Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home Co-Star Was Reportedly Almost Cast in Suicide Squad
Tom Holland, who occasionally shows off his acting prowess, is one of the most gifted actors the business currently has. He entered one of the biggest franchises to play the iconic character Spider-Man. Holland’s portrayal of the web crawler in MCU is adored by fans.
The actors one of the most popular superhero movies in recent memory was Spider-Man: No Way Home. It brought the three spider-men together and was a hit at the box office. The movie had a stellar cast, and one of the co-stars of Holland was almost cast in Suicide Squad. Jake Gyllenhaal, who played Mysterio in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man film, almost replaced Tom Hardy in the hit-and-miss adaptation of the DC Comics team.
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man co-star almost starred in Suicide Squad
Jake Gyllenhaal played the antagonist in Tom Holland‘s Spiderman: Far From Home. His portrayal of Mysterio in the film was a hit. The actor had a successful run of films over the last few years. Surprisingly he was considered as a replacement for Tom Hardy in Suicide Squad.
Hardy was supposed to play Rick Flagg, the leader of the group that consists of Batman villains Deadshot, Joker, and Harley Quinn. However, he turned down to role due to a tight schedule. He was shooting the Western drama The Revenant during the time.
After the Venom star backed out, Gyllenhaal was considered to play the role. He garnered attention with his performance in Nightcrawler. He even worked with the DC Entertainment tentpole directed by David Ayer on End of Watch.
Based on DC Entertainment’s villains-forced-to-be-heroes characters the film featured a villainous cast that included Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and Jared Leto, with Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne. It came out in 2016, followed by a sequel in 2021. However, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man co-star was not part of the film.
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man co-star turned down the role in Suicide Squad
Over the past few years, Jake Gyllenhaal has starred in several great films, including Enemy, Nightcrawler, Prisoners, and Nocturnal Animals. He even played the villain in Spiderman: Far From Home opposite Tom Holland.
Gyllenhaal is one of the best actors and has his pick of some great roles in his acting career. He was offered to replace Tom Hardy in David Ayer’s film Suicide Squad. The film had a star-studded cast like Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and Viola Davis. Nevertheless, Gyllenhaal declined the part to pursue other options.
The role of Rick Flag further went to Joel Kinnaman, who did a semi-decent job of bringing the character to life. The film was a bit of a mess but collected $746 million worldwide. Its production budget was $175 million.
Suicide Squad is available to stream on HBO Max.
Source: THR
