THE SUICIDE SQUAD Director James Gunn Shares Some Awesome Title Treatments For His DC Comics Movie

THE SUICIDE SQUAD Director James Gunn Shares Some Awesome Title Treatments For His DC Comics Movie

With just weeks to go until DC FanDome takes place, filmmaker James Gunn has shared a series of title treatments for The Suicide Squad which make it clear just how different this movie is going to be...

By JoshWilding - Aug 05, 2020 09:08 AM EST
Filed Under: The Suicide Squad

2016's Suicide Squad boasted a pretty unique tone, but reshoots and changes made by Warner Bros. ensured it was something of a jumble. For the most part, director David Ayer's vision for Task Force X was a dark one, and it's been clear for a while now that James Gunn will bring an entirely new tone to the table with The Suicide Squad next year.

That's evident from a series of title treatments the filmmaker has shared, all of which are obviously specific to certain countries (and will eventually adorn marketing materials like posters and trailers). 

Beyond that, they don't tell us much about what to expect from the DC Comics adaptation, though Gunn has made no secret of the fact he was inspired by John Ostrander's work on the Suicide Squad comic books. These treatments also appear to have been inspired by that beloved run. 

With DC FanDome fast approaching, we can clearly expect some sort of big reveal from The Suicide Squad at the virtual event. A teaser trailer seems likely considering shooting finished before COVID-19 started causing problems, but it could be as simple as a poster and some story details!

Either way, it's definitely hard not to be excited...
 

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snyderbot4000
snyderbot4000 - 8/5/2020, 10:01 AM
#ReleaseTheAyerCut

tmp3
tmp3 - 8/5/2020, 10:08 AM
@SnyderCutCringe - It was at 0% for a good while there
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/5/2020, 10:09 AM
@SnyderCutCringe

Your avatar geeks me out 😂
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/5/2020, 10:10 AM
@regularmovieguy - Your #DontReleaseTheAyerCut prediction is becoming more and more prescient lol
Origame
Origame - 8/5/2020, 10:14 AM
@Snyderbot4000 - #releasethebuttholecut
dracula
dracula - 8/5/2020, 11:51 AM
@snyderbot4000 - They basically filmed a first draft, would probably be better than what we got, but not good enough to bother releasing it
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/5/2020, 10:08 AM
NicolausCopernicus
NicolausCopernicus - 8/5/2020, 10:09 AM
still cant believe they actually calling it that
Battabing
Battabing - 8/5/2020, 10:37 AM
@NicolausCopernicus -
What else would they call it?
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/5/2020, 10:48 AM
@Battabing - Something that will cause less brand confusion? Suicide Squad: Onslaught or something?
Battabing
Battabing - 8/5/2020, 12:37 PM
@tmp3 - Brand confusion? It's still Suicide Squad. It has several of the same actors as the last film.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/5/2020, 12:46 PM
@Battabing - The only difference between a movie and its sequel being a "the" will confuse the general audience more than it probably should.
Battabing
Battabing - 8/5/2020, 12:49 PM
@tmp3 - Doubt it.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/5/2020, 12:52 PM
@Battabing - Would be funny if this bombed like Birds of Prey and they decide to re-title it "Harley Quinn's Suicide Squad" or something. lol.
DarkDetective
DarkDetective - 8/5/2020, 1:14 PM
@tmp3 - well, the sequel to Halloween is called Halloween, the prequel to The Thing is called The Thing, the sequel of God of War 3 is called God of War, so I think its gonna be fine
Battabing
Battabing - 8/5/2020, 1:41 PM
@tmp3 - Okay?
The point is there's little chance of brand confusion if the [frick]ing brand name doesn't change.
RandyOrtonLF
RandyOrtonLF - 8/5/2020, 5:54 PM
@tmp3 - Yeah not with you on this. It's the perfect title since the first film was a hit but not a blockbuster. Most people, after watching the first, didn't think they want to see another badly. But still, enough people liked it that just making and marketing another should make similar figures. Plus this time it has a better director.

If this film has a decent trailer, it'll make at least the same as the last one. People will wanna watch it.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 8/5/2020, 10:12 AM
ohhhh, very Tarantino-y, I like that.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/5/2020, 10:14 AM
@Spidey91 - This movie has the same editor as Tarantino's last three films
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 8/5/2020, 10:17 AM
La Squadra Suicida.
(Mamma mia!)

:P
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 8/5/2020, 10:25 AM
@Doomsday8888 - 😂😂😂😂
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/5/2020, 10:22 AM
The Ostrander vibes spell good things. Currently re reading that run
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/5/2020, 10:23 AM
@BlackBeltJones - Idris is playing Vigilante, you ever read that comic? There's a 2-issue arc by Alan Moore that's pretty solid
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/5/2020, 10:23 AM
@tmp3 - I need to. I looked into the recent vigilante redo of sorts though
DoubleD
DoubleD - 8/5/2020, 10:57 AM
Snyder cut

marvel72
marvel72 - 8/5/2020, 11:51 AM
Do we know who the villain is yet?

inkniron
inkniron - 8/5/2020, 2:19 PM
I should have studied graphic design if this is they type of work that is paid for.
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