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Volume 431
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Thursday, January 15, 2015
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This is from hollywoodreporter.com
The Squad has a man down.
Tom Hardy has dropped out of Suicide Squad, Warner Bros.' all-star comic book movie being directed by David Ayer. Not losing a beat, the studio has made
overtures to Jake Gyllenhaal, who has generated heat for his performance in Nightcrawler, to replace Hardy.
Based on DC Entertainment's villains-forced-to-be-heroes characters, the film boasts a nefarious lineup that includes Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto,
along with Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne.
Hardy was to have played Rick Flagg, the leader of the group that consists of Batman villains Deadshot (Smith), Joker (Leto) and Harley Quinn (Robbie), plus
Boomerang (Courtney) and Enchantress (Delevingne).
Hardy's exit is due to scheduling, according to sources. The actor is currently shooting The Revenant, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's frontier drama that also
stars Leonardo DiCaprio, and that shoot is now looking to go longer than initially planned.
Hardy is also starring in Mad Max: Fury Road for Warners, which opens May 15, smack in the middle of Suicide filming. Suicide is due to begin shooting mid-April
in Toronto, but Hardy will have press commitments for Fury Road that will take him around the world.
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Gyllenhaal has an offer to replace Hardy, but it's unclear whether or not the actor will take it on. Gyllenhaal, who worked with Ayer on the acclaimed police
thriller End of Watch, is currently on Broadway for his play Constellations. The play runs until mid-March. It's unknown whether that gives the actor enough prep
time or down time for a prolonged shoot.
News Update! - January 16, 2015
This is from latinoreview.com
Now, we've learned why Tom Hardy has dropped out of the project. According to sources, He simply didn't like the script he was finally given. Like we figured, the
scheduling conflict is a cover story, so he left the project under amicable terms.
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