HBO Max's Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker has found a new Vigilante in the form of Harry Potter alum Freddie Stroma.
Per Deadline, Stroma has boarded the cast of Peacemaker as Adrian Chase/Vigilante. Stroma replaces actor Chris Conrad, who was originally slated to play Vigilante in Peacemaker, but has now left the project due to creative differences.
The London-born Stroma currently stars as Jake Martin on Netflix's The Crew, which premiered earlier this year, though is perhaps best known for his exploits in the Wizarding World, having portrayed Cormac McLaggen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Stroma has also appeared in episodes of Bridgerton, Grand Hotel and Game of Thrones.
Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, Adrian Chase first appeared in New Teen Titans #23, which was published by DC Comics back in 1982. Deadline describes the character as a "hand-to-hand combatant," as well as a "brilliant marksman and a master of the lariat" who "was a New York City DA who sought justice in his own way as his alter ego [Vigilante] after his wife and kids were killed by mobsters."
Set to arrive in early 2022, HBO Max's Peacemaker stars John Cena, who reprises his role as Christopher Smith/Peacemaker from writer-director James Gunn's DC Extended Universe film The Suicide Squad, which is itself slated to release this coming August. The spinoff series will delve into the Peacemaker's origins (though won't necessarily be a prequel) and will feature a few returning characters from The Suicide Squad, as well as some fresh faces.
Produced by James Gunn, Peacemaker stars John Cena, Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lochlyn Munro, Annie Chang and Christopher Heyerdahl. The series premieres on HBO Max in January 2022.
Written and directed by James Gunn, The Suicide Squad stars Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Michael Rooker as Savant, Flula Borg as Javelin, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2, Idris Elba as Bloodsport, Mayling NG as Mongal, Peter Capaldi as The Thinker, Alice Braga as Solsoria, Sylvester Stallone as King Shark, Pete Davidson as Blackguard, Nathan Fillion as TDK, Sean Gunn as Weasel, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, John Cena as Peacemaker and Steve Agee, Taika Waititi and Storm Reid. The film arrives in theaters and on HBO Max Aug. 6.
Source: Deadline