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Scott Eastwood’s Famous Father Convinced Him Not To Appear in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad

February 21, 2022

You may have forgotten or failed to notice altogether that Scott Eastwood, the second-generation actor son of Clint Eastwood, was in the first Suicide Squad movie - in which he played Lt. GQ Edwards, second in ...

James Gunn Debunks Birth Of Galactus MCU Fan Theory, Claims Most Visual Homages In His Films Are Coincidences

John F. Trent

December 28, 2021

Movies

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 director James Gunn recently debunked a fan theory claiming that Galactus was born in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during a scene in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie. ...

Rumor: Warner Bros. Will Release David Ayer’s Cut Of Suicide Squad To HBO Max In 2022

JB Augustine

October 1, 2021

Movies

Warner Bros. might be changing their minds about releasing the Ayer Cut of 2016’s Suicide Squad, despite what CEO Ann Sarnoff had to say to Variety some time ago, which for the record was “We won’t be developin...

The Suicide Squad Bombs: Opening Total Beats Wonder Woman 1984 But Is Still Lower Than Expected

JB Augustine

August 9, 2021

Movies

The Suicide Squad, a much-hyped release going in, posted the second-lowest opening in the DCEU this weekend at $26.5 million. Source: The Suicide Squad (2021), Warner Bros. Pictures Related: Audience Sco...

Director David Ayer Releases Statement Declaring That “The Studio Cut” Of Suicide Squad “Is Not My Movie”

JB Augustine

August 1, 2021

Movies

Though Suicide Squad’s production woes, such as the missing material involving Jared Leto’s Joker and the 40-minutes snipped from the film's total run time, are all well-documented, director David Ayer has main...

James Gunn Shares His Reaction to Being Temporarily Fired by Marvel, Explains Why the Jared Leto Joker Isn’t In The Suicide Squad

JB Augustine

July 29, 2021

Celebrity, Movies

In a massive interview with The New York Times given ahead of The Suicide Squad's release, director James Gunn has both detailed the events of his 2018 firing from Marvel and what it was like working on his upc...

Suicide Squad Editor David Hickman Reveals David Ayer’s Original Cut Had “Less Comedy” And Was “Much Darker”

JB Augustine

June 23, 2021

Movies

It’s been said enough to the point of becoming common knowledge, but David Ayer’s intended vision for the Suicide Squad wasn’t the film that was released in 2016. Source: Suicide Squad (2016), Warner Bros. ...

Jared Leto Clarifies Story He Gave a Dead Rat to Margot Robbie While Filming Suicide Squad

JB Augustine

February 14, 2021

Celebrity, Movies

Among the many stories from the set of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, the most infamous is perhaps that star Jared Leto gifted co-star Margot Robbie a dead rat, in a failed prank allegedly done in an attempt to ge...

James Gunn Says Warner Bros. “Never Once Slightly Interfered” With The Suicide Squad

JB Augustine

February 9, 2021

Movies

On the heels of comments made by Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan, who claimed that interference from Warner Bros. negatively impacted the Harley Quinn-led DCEU film, director James Gunn has revealed that his e...

Cathy Yan Cites Warner Bros.’s Creative Control As Reason Birds of Prey Failed

JB Augustine

February 8, 2021

Movies

Damage control for the performance of Birds of Prey continues a year after it came and went from theaters. Related: The Angry Birds Movie Actor Sean Penn Asks President Donald Trump To Take Cyanide...

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