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“The last four years, it’s become much more of a thing,” Dastmalchian said of getting characters written for him. “I don’t know if that’s because I’m such a specific type of individual. Although I like to think that I can disappear into any character, my face is a very specific look. My voice is particular. It’s such a miracle that people in the last several years have begun to think of me for something. I did a series a few years ago called Reprisal and the showrunner Josh Corbin, when he met me, was immediately like, ‘I had you in my book when I was developing this show.’ And Denis, when he was sculpting his vision of Piter, I don’t know if he necessarily envisioned me for it, but when he called me to tell me he wanted me to be in the film, he seemed to think I was the right person. It’s weird. I used to hear about actors who got these offers out of the blue and I thought, Oh man, that must be nice. And I’m getting to experience that. It’s like winning the lottery as an actor.”
During the chat, Dastmalchian also talked about his history with comic book movies and shared the story of Bubblegum, the cat he adopted while filming the movie in Panama.
The Suicide Squad is now playing in theatres and is available to watch on HBO Max.
