Though he might have solely lasted two episodes of Gotham–appearing as “The Mask” Richard Sionis in Seasons 1 and 2–Todd Stashwick is not prepared to depart the DC universe simply but. The actor, who additionally stars on 12 Monkeys as Deacon, will co-write the sequel to Suicide Squad.

The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Stashwick and co-writer David Bar Katz will sort out the script, alongside Suicide Squad 2 director Gavin O’Connor. The duo is taking up from Adam Cozad (Legend of Tarzan), who beforehand labored on the film’s script.

The film shall be Stashwick’s first function writing credit score. However, given his intimate data of DC villains–thanks to his taking part in one–he may very effectively be the precise selection in terms of writing a whole film about them. Katz has a bit extra expertise. After writing a lot of initiatives with John Leguizamo within the Nineties, his script for The Man within the Rockefeller Suit landed on the black list–the annual record of extremely regarded scripts that haven’t but been produced. He’s additionally creating a movie with Warner Bros. and Robert Downey Jr.’s manufacturing firm.

The information was first revealed when Stashwick appeared on an episode of the net collection Popcorn Talk. The actor says it happened after working with O’Connor as an actor, resulting in them discussing the mission and their shared DC fandom.

No launch date or story particulars have been introduced for the sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad. It’s additionally not the one villain-centric DC movie within the works. It was lately revealed that Jared Leto’s Joker is getting a standalone film. There’s additionally that Margot Robbie-led Birds of Prey movie, through which she reprises her function as Harley Quinn.