THE SUICIDE SQUAD: James Gunn Says The Movie Is Finished; Praises WB For Being "Creatively Amazing"

THE SUICIDE SQUAD: James Gunn Says The Movie Is Finished; Praises WB For Being "Creatively Amazing"

The Suicide Squad director James Gunn has confirmed that his upcoming DC Comics sequel/reboot is "fully finished," while praising Warner Bros. for allowing him to complete the movie without interfering.

By MarkCassidy - Feb 05, 2021 05:02 AM EST
Filed Under: The Suicide Squad

It's fair to say Warner Bros. has gained a bit of a reputation for "studio interference" over the years (you'll find Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan's recent thoughts on the matter here), which has resulted in some filmmakers' original takes on certain properties being changed, if not outright compromised.

When Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn signed on to helm The Suicide Squad, fans were concerned that he may not be given the creative freedom to fully realize his vision for Task Force X, but it doesn't sound like he ran into many problems in that regard.

While responding to a question via Twitter, Gunn confirmed that The Suicide Squad is now "fully finished and cut," while praising WB for allowing him to complete the film his way with little to no meddling.

Based on everything we've seen and heard so far, Gunn is not simply towing the studio line here. His Suicide Squad "requel" will be R-rated, and several members of the cast have promised that we're in for a wild, insane ride.

We'll find out for ourselves when the movie premieres in theatres and on HBO Max on August 6. For now, you can check out a revealing new synopsis right here.

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AC1
AC1 - 2/5/2021, 5:39 AM
Really looking forward to this!
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 2/5/2021, 7:30 AM
@AC1 - I was looking forward to Ayer's original too, hopefully it doesn't disappoint and if it does we won't have anyone to blame but James Gunn himself. Lets hope he doesn't have a bad day at work like Patty Jenkins did with WW84.
AC1
AC1 - 2/5/2021, 7:59 AM
@mastakilla39 - true, but that's pretty much just a risk with any film/show/book etc. Could have all the talent in the world behind it and excellent source material to work with, and one small thing might not click and it derails the whole thing.

I do feel like Ayer's film was largely screwed up by studio interference, including them hiring that movie trailer company to edit the actual movie if that was true. That's not to say it would've been perfect if he had full control, there were ideas of his that I personally didn't like (like tattooed gangster Joker, although I thought Leto was a good choice at the time, or Enchantress being the villain, etc) but I think it would've at least made more sense if he had more control.

As for WW84, I haven't seen it so I can't really comment on that but even from the trailers, prerelease info, possible leaks, etc there are a lot of ideas that I wasn't keen on there which is a shame because Jenkins and Gadot made an excellent movie the first time around, but like I said sometimes one thing not working can derail the whole thing which I'm guessing might be the case with WW84 if it's as bad as the people who don't like it say it is.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 2/5/2021, 5:40 AM
Happy to hear it! Definitely hyped to see this later in the year, hopefully in a theater..
JFerguson
JFerguson - 2/5/2021, 5:44 AM
WB after this movie is done:

UXASIS
UXASIS - 2/5/2021, 5:45 AM
My hype for this movie ended with: ''silly humour in every scene.''

It just seems like an R-rated Guardians with better characters.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 2/5/2021, 5:54 AM
@DARKSEIDDIS -
UXASIS
UXASIS - 2/5/2021, 6:20 AM
@Se4M4NSt4ine - Your favorite song? :)
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 2/5/2021, 5:50 AM
I hope Gunn found as much success at DC as he does with Marvel.
cyclopsprime
cyclopsprime - 2/5/2021, 6:53 AM
@WeaponXCII - only time will tell
Battabing
Battabing - 2/5/2021, 7:34 PM
@WeaponXCII -
I kinda want Gunn to do a Justice League International movie. The problem I have with him is that I think he actually benefits from being reigned in, especially with PG-13 films. He can potentially go off the rails with R-rated film. I don't want another The Belko Experiment.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 2/5/2021, 5:51 AM
David Ayer reading this:
DoubleD
DoubleD - 2/5/2021, 5:52 AM
James Gunn

Kyos
Kyos - 2/5/2021, 6:47 AM
@DoubleD - Hey, there's also still Matt Reeves.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 2/5/2021, 5:56 AM
“Praises WB for being creatively amazing.”
Until the studio exec’s decide to make changes to fit their consistency of changing directors visions to fit the narrow mindedness of what they think will sell tickets.
Just saying... they’ve done it before.
LSHF
LSHF - 2/5/2021, 7:44 AM
@slickrickdesigns - Yea, I would never trust DC. Their habit of f#cking with super hero films goes all the way back to the Christopher Reeve films. The "okay" things, then get blind with $$$, freak out, and then change things before the films are released. I would never sell on I.P. to them.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 2/5/2021, 5:56 AM
I really hope this movie is just completely bonkers, I think Gunn is a great fit for this property and I’m really hopeful it turns out great. I’m also really glad he’s able to return for GotG Vol. 3, I wonder if that’s going to be his last Marvel film and then he comes back for Suicide Squad 2 or if he manages to walk between worlds and have two different franchises simultaneously
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 2/5/2021, 5:57 AM
Still time for them to being in a brand new director for reshoots.
LSHF
LSHF - 2/5/2021, 7:45 AM
@Twenty23Three - Maybe that is why they made sure there was what looks like the longest period of time from a film being completely done to the actual theatrical release date.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 2/5/2021, 5:57 AM
"Warners was creatively amazing."



Some men just want watch the world burn.
SnideCut
SnideCut - 2/5/2021, 8:42 AM
@Doomsday8888 - I love that shot from Kong
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 2/5/2021, 5:58 AM
I'm excited for the first trailer. I hope it really strikes closer to the Ostrander comics, which it seems to.

Wish Deadshot was in it, even if Bloodsport is basically a pseudo dead shot here
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