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 […]
Joker and Harley Quinn confirmed for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds have joined forces with DC to bring the skins of Suicide Squad’s Joker and Harley Quinn to players. These skins are set to make their appearance soon but in the meantime watch the trailer below for a glimpse of the two characters in action. In the trailer we see the two villains break […]
Why Gavin O’Connor exited the director’s chair on Suicide Squad 2
Yesterday it was revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is heading to the DC Extended Universe to write – and potentially direct – Warner Bros. and DC Film’s Suicide Squad follow-up. The news came as a surprise, not least because there’d been no word as to the departure of The Accountant helmer […]