Suicide Squad's Jai Courtney Addresses Possible Captain Boomerang Return
Suicide Squad star Jai Courtney has discussed potential avenues for Captain Boomerang to return to the DCEU. Captain Boomerang is one of the more peculiar comic book characters to grace the big screen in recent memory. The character is something of an Australian answer to Hawkeye, with his primary skill being his extremely sharp ability with a variety of high-tech boomerangs. He originally appeared as a villain for The Flash (both Barry Allen and Wally West), though he later joined the Suicide Squad in the comics.
Courtney, who is himself Australian, originated the character in the live-action DC universe in the 2016 film Suicide Squad. That film saw him save the world from Enchantress (Cara Delevingne) alongside various supervillains including Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Diablo (Jay Hernandez), and Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). Although most of the cast did not return for the 2021 James Gunn follow-up The Suicide Squad, which was also somewhat of a course correction for the critically maligned franchise, Courtney did reprise the role of Captain Boomerang. The advertising made it seem that he would hold a major role in the film, but it was eventually revealed that he was part of a cheeky opening sequence that featured an entire platoon of B-level villains being killed in an epic display of carnage.
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Courtney recently spoke with ComicBook while promoting his new Prime Video series The Terminal List, in which he co-stars with Chris Pratt, Taylor Kitsch, and Constance Wu. During the conversation, he revealed that he would love to play Captain Boomerang again, saying "if they want me to throw that jacket on again,
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