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Chris Pratt thinks Suicide Squad introduced too many characters

April 25, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Originally published April 25, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.

With the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 just a few days away, Chris Pratt has been out and about on the press tour, fielding a range of questions, including his thoughts on Warner Bros.’ DC Extended Universe.

Speaking to io9 about what he’s made of the DCEU films so far, Pratt replied that: “I really like all the Warner Bros. movies. I think they’re really cool and I’m not a real tough critic on those movies. But one of the flaws might have been they were introducing too many characters in Suicide Squad. They spent 10 minutes telling us why should we care about these characters, rather than creating trilogies for each character and convincing us to care about the characters.”

Pratt then went on to talk about how it may have been wiser to go the route of Marvel and create solo films for each of these characters to help establish reasons to care:

“Marvel grew it really slowly so it’s strong. They didn’t create The Avengers first. They did Iron Man. And they tested it to make sure it worked. Then they did [Iron Man 2] and [Iron Man 3], then they did Cap, and then they did Thor. And they created a thirst for these characters, and that’s when they put them in The Avengers. It’s really fucking hard to do. And it’s kind of a miracle that anyone’s got it right. You know? So. I think it comes down to Kevin [Feige], his filmmakers, and ultimately, me, playing Star-Lord.”

To be fair, that’s what many fans have criticized DC and Warner Bros.’ approach for from the start, so one could argue that it’s certainly a valid complaint. Let us know below in the comments if you agree or disagree with Pratt’s thoughts on the DCEU…

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Chris Pratt, DC, DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad

About Robert Kojder

Robert Kojder is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Association, and Online Film Critics Society. He is also the Flickering Myth Reviews Editor.

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