Jake Gyllenhaal

After Tom Hardy had to drop out of Suicide Squad because of the shooting delay of The Revenant, Warner Bros. wanted to hire Jake Gyllenhaal to portray Rick Flag. However, the actor refused to sign for the role. Some of the rumors said, back then, that the part was too small for the actor to consider it. Some other rumors said that his schedule was too busy (which is true). Lastly, some said that he didn't like the script.

According to the most recent reveals from the production of Suicide Squad, passing on this opportunity was definitely a good decision. Thus, instead on working on this movie, Jake Gyllenhaal minded his own business "“ making good, even if unnoticed, movies.

And he is young, even if he has already starred in some very interesting and critically acclaimed movies. So he still has time to consider appearing in a superhero flick.