Idris Elba will play some other character in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and not Deadshot. The Suicide Squad is at least a soft reboot of 2016’s Suicide Squad. We do not know if The Suicide Squad will acknowledge the events of the original film or ignore it entirely.

Idris Elba will apparently play some other character in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, and not Deadshot as was reported earlier, according to Variety. Elba was reportedly replacing Will Smith in the role. Smith had played the role in 2016’s Suicide Squad.

But it now appears Elba will play some other new character.

The Suicide Squad is at least a soft reboot of the Suicide Squad after the 2016 film failed to impress critics, though it was commercially successful. It scored just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was rumoured that heavy studio interference was partly responsible for the film’s fate.

We do not know if The Suicide Squad will acknowledge the events of the original film or ignore it entirely.