Could you imagine Oprah as Waller? She would scream “You get a bomb! You get a bomb! You get a bomb! Everyone gets a bomb” to the Suicide Squad. LOL!!! But seriously, CCH Pounder would be the number one choice for me. How about Angela Bassett since she was Waller in Green Lantern?
That was Angela Bassett but the more and more I think about it, She hasn’t done anything to make me think she could pull off a villian like Waller. Sure she burned up a nigga’s car and clothes and slept with Wesley Snipes in Waiting To Exhale but that’s not enough.
The main thing is that Amanda Waller is NOT an actual villain. Anti-Villain at most. She genuinely wants what’s best for the world and wants to protect it and her methods are bitchy and extreme but in the end she WILL earn your respect. She never does something for the sake of being a bitch, there’s a reason to everything. It’s hard to argue her down because again, she wants to do what she deems best to save lives.
And it’s indeed hard to pull off a character that makes you want to strangle her but at the same time, want to shake her hand out of respect for what she does and knows. Mainly though, she has to exude an aura of power.
After watching the 2nd half of the Arrow/Flash crossover, I ended-up liking their portrayal of the character. They showed why she resorts to the extreme measures she takes in one profound scenario, and made us understand why Oliver Queen is a much more serious hero when compared to the Flash.
What do you know, they realize after all this time “Gasp…maybe it was a bad idea to take on all of this shit for one movie”. Too late though. They’ll continue to realize how far in over their heads they really are.
Sad part is I’ll probably be dragged to that first movie since it’s supposed release date is on my birthday.