Suicide Squad Actor Scott Eastwood Explains Why He Turned Down James Gunn’s Sequel

Scott Eastwood, who appeared in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, has explained why he turned down a role in the follow-up film.

Warner Bros. Pictures

One Suicide Squad movie was enough for Scott Eastwood. In 2016, Eastwood had a role in director David Ayer’s original film as “GQ” Edwards, a Navy SEAL Lieutenant who assists Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) with the group’s mission. That role was originally supposed to go to Shia LeBeouf, though Ayer saw great potential in Eastwood and insisted on casting him for the part. In a new interview with Insider, Eastwood explains how committed Ayer was to bringing him in.

“He basically was like, ‘Come on this journey with me. I’m going to make you look like a badass. I’m going to make your character pop,'” Eastwood said of Ayer’s pitch to him. “I didn’t even know what the character was at the time… I have talked to David, and I know my character got a lot more love in the Ayer cut.”

The “Ayer cut” Eastwood mentions here is referring to the alternate cut of Suicide Squad that existed before studio-mandated changes drastically affected the final cut. Ayer has spoken about how lots of footage he intended to be shown wound up axed, with characters like Jared Leto’s Joker having their screen time drastically reduced. The same was apparently true for Eastwood, who doesn’t appear for very long in the theatrical release of the movie.

MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY

In any case, Eastwood might have had more to do in The Suicide Squad, James Gunn’s 2021 follow-up that serves as a sequel by bringing back a handful of the same characters. However, he was apprehensive about signing on when the offer to appear in that movie came his way. Eastwood says the money offer was low and that there wasn’t a script for him to look at, so he had trouble committing to the project. After calling father Clint for advice, Eastwood ended up turning the sequel down.

“They didn’t want to pay me any money for those next movies and … they didn’t have another script for the other movie, so I didn’t know what I was going to be signing myself up for. I called my dad. I said, ‘They don’t want to pay me.’ He said, ‘If it feels like they really need you and if it’s a good part, then do it. If not, then don’t.’ I didn’t have the answer to those questions at that time. I wasn’t going to have the answers, and they were pressuring me. So ultimately it didn’t happen.”

Related: Wolverine Hopeful Scott Eastwood Thinks Fans Should Start Petition Calling for Him to Play Logan

Scott Eastwood Will Play Wolverine in the MCU If Some Fans Get Their Way

BossLogic

Scott Eastwood is possibly finished with the DCEU, but he could be making a mark in the MCU. He has long been a popular pick with fans as someone who could play the next Logan when the X-Men debut in the MCU, as Kevin Feige has confirmed will happen at some point. No casting announcements have been made for Wolverine or the other characters, but Eastwood agrees with the fans that he should play the part.

Eastwood can be seen in the new comedy I Want You Back with Charlie Day and Jenny Slate on Prime Video. He will also return in the final Fast & Furious movies as well as the upcoming sequel Pacific Rim 3.

About The Author

Jeremy Dick
(5085 Articles Published)

Jeremy Dick has been a writer and editor since 2014. He is a self-professed horror expert, pop culture enthusiast, and Bob Saget fanatic.

More
From Jeremy Dick

You can view the original article HERE.