Jay Hernandez to star alongside Will Smith, Jared Leto in “Suicide Squad”February 20, 2015 - 09:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Friday Night Lights” star Jay Hernandez is in negotiations to join the cast of Warner Bros.’ comic book adaptation “Suicide Squad”, TheWrap said citing multiple individuals with knowledge of the project. Representatives for Warner Bros. and Hernandez did not immediately respond to requests for comment. David Ayer is directing “Suicide Squad,” which is set to star Will Smith as Deadshot, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress and Jared Leto as The Joker. Meanwhile, Viola Davis is in negotiations to play Amanda Waller and Jesse Eisenberg is in talks to reprise his upcoming role as Lex Luthor. Hernandez’s role is being kept under wraps, but it’s possible that he could be playing an inmate on the same cell block as The Joker, though there are several other open roles at this time. “Suicide Squad” is being produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, while Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns are serving as executive producers. Production starts in April, and Warner Bros. will release “Suicide Squad” on Aug. 5, 2016. Hernandez starred in Peter Berg’s feature adaptation of “Friday Night Lights,” and his feature credits also include “Crazy/Beautiful,” “Hostel” and “World Trade Center.” He recently co-starred on Fox’s “Gang Related” and will soon be seen in Boaz Yakin’s “Max,” which Warner Bros. is slated to release in August. Photo: WENN Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |