The Suicide Squadvillain may have been revealed, thanks to some eagle-eyed DC Comics fans. James Gunn finally revealed the bulk of the characters and the actors who were playing them at the DC FanDome event last weekend. In addition, the director showed off a lengthyThe Suicide Squad sizzle reel, which showcased the first official footage from the highly anticipated movie, along with some behind-the-scenes shots. It was far more than a lot of DC fans were expecting, though some believe they may have found something extra hiding in the background of a shot that hints at the big bad of this DC supervillain adventure.
While James Gunn revealed a lot atDC FanDome, he did not say who the main villain ofThe Suicide Squadwas going to be. As for who the villain could be, some hardcore DC fans think they may have spotted Starro the Conqueror in a brief background shot from the sizzle reel. A screenshot from the reel seems to point to this being the case, but Gunn has yet to officially confirm nor deny it on social media. It certainly looks like it could be Starro the Conqueror grasping on to someone’s face in this particular shot. Perhaps Taika Waititi will be the one to voice the villain? Waititi is listed in the cast, but we don’t know who he’s playing just yet.
Starro the Conqueror is one of the first villains that theJustice League of Americahad to take on in the comics. The star-shaped villain brings along an alien army, which is notorious for their use of mind control. Could this mean that Task Force X is going to be dealing with an army of mind-controlled thugs? For now, this is all speculation, but it does fall in line with what James Gunn has been doing withThe Suicide Squadin terms ofbringing together some lesser-known charactersto the forefront.
The Suicide Squadfootage teased a whole lot of action fromTask Force Xand it looked nothing like what David Ayer pulled off with the 2016 version of the movie. Ayer went for a more gritty approach, while James Gunn has gone for a more comic book-accurate take on the characters, which has a lot of DC fans excited, including Ayer, who gave Gunn praise on social media. In turn, Gunn revealed that Ayer had been super supportive during the whole production process.
The Suicide Squadis not scheduled to open in theaters until next summer. Luckily, James Gunn was able to wrap up principal photography right before everything shut down. The director looks back at the last few years of his life and believes he is lucky that Disney ended up firing him fromGuardians of the Galaxy 3since that movie, had it gone into its original production start date, would be in limbo at the moment. In between getting fired and then rehired by Disney, Gunn took onThe Suicide Squad, which is now in the post-production phase.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is on schedule to begin shooting at a later date. you may see the still shot fromThe Suicide Squadhinting at Starro the Conqueror above, thanks toCaptain Galaxy’s Twitteraccount.
