Joel Kinnaman's Final Farewell to Rick Flag

0:00It's April 9th. You're listening to Entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered pop-culture updates. I'm Corey with the story. Joel Kinnaman is stepping away from Rick Flagg and the DC Universe for good. The actor, who played the Suicide Squad leader, dropped hints that his run is over, especially after peacemaker season 2. Fans are buzzing about it online since his comments hit social media. He first suited up as Rick Flagg in the 2016 Suicide Squad, then brought him back for James Gunn's 2021 version. That film ended Flagg's arc with a clear death, though flashbacks popped up in peacemaker as some alternate take on the character. Kinnaman got real about the sets too. He called the original movie a wild party mess where everyone was unprofessional, including him. But Gunn's project flipped the script to a tight, focused vibe that he respected big time. No word on Flagg showing up anywhere else in the DC lineup right now. Kinnaman's already booked solid with new gigs, like the movie Icefall and TV shows,

1:02and Perfect Women, plus Joe Nezbo's Detective Hole. As the DC Universe keeps reshaping under Gunn, actors like Kinnaman are charting fresh past, leaving Flagg's legacy in the rear