In this extract from The Flickering Myth Podcast, Allen Christian, Gerald James, EJ Moreno and Tori Brazier discuss the first trailer for Warner Bros. and DC Films Joker, and what we can expect from Joaquin Phoenix’s take on the Clown Prince of Crime. Check it out in the video below, or listen to the full […]
Jai Courtney returning as Captain Boomerang in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
Although producer Peter Safran has recently described the movie as “a total reboot”, it seems that isn’t quite the case as Jai Courtney has revealed to Business Insider that he’s set to reprise the role of Captain Boomerang for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. “We’re getting ready to shoot in a few months’ time,” states […]
Rumoured plot and character details for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
As we know, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is currently working on The Suicide Squad, a sequel/reboot of the 2016 DC supervillain ensemble, which is set to feature a “mostly new” roster of characters and actors. In the past couple of weeks, it has been reported that Margot Robbie is likely to return […]
Idris Elba to replace Will Smith as Deadshot in The Suicide Squad
Last week it was reported that Will Smith has become the latest actor to exit the DC Extended Universe, with a scheduling conflict preventing him from reprising his role as Floyd Lawton, a.k.a. Deadshot, in Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Well, it seems that Gunn and Warner Bros. have moved […]
James Gunn and The Suicide Squad | Flicking Myth Podcast Mini
This past week it was confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is dusting himself off after being fired from Guardians Vol. 3 and heading to the DC Extended Universe to write and direct a “relaunched” Suicide Squad movie/sequel entitled The Suicide Squad. What will the former Marvel director do with this DC property? […]
Reboot, Reset, Mulligan, Ad Nauseam: The Ever-Increasing Frequency of Reboots
Tom Jolliffe looks at the ever-increasing frequency of reboots… This won’t come as any surprise but the notion of the reboot, remake, or whatever you call it is nothing new. We’ve all seen three live action Spider-Man incarnations in just 10 years from Tobey Maguire’s final fling, through Andrew Garfield, to Tom Holland who is […]
James Gunn to direct “relaunched” Suicide Squad with new characters and actors
Coming hot on the heels of the news that Ben Affleck is officially out as The Dark Knight in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, we now have word that another DC Extended Universe property is set for an overhaul in Suicide Squad. Back in October it was announced that Guardians of the Galaxy helmer James Gunn […]
Suicide Squad ends with issue #50, check out a preview here
DC Comics’ current Suicide Squad series draws to a close this coming Wednesday with an extra-sized anniversary 50th issue; check out a preview here… The infection in Temho Me4ta prison spreads, and cannot be allowed to reach the surface. The Suicide Squad is all that stands in the way of a global pandemic. It’s line-in-the-sand […]
King Shark featured in unused Suicide Squad concept art
In the build up to the release of Suicide Squad, it was rumoured on numerous occasions that King Shark would feature in the DC blockbuster, and now illustrator Peter Mitchell Rubin has unveiled a few pieces of concept art from the film which confirm that the character was considered as a member of Task Force X for […]
Steppenwolf was originally going to be the main Suicide Squad villain
We know that 2016’s DC supervillain team-up Suicide Squad went through a number of changes in post-production thanks to Warner Bros.’ reshoots, but it seems that the story also went through some enforced modifications during the development stage, with director David Ayer revealing that Justice League villain Steppenwolf was originally set to be the movie’s big […]