'Doctor Who's' Peter Capaldi Joining James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad'; 'SNL's' Pete Davidson In Talks

James Gunn and Warner Bros. might be looking to add all of Hollywood for The Suicide Squad as Deadline is reporting that Doctor Who actor and 1995 Oscar winner Peter Capaldi is on board and Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson has been in talks for a small cameo in the film. No details were given in regards to which roles Capaldi or Davidson will play.

As reported before, there’s a table reading for the DC sequel on September 11th with production starting September 23rd at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, GA for an August 6th 2021 release. The script for The Suicide Squad was written by Peter Gunn with Chuck Roven and Peter Safran producing and Nik Korda as executive producer.

The cast within the project so far is Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Viola Davis (Amanda Waller), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) as well as new castmembers Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian (Polka-Dot Man), Daniela Melchior (Ratcatcher), Flula Borg, Steve Agee (King Shark), Nathan Fillion and Taika Waititi.