DC Officially Confirms That James Gunn Is Writing "A Completely Fresh Take" On SUICIDE SQUAD 2

DC Officially Confirms That James Gunn Is Writing "A Completely Fresh Take" On SUICIDE SQUAD 2

Coming off reports that James Gunn is set to write and possibly direct the Suicide Squad sequel, it's been officially confirmed that the Guardians of the Galaxy director has jumped ship from Marvel to DC.

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By MarkCassidy - Oct 12, 2018 06:10 AM EST
Filed Under: The Suicide Squad
The latest episode of DC Daily has confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has indeed jumped ship from Marvel to DC, and will pen the script for Suicide Squad 2. There's no mention of the possibility of him helming the sequel, however.

Seemingly gelling with rumors that the follow-up to David Ayer's divisive supervillain team-up flick will actually be a reboot of sorts, the report also states that Gunn will deliver "a completely fresh take to the franchise" - although this probably just means that he'll be taking things in a different direction with a brand new story rather than completely rebooting with a new cast etc.

Original director Gavin O'Conner and screenwriters Todd Stashwick and David Bar Katz had delivered a finished script, but unfortunately for them the plot turned out to be too similar to Cathy Yan's pitch for Birds of Prey.

It remains to be seen what Gunn has in store for Task Force X, but it should be an interesting take at the very least.

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/12/2018, 6:26 AM
Sounds like he's just writing.

Just give me Bronze Tiger. Please.
Gandressmex
Gandressmex - 10/12/2018, 6:30 AM
Good, they need to do my boy Slipknot justice!
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 10/12/2018, 6:33 AM
"a completely fresh take to the franchise"

So they're not going to be a team of incarcerated supervillains who carry out secret missions in exchange for reduced prison sentences?
xHollywoodx
xHollywoodx - 10/12/2018, 6:35 AM
Interesting... Finally some sort of resolve. Killer Croc would be perfect for Dave.
Aquamoa18
Aquamoa18 - 10/12/2018, 7:19 AM
@xHollywoodx - Michael Rosenbaum is also interested.
https://twitter.com/michaelrosenbum/status/1049815218782527488
xHollywoodx
xHollywoodx - 10/12/2018, 7:28 AM
@Aquamoa18 - He would be perfect as a younger playboy named Lex Luthor.
Himura
Himura - 10/12/2018, 7:53 AM
@guyatadesk - He never said he'd want to be Lex. Hell I highly doubt he'd want to shave his head again for the role. Thats one of the main reasons why he left Smallville in the first place.
xHollywoodx
xHollywoodx - 10/12/2018, 8:20 AM
@Himura and @aquamoa18- I was kidding about him playing lex. He was great on Smallville but that show was great because I was in middle school / high school. Besides does lex have to be bald? Is that really an important character traits?
Origame
Origame - 10/12/2018, 8:57 AM
@xHollywoodx - you seem to be new here. This is a site for comic fans. Meaning you better get them looking accurate.
xHollywoodx
xHollywoodx - 10/12/2018, 9:04 AM
@Origame - So should I mark you down for a yes?
Aquamoa18
Aquamoa18 - 10/12/2018, 9:06 AM
@guyatadesk - I agree he'd make a great Eobard Thawne, although that probably wouldn't be a wise character to throw into Suicide Squad. He could play a good Capt Cold.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/12/2018, 6:35 AM
"Original director Gavin O'Conner and screenwriters Todd Stashwick and David Bar Katz had delivered a finished script, but unfortunately for them the plot turned out to be too similar to Cathy Yan's pitch for Birds of Prey."

How does this happen though?
Roodi
Roodi - 10/12/2018, 6:36 AM
The Snapees are brought back but still need to deal with Thanos and he takes out some(for real) before being stopped, one of them being Drax. He's out and onto DC.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 10/12/2018, 6:39 AM
What is happening
789
789 - 10/12/2018, 6:40 AM
YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
aflynn
aflynn - 10/12/2018, 6:41 AM
This is the absolute right direction, interested to see how his complete take shakes out.
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