Suicide Squad: Jai Courtney Sees A Lot Of Himself In Captain Boomerang
Captain Boomerang may be the role Jai Courtney has felt the most connected to in Suicide Squad
Jai Courtney is an actor who stars in a lot of American movies playing American parts, but he is actually Australian, so he finally gets to speak with his actual accent in the upcoming Suicide Squad playing Australian baddie Captain Boomerang. But that’s hardly all the two characters have in common, as the actor explains he felt like Captain Boomerang is the closest character to himself he’s ever played:
"It’s funny because it’s, yeah, I mean there’s something kind of interesting about, you know, I feel closer to this than anything else. But from a sort of performance perspective I mean it may feel like, I mean it’s more of a character than anything I’ve had the opportunity to take on. It’s actually closer to myself than any other role I’ve ever played."
To hear Courtney describe it himself, both he a Captain Boomerang are a “bogan (Australian slang for a lower working-class slob) piece of sh**”. Suicide Squad producer Richard Suckle further explained that the role allowed Courtney to express his more outrageous side:
"Jai Courtney, Captain Boomerang. A great actor and a great guy. One of the fun things about this character is that I’ve not seen every film Jai has made but I’ve probably seen most of them and I don’t think he’s ever been able to play a role that allows him to really be funny and he’s incredibly funny. You can just look at him and I’m sure the way you would describe him without me telling you what he does in the movie would probably be very close to what I’m about to say. He is a wise ass. He’s a hunk to a certain extent and he’s got an incredible wise cracking sense of humor. At the same time, he is equally dangerous and has these very dangerous boomerangs, one of which he’s holding. Now there is a boomerang that is actually a drone boomerang, which plays a role in the movie. He’s just a fun character that shakes things up and also has a level of unpredictability as well."
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Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang certainly looks to be one of the more outrageous and fun roles of Suicide Squad, which opens in theaters August 5th.
h/t Comicbook.com