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James Gunn responds to Francis Ford Coppola’s Marvel criticism

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Having spoken out to defend the Marvel Cinematic Universe against comments from Martin Scorsese, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is back on social media – this time to respond to The Gofather filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, who recently slammed Marvel Studios movies as “despicable”. “Many of our grandfathers thought all gangster movies were […]

James Gunn says Warner Bros. and DC offered him “whatever he wanted”

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Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn claims he was offered whatever he wanted by Warner Bros. but chose to do his version of The Suicide Squad. While answering fan questions on Instagram Story, Gunn was asked if he was “offered another movie along with The Suicide Squad” when Warner Bros. approached him about turning his […]

The Suicide Squad set photos offer first look at new DC villains

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With production underway on The Suicide Squad, the first batch of set photos from the James Gunn-directed DC supervillain team up have surfaced online via Just Jared and give us a look at a number of characters in full costume including returning star Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang) alongside Nathan Fillion, Pete Davidson, Michael Rooker, Flula […]

James Gunn, Joss Whedon and Samuel L. Jackson respond to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel criticism

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During a promotional interview for his new movie The Irishman last week, Martin Scorsese ruffled the feathers of fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the legendary filmmaker stating: “I don’t see them. I tried, you know? But that’s not cinema. Honestly, the closest I can think of them, as well made as they are, with […]

James Gunn reveals how long it took him to write Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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James Gunn has revealed how long it took him to write Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios. The movie-making process is a long one, especially when you take it all the way back to the scripting stage. One of the most anticipated films for many MCU fans is Guardians of the Galaxy […]

James Gunn says Marvel and DC both thrive off each other’s successes

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James Gunn has expressed his thoughts on the long-lasting Marvel vs DC debate and claims that both parties would stop this perceived rivalry as both companies benefit off each other’s success. In a series of tweets Gunn states: “As I’ve said so many times, at the end of the day, Marvel & DC fans have […]

James Gunn announces start of production on The Suicide Squad

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Having announced his full cast last week, director James Gunn has now confirmed that cameras are rolling on The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. and DC Films’ follow-up to the 2016 supervillain team-up from David Ayer. Gunn responded to a fan question on Instagram this past Friday about the production start date by revealing that filming […]

Jai Courtney says The Suicide Squad will be “tonally different” to the first movie

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Although James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad has been described as “a total reboot”, we know from the film’s casting that isn’t going to be exactly the case as several members of David Ayer’s 2016 film are returning including Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman and Viola Davis. Still, given Gunn’s sensibilities, it seems a pretty […]

David Ayer believes DC is “blessed” to have James Gunn directing The Suicide Squad

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The original Suicide Squad director David Ayer believes DC is lucky to have Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, elming the upcoming reboot. Ayer showed his support for Gunn on Twitter when responding to a fan’s tweet, stating “DC is blessed to have @JamesGunn I’m getting my popcorn ready.” Exactly! DC is blessed to have @JamesGunn I’m getting […]

James Gunn announces full cast for The Suicide Squad

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Hot on the heels of debunking the rumour about a cameo appearance from Zatanna, director James Gunn has now unveiled the full cast for his upcoming DC Extended Universe supervillain ensemble The Suicide Squad. Along with the returning Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) […]