Back in January, actorTom Hardy dropped out of Suicide Squad, citing scheduling conflicts with his new filmThe Revenant. There were also rumors that surfaced shortly thereafter claimingTom Hardywasn’t happy with the creative direction of his character, Rick Flagg. But now the actor claims that is not the case. He confirms that directorAlejandro González Iñárrituwent over schedule onThe Revenant, which will resume production in July due to issues with the weather. Here’s whatTom Hardyhad to say about why he could not be a part ofSuicide Squad.
“There’s a very practical element as to why I’ve missed out on that foray, which is because Alejandro [G. Inarritu] has overshot by three months in Calgary, so we’ve got to go back out to Patagonia or Alaska to continue shootingThe Revenantwhich has turned into a much bigger beast than we thought, but that also looks exceptional. Literally we wrapped in Calgary for now until we go back in July. It (Suicide Squad) would have smashed the two, I would’ve had a beard. It was just not gonna happen so I got ass-slammed technically out ofSuicide Squad, gutted, so I had to hand it over toJoel Kinnaman, who will do an amazing job. It’s just I got bumped out, and that’s cool that’s the way it is.”
He also added how “bummed” he was that he couldn’t be a part ofSuicide Squad, teasing the important dynamic between The Joker (Jared Leto) and Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). The actor also called the script “alley,” which means ““right up there with the best.”
“Warner Bros. is my home studio and I love them so I was really bummed out. I wanted to work on that and I know the script is really f—ing alley and I also know what’s gonna happen with The Joker and Harley Quinn in that; I won’t give away too much… it’s fucking alley. And that whole territory is something that I would certainly - I mean, everybody loves The Joker. Everybody loves The Joker.Will Smithis a dope guy, but everybody loves The Joker and that’s gonna, I think, be a very important film for fans.”
Suicide Squadis currently shooting in Toronto, under the direction ofDavid Ayer. Would you have rather seenTom Hardyas Rick Flagg inSuicide Squad? Let us know what you think below.
