There are certain things that Warner Bros. have encouraged us to get hyped for in Suicide Squad Jared Letos new take on the Joker, Margot Robbies Harley Quinn, Will Smiths Deadshot, and that car chase sequence featuring Ben Afflecks Batman. The trailers and posters have pointed towards these as the highlights of the film, suggesting that the other characters aren't worth as much of our attention. David Ayers upcoming DC Comics-based villain team-up movie is sure to have a few tricks up its sleeves, though. It has a huge ensemble cast, stuffed full of lesser-known baddies, impressive supporting players, and as-yet-unnamed mystery characters. Theres every chance that these guys could steal the show, right from under Leto's nose. If ever a comic book film was primed for a few surprising standout performances, its this one. This is a movie where even the smallest characters are played by hardened Hollywood stars and proven awards winners. So here are ten characters that could end up unexpectedly wowing audiences...
10. El Diablo
Only seen fleetingly in the trailers so far, El Diablo is a former gang member with the power to summon flames. In the comics, he handed himself over to the police after realising that a house he had torched to collect a debt had contained women and children. Hes likewise in prison at the start of the film, being kept in check by a water-pipe prison to restrict the use of his powers, suggesting perhaps the film is sticking to those tragic origins. Jay Hernandez the actor portraying him, you might have seen in the first two Hostel films and/or sci-fi TV epic The Expanse backs this up, saying that he just wants to stay out of the fight, suggesting that he's still harbouring regret over the people he accidentally killed. That's not going to be sum of the character though. In the trailer he appears properly enraged at one stage. Could it be that this version of El Diablo has something of a spilt personality? Perhaps hes a pacifist at heart but is capable of really losing his rag when circumstances dont go his way. Theres certainly standout potential in that - an aspiring-to-be-peaceful character with a fiery temper that let's him down. Should be interesting.
