The universe of The Suicide Squad would be growing some extra.
Viola Davis, who conducted Amanda Waller in the movie (and its determined article-much less predecessor), is in talks to reprise her role for a chain mission in the works at HBO Max. The show would dash off from the streamer’s Peacemaker, which featured a pair of transient appearances from Davis’ Waller in its first season.
HBO Max and producer Warner Bros. TV declined bid.
Effect particulars are being saved peaceable, nonetheless sources reveal the doubtless sequence would produce on Davis’ appearance in the Peacemaker season finale, which debuted in February on HBO Max. Danielle Brooks’ character in the sequence, Leota Adebayo, is Waller’s daughter.
Christal Henry (Watchmen) will write the spinoff and executive create with The Suicide Squad author-director and Peacemaker creator James Gunn, Davis and Peter Safran, an EP on Peacemaker.
Gunn has spoken about his hobby in a Peacemaker spinoff, and HBO Max says the show conducted neatly (despite the fact that, as celebrated with streaming platforms, it did now not cite proper figures). The streamer says viewing of the finale change into 44 p.c increased than that of the sequence debut, and that the season ender had the greatest single-day target audience for any HBO Max celebrated to this level.
Davis is currently starring in Showtime’s The First Woman. The Oscar and Emmy winner’s most modern credits additionally encompass aspects The Unforgivable and Ma Rainey’s Shaded Backside and ABC’s The most practical design to Get Away With Slay. She is repped by CAA, Lasher Community, Licther Grossman and Wolf-Kasteler PR.
Henry is repped by UTA and attorney Robert Szymanski.