Idris Elba Replaces Will Smith As Suicide Squad’s Deadshot In New Image

Thor star Idris Elba replaces Will Smith as Deadshot in new fan art for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.

News broke on Wednesday that Idris Elba is in talks to replace Will Smith in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. It was previously reported that Will Smith would not return due to scheduling conflcts and it seems James Gunn has already found his replacement.

Idris Elba is no stranger to superhero films, having played Heimdall in the MCU.Idris Elba has now jumped ship to DC for a bigger role and fellow MCU star Dave Bautista could join him. Now Dave Bautista is rumored to play Peacemaker in the film. Margot Robbie is expected to return as Harley Quinn, but it is unlcear if the film will be a reboot. The film has been described as a relaunch and it seems the DCEU is heading towards Fox’s X-Men territory.

The casting of Idris Elba caught many DC fans off guard, but has been widley celebrated. New fan art from Salman Artworks shows Idirs Elba replacing Will Smith as the new Deadshot for The Suicide Squad. You can check out the fan art below:

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The first Suicide Squad followed a team of supervillains who were recruited by the government for a dangerous black ops mission in exchange for reduced sentences. The ensemble cast included Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker. James Gunn is expected to deliver on the new take on the supervillain team with his upcoming movie.

The Suicide Squad is one of many projects currently being developed by Warner Bros. and DC. The list also includes The Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Birds of Prey, Blue Beatle, Black Adam, Nightwing, Supergirl, New Gods, Aquaman 2, and The Trench.