In October 2014 , Warner Bros. had initially offered Ryan Gosling , Tom Hardy , Margot Robbie , and Will Smith roles in the film . In November , TheWrap revealed that Jared Leto was in talks for the role of Joker , for which Gosling was originally sought . The main cast was announced by Warner Brothers in December 2014 with Smith , Hardy , Leto , Robbie , Jai Courtney , and Cara Delevingne as Deadshot , Rick Flag , Joker , Harley Quinn , Captain Boomerang , and Enchantress , respectively . The studio was also considering Viola Davis , Octavia Spencer , and Oprah Winfrey for the role of Amanda Waller . Following the announcement of the cast , comic book writer John Ostrander ( creator of the modern incarnation of the Suicide Squad ) talked with '' Comic Book Resources '' about the casting , saying , " I have no problem with the casting ... what I am really impressed by with all of the casting is that they are getting some very good actors to play these parts . " In January 2015 , Davis expressed interest in playing Amanda Waller during an interview , saying " I 'm fascinated by Waller . " Meanwhile , Tom Hardy had to drop out as Rick Flag because of scheduling issues with his film '' The Revenant '' . Jake Gyllenhaal , who worked with Ayer on '' End of Watch '' , was then given an offer to replace Hardy as Flag , but he declined . The studio was then looking at Joel Edgerton , Jon Bernthal , and Joel Kinnaman to play the role . In February , Jay Hernandez joined the cast and Kinnaman was also confirmed to play Flag . At the 87th Academy Awards , Davis confirmed that she had been cast as Amanda Waller . In March 2015 , boxer Raymond Olubawale was reported to have an unspecified role in the film , and Scott Eastwood announced that he had been cast . Later that month , it was confirmed that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Karen Fukuhara had been cast as Killer Croc and Katana , respectively . Adam Beach , Ike Barinholtz , and Jim Parrack were added to the cast in April 2015 . In January 2016 , Ben Affleck was confirmed to reprise his role as Batman from '' Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice ''
87th Academy Awards
87th Academy Awards
Suicide Squad (film)