Suicide Squad: Will Smith explains how his character could become the next Batman
The actor drew on an old comics storyline to explain how he could find the opportunity for Deadshot to don the Batsuit
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Your support makes all the difference.Ben Affleck's only just gotten cosy in his Batsuit, and there's already a competitor on the horizon.
Suicide Squad's Will Smith told MTV's Josh Horowitz, backstage at the MTV Movie Awards, that he'd be pretty keen to take the Batmobile for a spin; recalling a comics narrative in which Deadshot picks up the cowl and briefly becomes Batman.
Batman Issue 59, known as "The Man Who Replaced Batman", was actually the first appearance of the character Deadshot; arriving in Gotham as a new vigilante hoping to upstage Batman with his marksmanship skills. Though initially friendly, Deadshot soon reveals his villainous ways through his plan to eradicate the Dark Knight and take his place.
"I'm just saying, if they were going to draw from that, I wouldn't reject it," he joked. "I'm a team player. If they need me in the suit, I'm in it... [Ben Affleck] can do it for a couple; he can do it for two or three, and then he gets injured and Deadshot has to take over. To me, it's the logical progression."
Smith even proved his credentials for the role with a pretty formidable Batman growl. Affleck's likely safe for now; though Batman v Superman's disappointing box office returns won't put his hopes for a Batman solo film in the best light, at least Smith's nice and busy with the already greenlit Suicide Squad 2.
Suicide Squad hits UK cinemas 5 August.
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