THE SUICIDE SQUAD Vs. JUSTICE LEAGUE Movie? James Gunn Weighs In On The Possibility

THE SUICIDE SQUAD Vs. JUSTICE LEAGUE Movie? James Gunn Weighs In On The Possibility

The Justice League and Task Force X have clashed several times in the comics, but could we see them go head-to-head on the big screen someday? The Suicide Squad director James Gunn seems to like the idea.

By MarkCassidy - Aug 09, 2021 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad has failed to meet expectations at the box office, and while it's still early days, a variety of factors mean it's unlikely to pick up much steam over the course of its theatrical run.

For that reason, a direct sequel may not be something Warner Bros. is willing to take a chance on, but if director James Gunn was given the opportunity to return for more Task Force X adventures, would he be interested in sending the Squad up against the might of the Justice League?

"I'd have to think about that. I haven't put any thought into a Suicide Squad vs. Justice League movie, but it's not a bad idea," Gunn told CNA Lifestyle when asked about a potential crossover. "But I think I gotta figure out who the Justice League is first because I have no clue. I'm here in the middle of DC [and] people are always asking me, 'Is Henry Cavill still Superman?' I don't know who Superman is... who knows!"

Gunn makes a great point - does the Justice League even exist in the DCEU at the moment? We know the studio won't be moving forward with the "SnyderVerse" following the release of Zack Snyder's Justice League, and while Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller are still locked in to their respective roles, it'll probably be a while before we see some kind of rebooted version of the team.

If and when it does happen, though, a JL Vs. TSS movie is certainly an exciting prospect. We know one of Gunn's early ideas would have seen Task Force X attempt to take-down Superman, so that concept could very easily be tweaked and expanded upon to include the rest of the League.

What do you guys think? Would you be interested in a Justice League vs. The Suicide Squad movie?

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Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 8/9/2021, 7:02 AM
Hopefully it will happen with Gunn as the director. Superman needs to get even with Bloodsport.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 8/9/2021, 8:32 AM
@Godzilla2000Zer - Not sure about JL vs Suicide squad. After seeing the film it looks like they were going towards Suicide Squad vs Task Force X. A huge WB producer says that the next JL film is not going to happen for years so I'm assuming all these current iterations are just WB "testing" their IPs before an eventual reboot. They no longer care about continuity or fan reception, its all about gathering data on "who" sells the most tickets or will increase the most amount of "subscribers" for hbo max so that the next reboot will know who to focus on and who to build the universe around.

I think the next JL film won't happen until 2030 at the earliest unless they get an A-list director like Michael Bay, Spielberg, Russo Brothers, JJ Abrams, or Nolan to direct it.
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 8/9/2021, 8:45 AM
@mastakilla39 - Yeah I'm not in any rush for another JL despite loving Zack's version
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 8/9/2021, 7:02 AM
Boom we do a reverse 2000s marketing. Instead of the video game being a tie in for the movie , the movie is a tie in to promote the video game
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 8/9/2021, 7:11 AM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - you remember the Batman & Robin video game that tied into the movie? Yikes! That marketing model did produce a whole lot of money though.
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 8/9/2021, 7:30 AM
@WruceBayne - I lowkey miss tie in video games. They were all shit but at least it was something
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 8/9/2021, 7:46 AM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - And some of them were great! Spider-Man 2 is still one of the best comic book games out there
Fares
Fares - 8/9/2021, 7:57 AM
@Nightwing1015 - X-Men Origins Wolverine also deserves some love.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 8/9/2021, 8:35 AM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - Disney is already doing it. Black Widows End credit was just telling everyone to sign up for Disney+ if you want to see Hawkeye. They know that money can be earned everywhere else but theaters.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/9/2021, 7:04 AM
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 8/9/2021, 7:08 AM
@BlackBeltJones - the internet waste no time
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/9/2021, 7:16 AM
@WruceBayne - nope, it never does
soberchimera
soberchimera - 8/9/2021, 7:05 AM
Why is WB so obsessed with having the SS fight Superman? That's not what the team is for. They're supposed to go on black ops missions for the government, that's it. And the team is usually made up of villains with relatively low power levels, so they wouldn't stand much of a chance against them anyway.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/9/2021, 7:05 AM
If that wasn't already the plot of the upcoming videogame, I would like to see it.

As for a Justice League movie, my hopes now they won't do another origin. Young Justice had an established JL, and the stories in that worked fine too.
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 8/9/2021, 7:06 AM
Squad fighting the JL has never been interesting to me. JL should be dealing with far more major threats. We are at the point though where I'd really like to see Gunn give a team of true heroes a shot. Not mercenaries or antiheroes, true good guys. Maybe something like JSA where he can use some mid tier DC heroes and still go a bit wild with them
ElricReturns
ElricReturns - 8/9/2021, 7:59 AM
@OmegaDaGrodd - it was a missed opportunity to have a Staro controlled Justice League as the bad guys. You wouldn't even need to hire the actual actors because a staro would be on their faces.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 8/9/2021, 7:07 AM
First James needs to do his own version of Justice League. Genius idea. Just call it..."THE Justice League"!
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 8/9/2021, 7:08 AM
Either one of the current Justice League members could singlehandedly dismantle this current iteration of the Suicide Squad.

I liked back when there was rumblings about Black Adam joining the SS so that they would have a “Heavy Hitter” to square off against Superman.
Repian
Repian - 8/9/2021, 7:12 AM

WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 8/9/2021, 7:16 AM
@Repian - THIS!
4thMaster
4thMaster - 8/9/2021, 7:17 AM
@Repian - Who's the Rise of the Imperfects looking dude on the right corner of the bottom pic?
Repian
Repian - 8/9/2021, 7:38 AM
@WruceBayne - Also, the real suicide mission will be to capture the crime syndicate for Waller to use them. So Peacemaker will achieve the world peace he wants ... When Waller uses the crime syndicate to subjugate all the nations of the world.

@4thMaster - I think he's Johnny Quick redesigned.
4thMaster
4thMaster - 8/9/2021, 7:53 AM
@Repian - Thanks! I really don't like it, but the rest have pretty good new designs.
Spike101
Spike101 - 8/9/2021, 7:14 AM
And there be the problem with DC, no continuity, nobody knows who is and who isn’t still playing a character and that’s on the inside. A real shame as there are sound great characters and storylines to use. Marvel on the other hand were very clever in seeding this huge universe with a single story that judge gets bigger. Let’s just hope they don’t screw it up with the multiverse.
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