With John Cena in the title role - a ding-dong with muscles who nonsensically proclaims, “I made a vow to have peace no matter how many people I have to kill to get it” - the show is big, dumb, rollicking fun. It’s ridiculous and knows it’s ridiculous, with a fully R-rated Saturday morning cartoon sensibility that refuses to take itself too seriously. Batman had a brief cameo in that film as part of Deadshot's backstory flashback, and it is quite possible that Henry Cavill, who is signed on to appear in multiple supporting roles in the DCEU, might show up in The Suicide Squad as part of a flashback depicting Bloodsport's backstory.A spinoff of director James Gunn’s reboot of “The Suicide Squad,” which came out just six months ago, the HBO Max series “Peacemaker” might be the closest thing to a comic book adaptation that appeals to my sensibilities. Interestingly, Idris Elba is meant to be a replacement for Will Smith's Deadshot from the previous movie, who had a backstory that involved trying to shoot Batman and getting thrown in jail for his effort. If the Bloodsport from the movie shares a similar origin, he will be set up as an anti-hero rather than a true villain. ![]() Bloodsport's rampage ended when Jimmy Olsen reunited DuBois with his army veteran brother, who helped DuBois see the error of his ways. He had the ability to conjure weapons out of thin air, courtesy of Lex Luthor, and kryptonite bullets that allowed him to injure and nearly kill the Last Son of Krypton. While no further details regarding the incident were shared by Gunn, we can turn to the comics to fill in the blanks.īloodsport aka Robert DuBois first appeared in Superman (Volume 2) #4 in 1987. At some point before the events of The Suicide Squad, Bloodsport had a run-in with Superman during which he shot at the Man of Steel, and was subsequently jailed for his crime.
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