Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is Suicide Squad’s Killer Croc
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Marvel alumni Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has been cast as Killer Croc.
Killer Croc, also known as Waylon Jones, is a long term member of Batman’s rogues gallery, having first appeared in Batman #357 in March 1983. Up until now, however, Croc has never been adapted to the big screen. Gamers will no doubt remember Killer Croc as a boss in the recent Batman: Arkham Saga, where he was voiced by Steven Blum and Khary Payton.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje, famous for his role of Mr. Ecko in JJ Abrams‘ Lost, recently played the role of Kurse in Thor: The Dark World. As well as these, his career has spanned roles as diverse as Joseph Cinqué in Night in the Museum: Secrets of the Tomb, Atticus in Pompeii and Simon Adebisi in Oz. Mr. Akinnuoye-Agbaje is also set to play Malko in the 5th Season of Game of Thrones.
David Ayer, known as the writer of Training Day and SWAT, as well as the director of End of Watch and Fury, is currently attached to direct the project.
In the comics, the Suicide Squad (also known as Task Force X) is a black ops organization created by the United States government made up of incarcerated supervillains who undertake high-risk operations in return for truncated prison sentences. At the moment of publication, the cast is also expected to consist of Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, Jay Hernandez as El Diablo and Jared Leto as The Joker.
Jesse Eisenberg is also expected to reprise his role as Lex Luthor from next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Scott Eastwood is rumoured to appear as Steve Trevor. Karen Fukuhara has also been cast in an undisclosed role.
Suicide Squad has an expected release date of August 5, 2016.
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