A lot of information and images have been coming out from the latest
Empire
Magazine issue focused on James Gunn’s
The Suicide Squad
. The issue
showed off the
characters’ costumes in wonderful detail, along with more information about the plot
which involves a Nazi prison and experimentation
. This new issue of
Empire
even gave fans
two new covers showing off all of the Squad
members, one of them including James Gunn himself.
Excerpts from the interview with James Gunn in this
Empire
issue have also been released, with
Gunn explaining the difference between the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Squad
. However, one eagle-eyed fan managed to spot something from
Empire
’s tweets that James Gunn happily confirmed.
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NEWS
On Twitter,
James Gunn confirmed to a fan
that John Ostrander, the creator of the ’80s iteration of the Suicide Squad in the comics for which the movie takes inspiration, will be in the movie playing Dr. Fitzgibbon.
Good eye, Justin! Yes, John Ostrander - the creator of the late ‘80’s Squad in the comics - who just happens to have started in the entertainment industry as an actor (he’s really good!) - plays Dr. Fitzgibbon in the #TheSuicideSquad https://t.co/uunKlbbl3Y
Justin, the Twitter fan who pointed it out, noticed this cameo from the
Empire
’s preview for their exclusive
The Suicide Squad
issue
. John Ostrander can be seen in the image below to the right of Michael Rooker.
Empire Magazine
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WHAT THIS MEANS
At this point in comic book movies, it seems like more and more comic book writers are beginning to make cameos instead of higher-ups like Stan Lee once did. It’s nice to see writers getting in on the fun, appearing in movies either directly inspired by their work and characters they helped create or heavily influenced.
Despite James Gunn bringing up Ostrander’s past career as an actor, it would be hard to believe that he has anything larger than a cameo role in this movie. As pointed out by Justin and clarified by James Gunn, Ostrander will be playing a doctor. Dr. Fitzgibbon doesn’t seem to have any comic book counterpart or any obvious reference to anything, making this a simple cameo role even more likely.
A lot of information and images have been coming out from the latest
Empire
Magazine issue focused on James Gunn’s
The Suicide Squad
. The issue
showed off the
characters’ costumes in wonderful detail, along with more information about the plot
which involves a Nazi prison and experimentation
. This new issue of
Empire
even gave fans
two new covers showing off all of the Squad
members, one of them including James Gunn himself.
Excerpts from the interview with James Gunn in this
Empire
issue have also been released, with
Gunn explaining the difference between the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Squad
. However, one eagle-eyed fan managed to spot something from
Empire
’s tweets that James Gunn happily confirmed.
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
On Twitter,
James Gunn confirmed to a fan
that John Ostrander, the creator of the ’80s iteration of the Suicide Squad in the comics for which the movie takes inspiration, will be in the movie playing Dr. Fitzgibbon.
Good eye, Justin! Yes, John Ostrander - the creator of the late ‘80’s Squad in the comics - who just happens to have started in the entertainment industry as an actor (he’s really good!) - plays Dr. Fitzgibbon in the #TheSuicideSquad https://t.co/uunKlbbl3Y
Justin, the Twitter fan who pointed it out, noticed this cameo from the
Empire
’s preview for their exclusive
The Suicide Squad
issue
. John Ostrander can be seen in the image below to the right of Michael Rooker.
Empire Magazine
WHAT THIS MEANS
At this point in comic book movies, it seems like more and more comic book writers are beginning to make cameos instead of higher-ups like Stan Lee once did. It’s nice to see writers getting in on the fun, appearing in movies either directly inspired by their work and characters they helped create or heavily influenced.
Despite James Gunn bringing up Ostrander’s past career as an actor, it would be hard to believe that he has anything larger than a cameo role in this movie. As pointed out by Justin and clarified by James Gunn, Ostrander will be playing a doctor. Dr. Fitzgibbon doesn’t seem to have any comic book counterpart or any obvious reference to anything, making this a simple cameo role even more likely.
