Chris Messina to play villain in Birds of Prey

Actor Chris Messina has been cast to portray villain Victor Zsasz in Suicide Squad spin-off Birds Of Prey.
The Argo star will play the sadistic comic book serial killer in the film, about a group of female anti-heroes.
According to Deadline, the character was first introduced in Batman: Shadow of the Bat in 1992.
Zsasz’s has previously been portrayed by James frontman Tim Booth in Batman Begins, while Anthony Carrigan currently plays the villain on TV show Gotham.
The DC Comics film, in which Margot Robbie will reprise her Suicide Squad role as Harley Quinn, is to be directed by Cathy Yan.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead will also star as Huntress, alongside Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary, and Rosie Perez, who has been cast as Renee Montoya/The Question, while Ewan McGregor has been tapped as Zsasz’s criminal mastermind boss Black Mask, aka Roman Sionis.
Birds of Prey is set to be released in February, 2020.