James Gunn Responds To Potential For Bloodsport Show Starring Idris Elba
Filmmaker and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn responds to a fan on social media regarding his interest in a Bloodsport show with actor Idris Elba reprising the titular role. Gunn made his official DCEU debut in 2021 with The Suicide Squad and quickly followed up with the spin-off series Peacemaker, which was released on HBO Max earlier this year. Gunn wrote and directed both DCEU projects, which were huge critical successes and quickly became fan favorites. While Gunn is currently back in the MCU putting the final touches on Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3, he is expected to return as director and writer for Peacemaker season 2.
Like Gunn, Elba has been involved in both the DCEU and MCU, having previously starred as Heimdall in the Thor stand-alone films, Avengers: Age Of Ultron,and Avengers: Infinity War. Elbawas originally cast on The Suicide Squad as a replacement for Will Smith's Deadshot, who was in David Ayer's 2016 Suicide Squad, butGunn changed Elba's role to Bloodsport to keep the door open for Smith in the future. This ultimately worked better stylistically for Gunn's movie, which featured Elba's Bloodshot working alongside other lesser-known DC characters such as Peacemaker, King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, and Ratcatcher II. Rumors surrounding a Bloodsport spin-off featuring Elba were debunked by Gunn last year and Warner Bros./DC has yet to officially greenlight a Suicide Squad threequel. However, a recent tweet from Gunn might offer fans some clarification.
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Gunn recently engaged in a Twitter thread regarding a potential Thor cameo in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3, which he put to rest. The user who started the thread then
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