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This one shouldn't come as too much of a surprise for those who have been following the casting news of David Ayer's upcoming Suicide Squad movie, but Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis has confirmed that she'll be taking on the role of Amanda Waller in the film.
For those of you who don't know, Waller serves as a sort of de facto leader of the Suicide Squad, a team of incarcerated supervillains who do covert operations for the government in exchange for shortened sentences. The character has been played in live action a couple of times before, notably by Jackie Brown's Pam Grier on Smallville and Angela Bassett in the Ryan Reynolds film Green Lantern.
Davis has been rumored to play Waller for a long time now, and she's actually spoken about the character before, but up until now, she wasn't sure if she'd be able to work out the scheduling to appear in the movie. But Canadian talk show etalk (via ComicBook.com) caught up with Davis at the Oscars and got confirmation directly from her - well, mostly from her husband, but she does specifically say "yes" to the question asked, so technically she confirms it as well. Davis is a fantastic actress, so I'm glad to hear that Suicide Squad's cast continues to add great talent as they head toward production.
