UPDATE: We have a video launched by TMZ showing Will Smith on some shooting training for the role of Deadshot. You may check out the video at the end part of this post. The video reveals that he is indeed a right-handed shot, so the error that we pointed out in the costume here is seriously an error!
Will Smith plays Floyd Lawton, aka Deadshot, in the upcoming DC Comics supervillain team flick Suicide Squad and we already know how he looks in the costume "“ both with and without mask. While the first look at the entire Suicide Squad offers us his look including his face "“ that bald head and beard, the solo image dropped online later by the director David Ayer introduces us to the masked Deadshot that we'll see in Suicide Squad.
So, how to react to the look of Will Smith’s Deadshot? Well, everyone's got their own say, so I won't impose my opinion on anyone. But what do the elements of his costume reflect? Where do they come from or what do they reflect – that's what I'm going to deal with in the following segments. Let’s have a closer look at both images of Deadshot first.
Elements From Comic Books
The costume's color combination "“ the blend of red and black "“that's what comes straight from the comic books. The white mask with an enhanced eye is also a typical comic book thing "“ even though you may argue that they aren't exactly identical. And the arm-mounted guns "“ they are a specialty weapon of Deadshot in the comics, isn't it?
Check out the rest of the in-depth analysis on the following page.
