James Gunn Officially On Board To Direct SUICIDE SQUAD Relaunch With "Mostly All-New Cast"
More big DC movie news here, as the trades have confirmed that James Funn will return to the director's chair for WB's The Suicide Squad, which will actually be a relaunch with a (mostly) new cast!
On the heels of the news that Warner Bros. has set a date for The Batman - minus Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne - THR has confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn will helm the studio's Suicide Squad... sequel?
According to the trade's report, the movie will actually be more of a relaunch than a direct follow-up to David Ayer's original, and will feature "mostly an all-new cast of characters and actors."
While Gunn directing isn't too surprising considering he was already on board to write the script, the new cast is unexpected. We assume "mostly" means Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) and Will Smith (Deadshot) will return as previously reported, but there's no mention of them here.
As we figured, The Suicide Squad will be "very much rooted in Gunn’s vibe, as seen in the Guardians movies."
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