'Constellations' Jake Gyllenhaal Will No Longer Star in SUICIDE SQUAD

First it was Tom Hardy, and now Jake Gyllenhaal has passed on Warner Bros. upcoming film SUICIDE SQUAD in the starrng role of Rick Flagg, according to Variety. Warner Bros has declined to comment on the news.

Gyllenhaal is currently starring in Broadway's CONSTELLATIONS. The actor received an Oscar nomination for his role in Nightcrawler. His upcoming films include "Southpaw," "Everest" and "Demolition."

SUICIDE SQUAD currently stars Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne, with David Ayer directing. The pic doesn't go into production until April, so there is still plenty of time to find another person to fill the role.

The film is set to bow Aug. 5, 2016.

Gyllenhaal has a handful of films debuting in 2015, including "Southpaw," "Everest" and "Demolition." He is repped by WME.

The film will reportedly star two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith ("The Pursuit of Happyness," "Ali," upcoming "Focus") as Deadshot; Margot Robbie ("The Wolf of Wall Street," upcoming "Focus," the "Tarzan" movie) as Harley Quinn; Oscar winner Jared Leto ("Dallas Buyers Club," "Alexander") as the Joker; Jai Courtney ("Divergent," upcoming "The Water Diviner") as Boomerang; and Cara Delevingne ("Anna Karenina," upcoming "Pan") as Enchantress.

Bringing DC Comics' super villain team to the big screen is director David Ayer ("Fury"). Ayer is also writing the script for "Suicide Squad," which is being produced by Charles Roven ("The Dark Knight" trilogy, upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice") and Richard Suckle ("American Hustle"). Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Colin Wilson and Geoff Johns are serving as executive producers.

The film is slated for release on August 5, 2016.

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