Suicide Squad: 10 Actors Who Could Replace Tom Hardy

2. Jake Gyllenhaal

Right now, though, the number one rumour of whom DC and Warner Bros are looking at to replace Hardy is Donnie Darko. He's practically already played a superhero! And there was that close call where he almost replaced Toby Maguire in Spider-Man 2. Is Gyllenhaal right for the character of Rick Flag, though? Maybe a couple of years ago that would be more unbelievable. Since his early successes, though, Gyllenhaal has made some daring choices, and they've more or less paid off. He's been great as the troubled cop in End Of Watch, and managed to single-handedly hold together Source Code's ludicrous premise. Even better, he's been making waves with even more interesting, strange roles this past year by starring in first Enemy and then Nightcrawler, a couple of dark psychological thrillers. Take that mindset, put it in Suicide Squad, you have your Rick Flag.