It's a disappointing day for those of us hoping to see Tom Hardy being bad on the big screen in the upcoming Suicide Squad movie, he had dropped out of his role as Rick Flagg in the flick. Why would you do this to us Tom, why?
The British star has been forced to back out of the project due to his hectic filming schedule. He is currently working on Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's The Revenant which has gone overschedule running in to mid-March. he will then need to be available to promote Mad Max: Fury Road which is scheduled for release on May 15, meaning the planned April kick-off for production of Suicide Squad makes it no longer a viable option for Tom.
Director David Ayer is now keen to sign up Jake Gyllenhaal - who starred in his production End Of Watch - to replace the mean and moody star as the military commander and team leader. Happy news after he failed to pick up an Oscar nomination for his incredible performance as sociopath Lou Bloom in Nightcrawler.
Tom Hardy will sadly no longer be appearing in Suicide Squad (WENN)
The star-studded cast for Suicide Squad is already more than impressive with Will Smith becoming Batman villain Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara Delevigne as Enchantress and Jared Leto taking on the role of The Joker. It's also been reported that Viola Davis could be set to play Amanda Waller, with Jesse Eisenberg in talks to reprise his upcoming role as Lex Luthor.
Suicide Squad will be produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, with Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns on the credits as executive producers. Suicide Squad is scheduled for release on August 5 2015. So not long to wait then.
Jake Gyllenhaal is now hotly tipped to fill the role of Rick Flag (WENN)
Jake - who is currently starring on Broadway in Constellations - will of course be gracing our screens as a bulky boxer in Southpaw before then, as well as roles in Everest and Demolition.
