Was SUICIDE SQUAD Doomed From The Start? Shocking New Details On The Film's Troubled Production Emerge

Was SUICIDE SQUAD Doomed From The Start? Shocking New Details On The Film's Troubled Production Emerge

Following a rash of negative reviews, THR has posted an in-depth report on the various aspects of Suicide Squad's production that may ultimately have led to the critically perceived "mess" of a movie...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 03, 2016 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Suicide Squad
Source: THR


Comic book movie fans were left feeling very disappointing by the negative critical reaction to Suicide Squad, but the details contained in a new report by THR may make them wonder how the film was even released at all.

First off, it seems the picture received a release date before it even had a script. A source tells the trade that “[Ayer] wrote the script in like, six weeks, and they just went,” arguing that if the director had more time to develop his ideas that the final product would have benefited greatly. From the sounds of things, though, that might not have made much of a difference.

We all heard about those extensive reshoots, and - though it was played down at the time - they might well have been a direct response to the perception that the movie needed to be "more fun" after the Batman V Superman backlash, and ultimately led to a jumbled, tonally inconsistent final cut. A source reports that Warner Bros. Chief Kevin Tsujihara was so nervous that the movie "didn't deliver on the fun, edgy tone promised in the strong teaser trailer", that he actually brought in the company that edited that trailer, Trailer Park, to work on an alternate cut of the film while David Ayer was still editing his.



Apparently "Ayer's more somber version and a lighter, studio-favored version" were both tested with audiences, and from that some common ground was reached - but to get both of these visions for the supervillain ensemble in sync required millions of dollars worth of additional photography.

Unfortunately, none of that seemed to matter one way or the other as Suicide Squad was still soundly bashed by many critics (not ours), so it will be interesting to see how Warner Bros. addresses this moving forward. Perhaps ignoring what critics deem to be "wrong" with your movies and having some faith in your director's vision is the answer?

Suicide Squad releases this weekend, and despite the reviews is still on track to make a lot of cash - but the big question is, will it have legs? Insiders reckon it'll have to bring in between $750 million and $800 million to break even.
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Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 8/3/2016, 7:17 AM
This is really sad...I don't see any good movies untill after JL....hopefully I'm wrong....also We should judge Geoff Johns after JL as he just started his position....
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 8/3/2016, 7:18 AM
Johns will sort this shit out...but we'll state seeing this after JL...
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/3/2016, 8:11 AM
@Coleco1984 - That's right, JLA will bomb because of the director. Wonder Woman possibly should be maybe good.

The real "Reset" button will be with the new Batman movie. That director knows what he's doing.
DENNISsystem
DENNISsystem - 8/3/2016, 8:15 AM
@Brainiac13 - god I want to have hope with that, but Johns was on the production team for Green Lantern...
AleSir19
AleSir19 - 8/3/2016, 8:25 AM
@Brainiac13 - @Batmaniac @Coleco1984 @GeneralZod @DENNISsystem

Sadly that is the true, we still have 2 shitty films more, before we cant finally have a good DC Film.

Is really sad how everything that DC/Warner touch becomes into shit.

Because at the end, Geoff Johns dont have any vote or word in Suicide Squad or Wonder Woman. Geoff can say some times in Justice League Part 1 but this wont save DC from the angry fans...

While Aquaman could be the first good DC Film in a while, because Geoff Johns and Wan really know what they are doing.

Here is clear they didnt know what they wanted and how they wanted to do it.

They try to make the same Marvel did with Guardians of the Galaxy and didnt go well...

BECAUSE THIS IS [frick]ING DC ASSHOLES!

BELIEVE IN YOUR [frick]ING CHARACTERS FOR ONCE...
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 8/3/2016, 8:26 AM
@Brainiac13 - My main concern is that Johns is NOT a movie guy. If you read his dialogue, it's very much comic book writing and he excels at it, but IDK if that ability can translate into film.
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