One of the more surprising elements of the movie The Suicide Squad was the version of Peter Capaldi as The Thinker. Although Doctor Who star had very few scenes in the movie, he did leave an impact with his portrayal of The Thinker.
James Gunn Tweets an Image from Production
While watching the movie, it felt like the start spent most of his time doing hair and makeup to look the part. However, the look evolved over time and James Gunn, the director of the movie shared an image on his Twitter. The photo shows a very different look. You can see circuits, tubes, and knobs protruding from his head. The look is very similar to the one in the comics.
In The Suicide Squad, Peter Capaldi plays a newer version of the character in the film, named Gaius Grieves. The look is inspired by the comics, however, the secret identity is different. The main difference is that he is not so powerful as The Thinker from the comics. Or the one shown in The Flash tv series. Check out the image below.
First screen test of #PeterCapaldi as #TheThinker, Gaius Grieves. The careful observer will notice that the wires & the size & shape of some of Thinker’s “upgrades” are different from our final version in #TheSuicideSquad. @SuicideSquadWB pic.twitter.com/6cJXqiUp1F
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 21, 2021
The Suicide Squad: Movie Plot
The Suicide Squad shows the Bell Reve prison where the worst Super-Villains are kept. It is the prison that has the highest mortality rate in the USA. However, the prisoners will do anything to get out of the prison, even if it means joining a secret Task Force X.
Assembling are a series of cons that include Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin, and Harley Quinn. These psychopaths are then armed and dropped on the enemy island Corto Maltese.
The movie cast includes Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and Idris Elba as Bloodsport. Along with Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man. The movie also stars Steve Agee as John Economos and King Shark (on-set reference).
Other casts include Sylvester Stallone as the voice of King Shark, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2, John Cena as Peacemaker. In addition to Michael Rooker as Savant, Flula Borg as Javelin, Peter Capaldi as Thinker, Nathan Fillion as TDK, Mayling Ng as Mongal.
The movie also casts Pete Davidson as Blackguard, Sean Gunn as Weasel, Joaquin Cosio as General Mateo Suarez. And Juan Diego Botto as Luna, Storm Reid as Tyla, Alice Braga as Sol Soria. And finally, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, and Taika Waititi as Ratcatcher.
The Suicide Squad will release on Blu-Ray and DVD on October 26th.
Source: Comicbook.com
