With a total gross approaching $750 million, Suicide Squad proved to be one of the DCEU’s most successful films. So no matter how few stars critics gave the first one, we know a second one’s coming. Here’s all the rumors and spoilers leaked so far about the sequel.
James Gunn was infamously, temporarily booted from the director’s chair of the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 over controversy regarding years-old tweets. Marvel’s initial loss proved to be Warner Bros.’ gain. In October 2018, news dropped that Gunn was tapped to write the sequel to Suicide Squad. In January 2019, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that the Marvel Studios exile was negotiating to direct the villainous squad’s next adventure, too. Gunn is planning a “completely new take” on Task Force X, and it may not be a direct sequel in strictest sense.
Speaking to JoBlo, Aquaman and Shazam! producer Peter Safran spilled a few details:
“First of all, we don’t call it Suicide Squad 2 ’cause it’s a total reboot…It’s everything you would hope from a James Gunn script.”
Gunn’s film will be titled The Suicide Squad and will “relaunch” the franchise with a “mostly all-new cast of characters and actors.” Gunn has a large toybox of characters from which to choose. The Suicide Squad comic has featured dozens of different DC supervillains and there are plenty of Squad regulars still waiting to appear on the big screen. THR said The Suicide Squad will be “rooted in Gunn’s vibe,” which most likely means we can expect the same unique blend of action, humor, and drama the director brought to his two Guardians of the Galaxy films.
Watch the video to learn more on everything we’ve heard about Suicide Squad 2 so far!
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