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James Gunn Says ‘The Suicide Squad’ Teaser Is Coming This Month

By George Robbins

The DC Extended Universe is one that has managed to cement itself since it first came about when ‘Man of Steel‘ released in 2013. It has since become host to a number of different films that all share the same universe. This was Warner Bros. response to the existence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, since they wanted to do something similar with the hero properties that they had the rights to. The creation of the DCEU is one that is met with relatively mixed reception as, according to fans, it seems like there is a lot of studio interference with the films. The films that have had the least interference are often recognized immediately by some because they are the ones that have done the best. There are not really a lot of films in the DCEU currently, but it is still a universe that has managed to keep itself relevant.

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One of the most unfortunate cases of studio interference was involved in the creation of the ‘Suicide Squad’ movie. As of late, director David Ayer has taken to social media in an attempt to get fans to convince Warner Bros. to let him put together a director’s cut of his ‘Suicide Squad’ movie. This was done after it seemed like fans petitioning the studio allowed Zack Snyder to put out his own version of the ‘Justice League’ movie. Snyder was only forced to leave that project originally when tragedy struck his family and Joss Whedon was chosen by the studio to replace him as director. It was at this point that they decided to do reshoots for film and this is why Snyder is now going to be getting his version of the film put out there.

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Now that this announcement was made public a couple of months back, Ayer is trying his best to get his cut of ‘Suicide Squad’ out in the world. He even went so far as to say that he has everything he needs and only some VFX is left and it will be completed and ready for distribution. As we have since found out, Warner Bros. was trying to copy the success of the recently released ‘Deadpool‘ at the time. For this reason, they had Ayer do reshoots to try and make the movie a bit more light-hearted, but all this did was muddle the tone of the movie and ruin any kind of set-up that the director had prepared for the film. In Ayer’s version, the movie is much darker in tone and is more serious with a lot more character development and backstory.

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Even though we are unsure if we will ever get a director’s cut for ‘Suicide Squad,’ we do know that we will be getting a new movie titled ‘The Suicide Squad.’ As a joke, director James Gunn proposed that the studio go with this title rather than any kind of numbered title since it is supposed to be a soft reboot for the characters. In a somewhat surprising twist, they actually went with the title so now we will be getting ‘The Suicide Squad’ some time next year. According to Gunn, a first-look teaser will be dropping some time later this month. This will give us a pretty good idea as to what kind of movie it will end up being, so fingers crossed it is something better than the last one.

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