Warner Bros. Casts Viola Davis To Play Amanda Waller In ‘Suicide Squad’Posted by Wilson Morales
December 16, 2014
Source: Latino-Review
Warner Bros. has cast two-time Academy Award nominee Viola Davis to play Amanda Waller in their big screen comic book adaptation on ‘Suicide Squad,’ reports Latino-Review.
Amanda “The Wall” Waller is a hardline top-ranking U.S. Government agent involved in clandestine operations. Despite her non-threatening physical appearance, she is almost universally feared as one of the most ruthless women in espionage and politics. She created and runs the Suicide Squad, a team of super-villains running missions for the government in exchange for reduced prison sentences; she has also been involved with Agency.
Oprah Winfrey and Octavia Spencer were reported earlier as contenders for the role.
Davis joins a cast that includes Tom Hardy as Rick Flag, Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Cara Delevinge as Enchantress, and Jared Leto as The Joker.
Interesting enough, Angela Bassett played the role in Warner Bros.’ “Green Lantern,” but the character was a scientist in the film.
Davis currently stars in the Shonda Rhimes TV series ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ and received a Golden Globes nomination for Best Actress in a TV drama series for her performance. She was last seen in ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’ and the James Brown biopic ‘Get On Up.’
Directed by David Ayer (Fury), production on Suicide Squad is set to begin in April for an August 5, 2016 release.
