James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is continuing to grow its cast. It has been announced that The Rookie star, Nathan Fillion, is joining the cast.
Fillion’s role is being kept under wraps but it’s not really surprising that he’s working with Gunn because they have a pretty long history together. He played the voice of a monstrous inmate in Guardians of the Galaxy, Bill Pardy in Gunn’s 2006 horror-comedy Slither, and the Holy Avenger in the filmmaker’s 2010 film Super.
Fillion is also no stranger to the world of DC. Fillion was the voice of the Green Lantern in a number of DC animated features, including Reign of the Superman and Justice League: Doom.
Fillion is joining an ensemble on The Suicide Squad which includes 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 and Steve Agee (King Shark).
The Suicide Squad opens on August 6, 2021, and Fillion can be seen on season 2 of The Rookie which premieres on September 29 on ABC.
