And going off of Fukuhara’s excitement for playing Katana, who knows just how dedicated the other actors have been in making sure their characters are portrayed on screen. There’s plenty of interesting ways Katana could be mixed into the storyline, not to mention how she interacts with her wild team members. Once Suicide Squad hits theaters later this summer, we hopefully will be able to get some more backstory on the character. Someone recently told me how refreshing it is to see an Asian woman as a superhero. Would you live for me Captain Boomerang : regarding Katana Hey, well, you know what they say about the crazy ones. In Japanese culture there’s this idea of putting others before yourself, but I’ve also never wanted to let myself down. Katana and I may not have the same personality, but coming from the same cultural upbringing, we share core values. Samurai are almost always male, so growing up in America I had a hard time figuring out role models. Karen Fukuhara, who played Katana in Suicide Squad and appears in The Boys season 2, recently spoke at a roundtable attended by GamesRadar+ and Total Film about the so-called 'Ayer Cut'. She described how her native Japanese heritage and familiar cultural upbringing was very helpful in bringing the character to life.Īs a first-generation Japanese American, I’ve always wanted to play a samurai warrior like my Suicide Squad character, Katana. In an interview with Playboy, Fukuhara recently discussed what it was like to play Katana. And in an age of controversial Hollywood whitewashing, Katana’s truthful depiction comes as a refreshing change of pace. Because along with being the only other woman of the team, Katana is also Japanese. Suicide Squad hits theaters August 5, 2016.It’s an interesting character to have in Suicide Squad, considering that the superhero genre mostly consists of Cacausian males. So, yeah, I got to run on top of a car, I did all of my sword work… It really made a difference when I knew everything from muscle memory and I didn’t have to think about it when the cameras were rolling.” I was able to do all of my own stunts except for one dive role, but all of my stunts. “I was really lucky because I blessed with a really great stunt double and stunt coordinator and they taught me all of the choreography during pre-production. Of the sword, Fukuhara explains that, “ She has her husband’s soul in her sword and I got to talk to Maseo throughout the film and yes, of course that’s in the film, but you’ll have to wait and see how much of the plays into the movie.”īeyond that, Fukuhara also expressed what it was like to be doing the majority of her own stunts in the film. She is a protector and a fierce warrior.”įukuhara also revealed that the film will delve more into the character’s mystical side, where the sword she carries in the film, the Soul Taker, will have supernatural qualities that is briefly glimpsed at in the trailers. She works under them and keeps the rowdy bunch in line. She says, “ She’s very loyal to Amanda Waller and to Rick Flagg. Pictures Played by: Japanese-American actress Karen Fukuhara. Fukuhara stated that Katana’s motivation to be on the Suicide Squad has to do more with her allegiance to director Amanda Waller, rather than being blackmailed onto the team, like her fellow teammates. Japanese-American actress Karen Fukuhara stars in Suicide Squad as Katana. Actress Karen Fukuhara gives details about playing the character Katana and what to expect from her in Suicide Squad.įukuhara discusses why a straight-laced character like Katana is even on the team, given that the character is not a criminal like Captain Boomerang or Deadshot.
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