s DC Extended Universe movie , The Suicide Squad . While the DCEU is coming off back to back hit inAquamanandShazam ! , it infamously had a rough go in the beginning . Films likeBatman V SupermanandSuicide Squadwere commercially successful , but polarizing at best and failed to impress critic overall . Then cameJustice League , a movie that disappoint on multiple movement and led to a retooling of the enfranchisement that , as mentioned , has been mostly in effect so far .
Some of the changes made to the DCEU this past yr including re - casting the Caped Crusader for Matt Reeves ' upcomingThe Batman , after Ben Affleck recreate the role inBatman V Superman , Suicide Squad , andJustice League . Meanwhile , Suicide Squadis gettinga soft ( as in , not"total " ) rebootwithThe Suicide Squad , which Gunn signed on for between being fired and rehired for Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy 3 . The film is fundamentally a continuation that will include characters from the firstSuicide Squad , as well as new addition to the team of super - villain yardbird turn begrudging Italian sandwich .
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According toTHR , Dastmalchian has signed on to play one of the fresh enlistee inThe Suicide Squad . The thespian is reportedly set to portray Krill , a criminal who was introduced in the DC Comics universe in 1962 and is passably obscure , even by low-down - tier comic book villain standards . Krill is known as the Polka - Dot Man because of his polka - dot costume and attack methods , which include using spots that turn into buzzsaws on bidding .
If Polka - Dot Man sounds unimpressive , that ’s exactly the point . Gunn ’s farsighted had a soft spot for writing weird antihero who lack self - consciousness into his scripts , and Abner Krill is very much veer from that cloth . It ’s a meet character for Dastmalchian to play too , open his track record of playing oddballs in flick and TV exhibit likewise . The character actor is already far-famed for dally Scott Lang ’s Baba Yaga - fearing associate Kurt in theAnt - Manfilms , and portrayed the likewise outre Abra Kadabra inThe FlashTV show a couple years back . He ’s even appear in DC movies before , having played one of the Joker ’s thugs in a small , but memorable scene inThe Dark Knight .
Dastmalchian fall in a cast here that already includesJai Courtney back as Captain Boomerangfrom the firstSuicide Squad , and ( reportedly ) Margot Robbie toy Harley Quinn again . Other new improver in the film look to include Peacemaker ( the function John Cena may be circling ) , in addition to The Ratcatcher and King Shark . Meanwhile , original reports to the contrary , Idris Elba is now suppose to be play a new DC quality , rather than engage over as Deadshot from Will Smith . It ’s a reasonably motley crew of not - so - grand types , but considering they ’re in the hands of the homo who helped make Rocket Raccoon into a family name , The Suicide Squadhas a lot of potential .
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informant : THR
