Viola Davis slated to be final piece to ‘Suicide Squad’ puzzle

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Looks like we won’t be seeing Oprah Winfrey in a comic-book related film after all. At least not in “Suicide Squad.”

Latino Review broke the news late Tuesday evening that Viola Davis, currently starring in the ABC television show “How to Get Away With Murder,” will play the role of Prison Warden Amanda Waller in the new “Suicide Squad” film. The role was considered down to Davis and two other actresses: Oprah Winfrey and Octavia Spencer.

She’s join Jared Leto as the Joker, Will Smith as Headshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Tom Hardy as Rick Flag, Jai Courtney as Boomerang and Carla Delevinge as Enchantress. Latino Review describes Waller as “a former congressional aide and government agent often placed in charge of the Suicide Squad, a semi-secret government-run group of former supervillains working in return for amnesty.”

Latino Review reports the only sticking point would be trying to figure out how to work the film into her already busy television schedule.

‘Suicide Squad’ members announced by Warner Bros.

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Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto (IMDB.com photos)

Warner Bros. has found its members for the “Suicide Squad” movie, The Hollywood Reporter reported Tuesday.

Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto are the cast members along with Jai Courtney and Carla Delevinge. Smith will play Headshot while Hardy will play Rick Flagg, the group’s leader. Leto will play the Joker and Robbie will play Harley Quinn, the Joker’s on-and-off girlfriend. Courtney will be Boomerang and Delevinge will be Enchantress.

The movie will be written and directed by David Ayer and is slated for an Aug. 5, 2016 release.