The character made his cinematic debut in the DC Extended Universe film The Suicide Squad, portrayed by Michael Rooker.

Brian Durlin is the spoiled heir to an enormous fortune who moves to Gotham City to become a vigilante.

Furthermore, he attempts to commit suicide, but Oracle and Creote rescue him, and Savant enters a relationship with the latter.

[2] Savant possesses genius-level intellect and is an expert at martial arts, computer operation, and multilingualism.

While this has allowed him to resist an interrogation attempt, making it appear to last hours instead of days for him, he was left believing it happened five minutes prior and was in constant agony for two years afterward.