Will Smith on the ‘Scary’ Part of Training for ‘Suicide Squad’ – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Will Smith is one of the many Hollywood actors to get in amazing shape for a movie. He went through an intense training program to prep for 2016s Suicide Squad that led him to face a scary reality about his age and acting career.

Smith took on the role of Floyd Lawton aka Deadshot in Suicide Squad. A secret government agency enlisted Deadshot, the best sharpshooter in the world, and other supervillains in the DC universe to save the world, according to IMDb.

Deadshot teamed up with the likes of Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Enchantress (Cara Delevingne), and Joker (Jared Leto). Suicide Squad hit theaters on August 5, 2016. A big hit with audiences, the movie earned $746 million at the box office.

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Smith tweaked his diet and exercise routine to prep for Suicide Squad. He hit the gym to tone and ate 3,500 calories a day, his personal trainer Aaron Ferguson told Mens Journal. The goal? To give Smith an action-figure physique.

We were trying to build up the shoulders and slim down the waist to give that real action-figure look, which I think we accomplished, Ferguson said.

Prepping for Suicide Squad Smith often ate grilled chicken, sweet potatoes, and broccoli for dinner. That meant no carbs on Christmas which he called terrible.

Smith took lessons on tactical gun training in addition to going through a physical transformation. His training sessions didnt let up when the movie filmed on location in Canada. Smith and his co-star, Joel Kinnaman(Rick Flag), hit the gym with Ferguson.

Smith got hurt during the movies intense training. He tore a muscle in his leg early on in production.

It was really scary to be in that position, he said. When youre 47 years old, no injury is a mild injury anymore. I was stepping back to throw a blow, and my calf popped. Everyone heard it.

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The injury didnt slow him down for long.

The doctor there told me that I was going to be down for six weeks, but I couldnt allow that, Smith said.

Smith wont be going through another physical transformation to reprise his role as Deadshot in a Suicide Squad sequel. As previously mentioned, scheduling is what reportedly led to Smith passing on the film.

Audiences will see some of their favorite characters back for more. Robbie is one of the actors Suicide Squad co-stars set to return.

Suicide Squad 2 is expected in 2021.

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