‘The Suicide Squad’ review: Revamped movie kicks the original’s ass

Warning: This post contains spoilers for “The Suicide Squad.”Don’t mess with Margot Robbie, because it turns out some of Harley Quinn’s daring moves are the actress’ own.

The Suicide Squad director James Gunn has revealed that Superman was almost included in the film.In a new interview on the Script Apart podcast, Gunn explained that he once thought the titular antihero team should fight Superman as the film’s villain.Revealing how he eventually decided to go with alien conqueror Starro, Gunn said: “[Starro is] a character I love from the comics.

James Gunn had something totally different planned for The Suicide Squad!

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to Deadline, the “The Suicide Squad” star has marked a monumental milestone, landing a No. 1 box office film for six consecutive decades.

We left our three year old at home and went with our oldest two – ages 8 and 6 – to go see James Gunn‘s new The Suicide Squad movie starring Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, John Cena and more. There were tears! It was… a lot. Watch to check out our thoughts!

David Ayer who? If you’re the folks at Warner Bros. and DC Films, that’s the exact question they want audiences to ask after seeing James Gunn’s latest film, “The Suicide Squad.” Though Ayer did, technically, make a “Suicide Squad” film back in 2016 (though it might not conform to his exact vision), the studio behind that feature is hoping you have selective amnesia and embrace what is happening in Gunn’s reinvention of the misfit supervillain troupe, Task Force X.

And when I say major spoilers, I'm talking who lives, who dies, spoiling-the-end-of-the-movie MAJOR spoilers.

Taika Waititi's name was part of the original cast announcement for James Gunn's semi-sequel, semi-reboot, totally-its-own-thing take on. But when the director eventually unveiled who was playing who in the movie, Waititi's role went conspicuously undisclosed.At the time, we predicted perhaps Waititi would voice King Shark (though that was revealed to be none other than Sly Stallone).

Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Viola Davis, Nathan Fillion, Pete Davidson and Joel Kinnaman, among so many others. is directed and written by James Gunn — the same mastermind behind films like, and .Here are all the details on how, when and where to watch .The film's theatrical release is Friday, August 6, but beginning Thursday, August 5 at 4 p.m.

Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Viola Davis, Nathan Fillion, Pete Davidson and Joel Kinnaman, among so many others. is directed and written by James Gunn — the same mastermind behind films like, and .Here are all the details on how, when and where to watch .The film's theatrical release is Friday, August 6, but beginning Thursday, August 5 at 7 p.m.

Robert Downey, Jr. will always be synonymous with the on-screen version of Iron Man.

A great comic book movie requires a lot of elements to fall into place. You need a great special effects team, at least one compelling hero or antihero to rally behind for two hours, and a snappy script peppered with engaging action.

John Cena knows how to steal the spotlight.

John Cena knows how to steal the spotlight.

James Gunn knows how to keep a good thing going. After breaking out with, the writer-director-fanboy auteur was brought up from the indies for Marvel's and its sequel,.

Epic Games has revealed that a Fortnite crossover with The Suicide Squad‘s begins tomorrow (August 3), starting with a skin for Bloodsport.Since being teased by director James Gunn on Twitter last Wednesday (July 28), Fortnite fans have received their first proper look at the Bloodsport skin with a video featuring Idris Elba. Elba plays the mercenary Bloodsport in the 2021 film The Suicide Squad.As introduced by Elba, “Bloodsport is coming to the island and he’s playing for keeps”.

The Suicide Squad inspired the forthcoming Peacemaker TV series.The actor plays the character of Peacemaker in the new DC Extended Universe movie and will reprise that role in a series for HBO Max.Speaking to NME, Cena said: “In pushing the boundaries of Peacemaker, I started to lean into a lot of the nuances that I enjoy. None of it made the movie – not one bit – and everyone on the cast was very patient during that exploration.

The Suicide Squad‘s James Gunn has opened up about how he uses music in his films.The filmmaker, whose Marvel film Guardians Of The Galaxy featured a soundtrack of iconic 1970s hits, spoke to NME on the matter of music.“I write all of the songs into the screenplay, and then those songs we play on set as we do the scenes,” the filmmaker revealed.“So when you see them walk through the rain to Pixies‘ ‘Hey’, we have Pixies’ ‘Hey’ blasting on set.”He continued: “Not only do I have the songs that I

took to Twitter to defend his original idea for the film just one week before the release of James Gunn’s upcoming retooling, aptly titled “The Suicide Squad,” which has already received significant praise from critics. Many have compared Gunn’s version to Ayer’s disappointing effort, which Ayer claims is not fully his work.“I don’t know what quit is.