In case there was any doubt, it sounds like the planned Deadshot movie starring Will Smith as Floyd Lawton has been snuffed out.

Among the details in a lengthy report from Rolling Stone about Warner Bros.' response to The Flash star Ezra Miller's recent erratic behavior, it was noted that the Deadshot standalone movie was put on the backburner long before the incident involving him and Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.

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In December 2016, several months after the release of Suicide Squad, Will Smith's expert marksman Deadshot was said to be receiving his own DC Extended Universe solo film. Details were scarce in the years that followed, and in 2018, Smith was outright asked whether the Deadshot movie was still happening. "I hope so," he said. "I love playing Deadshot. I'm really enjoying that character."

Smith commented on possibly playing Deadshot again three years later. As previously noted, scheduling conflicts prevented him from reprising the role for James Gunn's soft reboot of Suicide Squad, dubbed The Suicide Squad. When Idris Elba was cast in a mystery role, many assumed he'd be replacing Smith as Deadshot, but he went on to play Bloodsport. When this came up in September 2021, Smith acknowledged the distinction and said, "Alright, cool, so I can come back."

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Smith recently came under fire for storming the stage at the Oscars and slapping Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head -- a look she sports as the result of alopecia.

Shortly after, Smith would win Best Actor for his turn as Richard Williams in King Richard. "I'm being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people," Smith said during a tearful acceptance speech. "Now I know, to do what we do, you've got to be able to take abuse. You got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business, you've got to be able to have people disrespecting you, and you've got to smile and you've got to pretend like that's OK."

Though Smith issued an apology, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences launched a formal review into the incident. The results of that investigation are still pending, but Smith has already resigned from the Academy.

Source: Rolling Stone