{"id":70714,"date":"2014-12-17T01:15:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T01:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/12\/17\/warner-bros-casts-viola-davis-to-play-amanda-waller-in-suicide-squad\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:53:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:53:37","slug":"warner-bros-casts-viola-davis-to-play-amanda-waller-in-suicide-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/warner-bros-casts-viola-davis-to-play-amanda-waller-in-suicide-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. Casts Viola Davis To Play Amanda Waller In ‘Suicide Squad’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warner Bros. Casts Viola Davis To Play Amanda Waller In ‘Suicide Squad’<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

December 16, 2014<\/p>\n

Source: Latino-Review<\/a><\/p>\n

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Warner Bros. has cast two-time Academy Award nominee Viola Davis<\/strong> to play Amanda Waller in their big screen comic book adaptation on ‘Suicide Squad,’ <\/strong>reports Latino-Review<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amanda \u201cThe Wall\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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Oprah Winfrey<\/strong> and Octavia Spencer<\/strong> were reported earlier as contenders for the role.<\/p>\n

Davis joins a cast that includes Tom Hardy<\/strong> as Rick Flag, Will Smith<\/strong> as Deadshot, Margot Robbie<\/strong> as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney<\/strong> as Boomerang, Cara Delevinge<\/strong> as Enchantress, and Jared Leto<\/strong> as The Joker.<\/p>\n

Interesting enough,\u00a0Angela Bassett<\/strong>\u00a0played the role in Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cGreen Lantern,\u201d but the character was a scientist in the film.<\/p>\n

Davis currently stars in the Shonda Rhimes TV series ‘How To Get Away With Murder’<\/strong> 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’<\/strong> and the James Brown biopic ‘Get On Up.’\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Directed by David Ayer<\/strong> (Fury), production on Suicide Squad is set to begin in April for an August 5, 2016 release.<\/p>\n

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