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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/warner-bros-courts-mel-gibson-suicide-squad-sequel-974436
"Mel Gibson is mulling joining the DC Extended Universe … as a director. Warner Bros. is courting the actor-director to helm Suicide Squad 2 and the sides are early in talks, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. No official offer has been made nor has any commitment.
Sources say that Gibson is familiarizing himself with the material. But the studio is not being passive and is also looking at other directors, Daniel Espinosa among them."
thePrimeOne
02-16-17, 04:19 PM
Seems like a good choice but it's all about the writing and how much WB will stick their nose into this.
I wanted to see the first one because I love Margot Robbie, and really liked jared in DBC, but someone linked to an article about jared's antics on set. I don't want to know what wannabee method actors do when not before a camera. Really turned me off, I'm afraid to say.
I wanted to see the first one because I love Margot Robbie, and really liked jared in DBC, but someone linked to an article about jared's antics on set. I don't want to know what wannabee method actors do when not before a camera. Really turned me off, I'm afraid to say.
What kind of antics would Jared do to make you not want to watch the movie?
AdamUpBxtch
02-17-17, 12:33 AM
What's with all these top notch directors being in talks for sequels to mediocre films? Guess they wanna take credit for saving the film series I guess...
What kind of antics would Jared do to make you not want to watch the movie?
Gee I dont know.. Sending cast members used condoms as a joker prank kinda disturbed me. I'm sorry if that upsets you.
Dexter007
02-17-17, 12:37 AM
After having been deeply disappointed with the first Suicide Squad, I personally would have suggested that DC drop any idea of a sequel altogether. However....I would watch the film if Mad Mel was put in charge of it, purely because it's him. The insanity would know no end...
:busey:
Meh, more bothered about Gotham City Sirens.
resopamenic
02-17-17, 01:21 AM
http://blog.honeyfeed.fm/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Capture-Gintama-Beer-560x315.jpg
Mandwa Mona Rudao
02-17-17, 04:22 AM
After having been deeply disappointed with the first Suicide Squad, I personally would have suggested that DC drop any idea of a sequel altogether. However....I would watch the film if Mad Mel was put in charge of it, purely because it's him. The insanity would know no end...
:busey:
He is good, but i am unaware of him making insane movies.
Mel Gibson seems a strange choice given that he is on record as saying that BvS is a piece of **** and him having expressed interest in directing a Iron Man movie. Couple that with how toxic Gibson is to some people still over his past antics and the DCEU generally negative reception in the media at the moment.
I rate MEL Gibson highly. I mean as a man he might be a bit of a idiot but he has put in some mighty fine acting/directing jobs. He knows his craft just be interesting to see if he is allowed to do his thing or if WB wants him to do their thing.
Little Devil
02-17-17, 07:54 AM
you gotta love when the same dude that calls super-hero movies **** wants to make a super-hero movie.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/dc/07/c5/dc07c54e3e567c62fcad6728bf71145f.jpg
TheUsualSuspect
02-17-17, 08:40 AM
you gotta love when the same dude that calls super-hero movies **** wants to make a super-hero movie.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/dc/07/c5/dc07c54e3e567c62fcad6728bf71145f.jpg
He doesn't.
This won't happen.
All rumour BS to try and save a dead franchise.
you gotta love when the same dude that calls super-hero movies **** wants to make a super-hero movie.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/dc/07/c5/dc07c54e3e567c62fcad6728bf71145f.jpg
I call most steaks I get ****, but when I make one it's wonderful.
Optimus
02-17-17, 09:18 AM
I loved the first movie so onboard for the second movue whoever directs.
ShopkeeperTriumph
02-17-17, 09:41 AM
I hated the first one, but the foundation for a good movie is still there, so I hope whoever is attached can work it out.
Nothing Gibson has ever done screams that he's right for this, but if that would ever happen (which I can't see happening) that would definitely be interesting.
Mandwa Mona Rudao
02-17-17, 10:20 AM
you gotta love when the same dude that calls super-hero movies **** wants to make a super-hero movie.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/dc/07/c5/dc07c54e3e567c62fcad6728bf71145f.jpg
It's a supervillain movie.
Little Devil
02-17-17, 11:33 AM
He doesn't.
This won't happen.
All rumour BS to try and save a dead franchise.
True, I don't think it will either.
Little Devil
02-17-17, 11:34 AM
It's a supervillain movie.
and an awful one at that.
Little Devil
02-17-17, 11:35 AM
I call most steaks I get ****, but when I make one it's wonderful.
:p
TJLamb0518
02-17-17, 12:06 PM
It's a supervillain movie.
But the true villains are the WB execs....
Mandwa Mona Rudao
02-17-17, 01:39 PM
and an awful one at that.
The second one does not have to be.
Little Devil
02-17-17, 03:13 PM
The second one does not have to be.
I can't really see how it's supposed to get any improvement, to be perfectly honest.
Mandwa Mona Rudao
02-17-17, 05:10 PM
I can't really see how it's supposed to get any improvement, to be perfectly honest.
Considering it was cut to **** by the company that made the trailer it can only improve. Also Ayer got his own DC movie for having his movie ruined.
Little Devil
02-17-17, 05:34 PM
Considering it was cut to **** by the company that made the trailer it can only improve. Also Ayer got his own DC movie for having his movie ruined.
I dunno... the idea was interesting in the first movie, but the script was horrendous [and the acting].
Mandwa Mona Rudao
02-17-17, 05:42 PM
I dunno... the idea was interesting in the first movie, but the script was horrendous [and the acting].
Blame Warner for giving six weeks for the script than deciding to change things because people liked the trailer.
Little Devil
02-17-17, 06:11 PM
Blame Warner for giving six weeks for the script than deciding to change things because people liked the trailer.
Yeah. Way too much studio interference too.
ShopkeeperTriumph
02-17-17, 06:14 PM
I dunno... the idea was interesting in the first movie, but the script was horrendous [and the acting].
I thought the acting talent was one of the more decent choices made. On paper, everyone seemed like a good choice, but they just weren't given much to do with their roles.
Margot Robbie was actually a damn good Harley Quinn. Too bad all of her lines sounded like they were written by an emo fanfic writer.
Little Devil
02-17-17, 06:25 PM
I thought the acting talent was one of the more decent choices made. On paper, everyone seemed like a good choice, but they just weren't given much to do with their roles.
Margot Robbie was actually a damn good Harley Quinn. Too bad all of her lines sounded like they were written by an emo fanfic writer.
Not wanting to offend anyone's sensibility as to what the movie is concerned, but to me it made no sense whatsoever.
You get a team of criminals to fight a witch you yourself got in the first place to do something.... because.... reasons?
I'm not a DC fan for the most part [actually haven't read a comic in 20+ years, last one I read was this gorgeous looking special edition of Vertigo's "Blood: A Tale" - highly recommend this one just for the artistry alone, though the story is kind of interesting in a bonkers way], except for The Flash, which I actually enjoyed till everyone and their grandmothers became speedsters. Suicide Squad is good on paper and should work as the "anti.hero-do-it-all-and-go-nuts". But the presentation was so poor and contrived [Batman using a child as a human shield?] that I couldn't help but to cringe.
I still find it hard to see Mel Gibson making a movie that would fit the style of Suicide Squad do any of you really see him making a movie where the characters are so shallow that they are introduced via a top trump style card with a bit of graphite? I personally think that Gibson is above the level of CBM in with what he normally produces well most certainly the DCEU. Still maybe I am being a bit harsh because I am only going on what the DCEU has produced so far and now what the DCEU has the potential to produce. However while WB seem so obsessed with trying to peruse the success of the MCU so rabidly instead of taking the time to properly build their own universe correctly and steadily I do not think that we are likely to receive any great movies sadly. Still maybe I am wrong and I do hope I am and Wonder Woman and Justice League will be a turn around and both will be great movies.
Mandwa Mona Rudao
02-17-17, 06:43 PM
I still find it hard to see Mel Gibson making a movie that would fit the style of Suicide Squad do any of you really see him making a movie where the characters are so shallow that they are introduced via a top trump style card with a bit of graphite? I personally think that Gibson is above the level of CBM in with what he normally produces well most certainly the DCEU. Still maybe I am being a bit harsh because I am only going on what the DCEU has produced so far and now what the DCEU has the potential to produce. However while WB seem so obsessed with trying to peruse the success of the MCU so rabidly instead of taking the time to properly build their own universe correctly and steadily I do not think that we are likely to receive any great movies sadly. Still maybe I am wrong and I do hope I am and Wonder Woman and Justice League will be a turn around and both will be great movies.
Do you think Braveheart was a deep movie?
brownstones19
02-17-17, 07:13 PM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/warner-bros-courts-mel-gibson-suicide-squad-sequel-974436
"Mel Gibson is mulling joining the DC Extended Universe … as a director. Warner Bros. is courting the actor-director to helm Suicide Squad 2 and the sides are early in talks, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. No official offer has been made nor has any commitment.
Sources say that Gibson is familiarizing himself with the material. But the studio is not being passive and is also looking at other directors, Daniel Espinosa among them."
if mel takes this......he'll demand final cut, and if WB refuses to do so, i'm pretty sure he'll give them a public reckoning. personally I think WB will be more than willing to give mel what he wants, because I think WB wants, aside from money to be critically respected.
Raven73
02-17-17, 08:09 PM
I wonder if Quentin Tarantino would do it. Edgy characters are his thing.
http://images.indianexpress.com/2015/12/quentin-tarantino-7591.jpg
brownstones19
02-17-17, 09:38 PM
I wonder if Quentin Tarantino would do it. Edgy characters are his thing.
http://images.indianexpress.com/2015/12/quentin-tarantino-7591.jpg
I wouldn't mind him trying it, but his character voicing is far too strong, too unique to be meshed in these types of films, or at least in these current franchises. even in his most toned down film, Jackie Brown, it's still 100% him coming through.
Iroquois
02-17-17, 11:00 PM
I wonder if Quentin Tarantino would do it. Edgy characters are his thing.
All signs point to "hell no".
Raven73
02-18-17, 09:49 AM
Evidence (with tongue planted firmly in cheek ;)
1. In the picture above, he's at a Comic Con.
2. He's holding up "TWO" fingers.
3. He has a thing for blonde main characters http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/L0wAAOSwLnBX5AoA/s-l64.jpg
4. This video ...
https://youtu.be/NBlfSnsehC4
Iroquois
02-18-17, 09:52 AM
Yeah, I figured it wasn't a serious suggestion. The guy has always done his own thing; if he is actually going to stick to his proclaimed plan to make ten films and then retire, then the odds of one of those last two films being a studio-mandated superhero sequel is highly unlikely.
Do you think Braveheart was a deep movie?
No I do not think that Braveheart was a deep movie but do I think that the quality difference between Braveheart and Suicide Squad is incomparable. I am not even sure if Braveheart is even that relevent of a reference to use any more that was a film Gibson completed over 22 years ago and in that 22 years he seems to have improved substantially as a director going by his most recent work Heartbreak Ridge, which is what I would personally use to gauge where Gibson is personally at as a film director at the moment not a film made two decades ago.
So do you think that going from a film which is been Oscar nominated to making a sequel to a movie which was critically panned and nominated for multiple Razzies would be a good one for Gibson?
Mandwa Mona Rudao
02-20-17, 10:30 AM
No I do not think that Braveheart was a deep movie but do I think that the quality difference between Braveheart and Suicide Squad is incomparable. I am not even sure if Braveheart is even that relevent of a reference to use any more that was a film Gibson completed over 22 years ago and in that 22 years he seems to have improved substantially as a director going by his most recent work Heartbreak Ridge, which is what I would personally use to gauge where Gibson is personally at as a film director at the moment not a film made two decades ago.
So do you think that going from a film which is been Oscar nominated to making a sequel to a movie which was critically panned and nominated for multiple Razzies would be a good one for Gibson?
Gibson made Haksaw because he got it financed. Previously he wanted to make a gritty Viking adventure that did not fel trough.Razzie or not it still killed at the box office and there is nowhere to go but up.
Ultraviolence
02-22-17, 12:50 PM
"Mel Gibson is mulling joining the DC Extended Universe … as a director. Warner Bros. is courting the actor-director to helm Suicide Squad 2 and the sides are early in talks, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. No official offer has been made nor has any commitment.
Sources say that Gibson is familiarizing himself with the material. But the studio is not being passive and is also looking at other directors, Daniel Espinosa among them."
Oh God no! I prefer that he revives William Wallace as a cyborg and make him fight against zombies in a cyberpunk city and call "Braveheart 2.0" than a Suicide Squad 2 :(
It's a supervillain movie.
Yes luckily they telling us during the movie that they were the "Bad Guys" as they certainly did not act like super villains unless you count them smashing one shop window lol.
Gee I dont know.. Sending cast members used condoms as a joker prank kinda disturbed me. I'm sorry if that upsets you.
Why would that upset me? I was just asking what antics he did? Sorry to upset you I guess..
Captain Steel
07-06-17, 02:54 AM
They should just cut to the chase and make a movie called Margot Robbie's Buttocks.
https://i1.wp.com/batman-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/HarleyQuinnDontLookAtMyAss.jpg?resize=665%2C414&quality=85&strip=info
Currently Jaume Collet-Serra is frontrunner choice to direct the sequel.
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/suicide-squad-sequel-jaume-collet-serra-1202493040/
They should just cut to the chase and make a movie called Margot Robbie's Buttocks.
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:facepalm:
mojofilter
07-13-17, 07:08 PM
Mel Gibson directing this is the only reason I'll be forcing myself to sit through the first one and watching this sequel in theatres when it's released.
Mel Gibson directing this is the only reason I'll be forcing myself to sit through the first one and watching this sequel in theatres when it's released.
Where did you read that, mojo? Says on imdb it's directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (not that imdb is always right)
Mel was offered the job around the time of the Oscars.
I think he chose that Mark Wahlberg comedy instead.
Captain Steel
07-13-17, 09:38 PM
Mel Gibson's Suicide Squad:
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/b/b7/Albrecht_Krieger_%28Earth-S%29_001.png/revision/latest?cb=20130710150141
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/f/fe/Baron_Blitzkrieg_%28New_Earth%29_002.png/revision/latest?cb=20090216155332
Red Panzer
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/b/ba/Red_Panzer_04.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100524001754
Ubermensch
http://www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Ubermensch-DC-Comics-Axis-Amerika1.jpg
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/d/d2/Daniel_Ducannon.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20091221061848
and...
https://comiclists.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/whos-who-doctor-psycho.jpg?w=500
;)
doubledenim
07-13-17, 09:42 PM
This movie will be exponentially better by default. Jared Leto Joker as the villain. The world loves Margot Harley.
Captain Steel
07-13-17, 09:55 PM
This movie will be exponentially better by default. Jared Leto Joker as the villain. The world loves Margot Harley.
...and certain parts of her more than others! ;)
doubledenim
07-14-17, 12:06 AM
I was gonna say every shot would start with her rear facing the cam, but they've already proven that's what they are gonna do.
jmoney213
07-19-17, 07:07 PM
Well it couldn't possibly be any worse right?
Well it couldn't possibly be any worse right?
famous last words
Doolallyfrank
07-20-17, 12:10 PM
This movie will be exponentially better by default. Jared Leto Joker as the villain. The world loves Margot Harley.
I thought Harley wouldn't be in it as she'll be in Gotham City Sirens? :shrug:
So it's a no-go on Jaume Collet-Serra directing Suicide Squad 2, because he'll be busy directing Jungle Cruise.
http://deadline.com/2017/07/dwayne-johnson-jungle-cruise-jaume-collet-serra-director-disney-suicide-squad-2-1202139090/
jmoney213
08-01-17, 08:23 PM
and an awful one at that.
Yes, just please let it die.
Doolallyfrank
08-02-17, 02:57 PM
what do you think about trying to get Steven Soderbergh? he's done ensemble casts, has worked with Joe Manganiello (if Reeves passes on Deathstroke then why not give him the chance in SS2?)
I know he's got a thing about studio interference, but if Johns is the only voice in his ear would it be so bad?
HashtagBrownies
08-02-17, 03:12 PM
I won't pay to see this movie unless these guys are the main leads.
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Captain Steel
08-02-17, 03:18 PM
Well HashtagBrownies - the first two are interesting picks. :D
But Matter-Eater-Lad and Bouncing Boy would be way out of their timeframe as they are both from 1000 years in the future AND are both super-HEROES (as opposed to villains). In fact, they've both been members of the Legion of Superheroes in the 30th century.
HashtagBrownies
08-02-17, 03:20 PM
Well HashtagBrownies - the first two are interesting picks. :D
But Matter-Eater-Lad and Bouncing Boy would be way out of their timeframe as they are both from 1000 years in the future AND are both super-HEROES (as opposed to villains). In fact, they've both been members of the Legion of Superheroes in the 30th century.
I just googled 'Lame DC Villains' and they popped up, haha!
Captain Steel
08-02-17, 03:34 PM
I just googled 'Lame DC Villains' and they popped up, haha!
Kite Man probably is the lamest villain in DC villain history!
And the last two might indeed be lame, but were mislisted as villains. (Originally, their powers were intended to be on the comedic side.)
I think Mr. Freeze was only on that list due to his portrayal in Batman & Robin (1997) - otherwise, he's considered among the coolest (heh-heh) of Batman villains!
James Gunn will write.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-tackle-suicide-squad-sequel-warner-bros-1150661?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral
UPDATE:
Studio sources say that James Gunn is not developing a #SuicideSquad “sequel” but a brand new take on the DC property.
doubledenim
10-09-18, 04:51 PM
What's lost on me is where the equity in this being a sequel lies. Nobody cares (I assume) in the continuity of bad films in the current lesser of 2 competing brands. It feels like the original movie, that got little right, was 5 years ago.
The irony on so many layers of this hiring is indeed delicious.
Gunn’s in talks to direct as well. Gavin O’Connor, originally slated for the job, left out of apparent frustration when his script was rejected as it was “nearly identical” to Birds of Prey’s. O’Connor is now set to direct “Has Been”, a baseball drama that Ben Affleck had attached himself to star in.
WorldFilmGeek
02-08-19, 05:41 PM
Gunn looks to have pretty much signed on to direct the relaunch, which is looking to be called The Suicide Squad.
https://news.avclub.com/james-gunn-will-probably-direct-the-suicide-squad-seque-1832232101
Viola Davis is back, Will Smith is out, Margot Robbie’s response is still pending.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/viola-davis-returning-james-gunns-suicide-squad-sequel/
doubledenim
03-01-19, 01:33 AM
Will Smith will not be missed. Viola Davis is Amanda Waller. When they throw a check at Robbie, she's in.
TheUsualSuspect
03-01-19, 08:37 AM
Will Smith was playing Will Smith. I did not believe he was anyone else but Will Smith. Despite being the biggest name, it was weird seeing him in an ensemble piece and with him gone it will be for the better.
Nausicaä
03-01-19, 08:48 AM
Viola Davis is back, Will Smith is out, Margot Robbie’s response is still pending.
https://i.giphy.com/media/26hirIZ5iu6VGAcsE/giphy.webp
Idris Elba replaces Smith.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/heat-vision/idris-elba-replacing-will-smith-suicide-squad-sequel-1191349?__twitter_impression=true
WorldFilmGeek
03-14-19, 12:26 PM
There will be a new band of Suicide Squad to join Idris Elba's Deadshot. Rumor is Dave Bautista is being courted to play Peacemaker.
https://geektyrant.com/news/james-gunns-character-roster-for-the-suicide-squad-has-been-revealed
TheUsualSuspect
03-18-19, 11:55 AM
No longer a sequel? (https://uproxx.com/hitfix/the-suicide-squad-total-reboot-james-gunn-title/)
WorldFilmGeek
04-05-19, 05:13 PM
Viola Davis is confirmed to return as Amanda Waller and Jai Courtney is returning as Captain Boomerang
http://http://www.darkhorizons.com/viola-davis-returns-for-the-suicide-squad/
WorldFilmGeek
04-05-19, 06:48 PM
Wow! Good News: Idris Elba will still be in The Suicide Squad. The Bad News: He will NOT play Deadshot but another new character!
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/suicide-squad-sequel-idris-elba-new-character-1203181518/
Cassiuscasanova
04-05-19, 07:13 PM
Wow! Good News: Idris Elba will still be in The Suicide Squad. The Bad News: He will NOT play Deadshot but another new character!
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/suicide-squad-sequel-idris-elba-new-character-1203181518/
Death stroke maybe :)
MHamiltonVisuals
04-05-19, 07:15 PM
another suicide squad... really?
WorldFilmGeek
04-05-19, 08:02 PM
another suicide squad... really?
James Gunn is rebooting it. He's doing it before going back to Marvel to do Guardians of the Galaxy 3.
Captain Steel
04-05-19, 09:41 PM
Wow! Good News: Idris Elba will still be in The Suicide Squad. The Bad News: He will NOT play Deadshot but another new character!
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/suicide-squad-sequel-idris-elba-new-character-1203181518/
Perhaps the Bronze Tiger (a.k.a. Ben Turner)?
He was a black character who was also a member of the ORIGINAL Suicide Squad in the comics.
Trivia: Amanda Waller recruited the Bronze Tiger to be leader of the Suicide Squad, but he was demoted to deputy leader when Rick Flagg took the job as chief. Even though the Tiger had some questionable history & affiliations in his past, he was not a villain - like most of the recruits of the Squad - which is why he was chosen for a command position.
He has no superpowers, but is among the leading martial artists in the DC universe.
doubledenim
04-06-19, 03:03 AM
Could be. Pretty sure they used Bronze Tiger in the last animated movie.
WorldFilmGeek
04-08-19, 09:51 AM
Could be. Pretty sure they used Bronze Tiger in the last animated movie.
Michael Jai White played Bronze Tiger on Arrow as well
https://www.black-leatherjacket.com/image/cache/data/Arrow-season-2-bronze-tiger-jacket/bronze-tiger-jacket-900x900.jpg
Wow. I am waiting for it.
WorldFilmGeek
04-30-19, 04:21 PM
David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man films) is set to play Polka-Dot Man
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/suicide-squad-sequel-casts-david-dastmalchian-as-polka-dot-man-1205280
WorldFilmGeek
05-01-19, 05:52 PM
John Cena (https://api.swiftype.com/api/v1/public/analytics/pc?engine_key=1byyzyzxQM-Y595mXFkG&doc_id=5cb7f1a60cc37f75d8aa3bac&_st_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2019%2Ffilm%2Fnews%2Fjohn-cena-suicide-squad-2-1203191618%2F&q=John%20Cena) and Portuguese model/TV actress Daniela Melchior (https://api.swiftype.com/api/v1/public/analytics/pc?engine_key=1byyzyzxQM-Y595mXFkG&doc_id=5cc8e0feb5b9e134a3634626&_st_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2019%2Ffilm%2Fnews%2Fdaniela-melchior-ratcatcher-suicide-squad-sequel-1203201879%2F&q=Daniela%20Melchior) are up to join the cast, Cena in an unspecified role and Melchior in the role of Suicide Squad Ratcatcher.
Doolallyfrank
08-22-20, 09:37 PM
David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man films) is set to play Polka-Dot Man
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/suicide-squad-sequel-casts-david-dastmalchian-as-polka-dot-man-1205280
I'm definitely sold, this is gonna be nuts!
WorldFilmGeek
08-25-20, 10:29 AM
The official roll call for The Suicide Squad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tWKJwyG6Y
xSookieStackhouse
08-26-20, 04:49 AM
it looks pretty good i might watch it, loved margot robbie and jai courtney
scarletxxxx4
09-05-20, 11:33 AM
will enchantress return?
Pete Davidson?
I'm out.
=/
Red band trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1EbSXxrZ34
doubledenim
03-26-21, 04:02 PM
And now you see why Marvel was so quick to bring Gunn home...
No way it’s true, but it probably is dept.
The clip of Cena’s character drinking the Pibb is a reference to my favorite line from Hell or Highwater.
And now you see why Marvel was so quick to bring Gunn home...
No way it’s true, but it probably is dept.
The clip of Cena’s character drinking the Pibb is a reference to my favorite line from Hell or Highwater.
Not John Cena...that is Nathan Fillion
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/articles/banners/171044.jpg
But the real joy is Stallone as King Shark
https://d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net/wp/wp-content/images/suicidesquad-rollcall-kingshark-700x316.jpg
xSookieStackhouse
03-26-21, 11:34 PM
as a marvel fan the movie looks alright cause margot robbie as harley quinn is an badass chick and liking her style!
doubledenim
03-27-21, 01:27 PM
Not John Cena...that is Nathan Fillion
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https://youtu.be/d4s5Ld0Dpdc
This Pibb’s for you!
Double-D with that awesome Skele-TOR up in this MOFO!!
WorldFilmGeek
06-23-21, 10:50 AM
Final trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRHAE1AZugY
DalekbusterScreen5
06-23-21, 01:02 PM
Honestly, this film looks like exactly what DC has been missing.
The trailers show a film that looks fun, vibrant and full of personality.
doubledenim
06-23-21, 01:36 PM
Curious to see what happens to Gunn if he has a hit movie with both comic houses. He does strike me as someone who may say, “No more cb movies” in light of how great they fit his sensibilities.
xSookieStackhouse
08-08-21, 07:47 PM
the movie was pretty good , saw it last night online, loved Margot robbie and jai courtney im glad they were still on it and Idris Elba his one of my favorites also especially loved him on thor cause im a marvel fan .
Yeah, this was good fun. I'd give it between 3.5 and 4.
It's kind of amusing counting all the ways in which Gunn imitated the kinds of things he did with Guardians of the Galaxy, but it's fresh enough that it doesn't feel like a retread, and he gets a lot of mileage out of getting to amp everything up with the R rating. I'd definitely watch another, and frankly, I'm at the point where I'm probably going to be interested in whatever Gunn does going forward, given how consistently entertaining his last few efforts have been.
I watched it Saturday, I think? MOSTLY enjoyed it. I got more into it the more I watched but the first twenty minutes or so felt kind of stretched out and the timing of jokes weren't quite right with me, but whatever. It evened out. Overall, it was much better than the first effort, IMO, of course. No weird wiggly witches squirming around. The Groot clone was pretty good and I totally got a Happy! Season 2 vibe with the main objective, but that's cool too. It was fun and never asked me to take it too seriously.
AgrippinaX
08-09-21, 11:20 AM
Not John Cena...that is Nathan Fillion
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But the real joy is Stallone as King Shark
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Love Fillion, and Yoda & everyone’s endorsement is a huge deal, but still unsure it’ll take the leap.
Love Fillion, and Yoda & everyone’s endorsement is a huge deal, but still unsure it’ll take the leap.
For whatever it's worth, I kinda hated the first one and caught that in theater. I only watched this because it was on HBO Now. I had no intention of seeing this on the big screen. MAYBE going in with low expectations helped, but I actually enjoyed it. Idris Elba REALLY helped anchor this flick throughout the silliness of it all---which was also a good thing. If possible, go in as blind as possible without trailers and such. I think some reveals are quite good, if unexpected.
If you liked Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor: Ragnarok then you should be able to get into this one easy enough. Just have a sip of water to wash the first Suicide Squad out before jumping in.
AgrippinaX
08-09-21, 11:45 AM
For whatever it's worth, I kinda hated the first one and caught that in theater. I only watched this because it was on HBO Now. I had no intention of seeing this on the big screen. MAYBE going in with low expectations helped, but I actually enjoyed it. Idris Elba REALLY helped anchor this flick throughout the silliness of it all---which was also a good thing. If possible, go in as blind as possible without trailers and such. I think some reveals are quite good, if unexpected.
If you liked Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor: Ragnarok then you should be able to get into this one easy enough. Just have a sip of water to wash the first Suicide Squad out before jumping in.
Yes, I see your point regarding expectations. Think I won’t have an issue there as mine are at an all-time low, heh.
I don’t have any ideological prejudice against Marvel for being a theme park or a monopoly or whatever. I remember really liking X Men: First Class because of the Lensherr-Xavier relationship. And I love Loki, but he is obviously dead and this multiverse thing (I said that deliberately, I’m aware it’s an extended-universe-thingie) is a bit much.
I do have an intuitive feeling that Elba will likely help matters. Will give it a try and have a glass of water at hand.
Or something else.
Yeah, in case it isn't clear, the last film shouldn't factor into any opinions here. There's basically no relationship and this film basically ignores it (thankfully).
AgrippinaX
08-09-21, 11:54 AM
Yeah, in case it isn't clear, the last film shouldn't factor into any opinions here. There's basically no relationship and this film basically ignores it (thankfully).
Oh, that’s good to know. So it’s essentially a standalone?
Oh yeah, 100%. New director/writer, lots of new people. They kept the actors like Robbie who fit the role and who obviously weren't why the last one was bad.
This is basically just "okay, this is how we should've done it the first time." The first film only really exists in that it allows them to skip a lot of the setup from last time. But you don't need to know the first film even exists, and I only remember bits and pieces from it myself.
AgrippinaX
08-09-21, 12:09 PM
Oh yeah, 100%. New director/writer, lots of new people. They kept the actors like Robbie who fit the role and who obviously weren't why the last one was bad.
This is basically just "okay, this is how we should've done it the first time." The first film only really exists in that it allows them to skip a lot of the setup from last time. But you don't need to know the first film even exists, and I only remember bits and pieces from it myself.
Oh, that’s why I was confused. Regardless of whether I’ll watch it, this info is essential general knowledge. :)
doubledenim
08-09-21, 01:58 PM
I’m always interested in how differently we process entertainment. Being a card carrying member of the James Gunn fan club and of the belief he has made the single best modern comic film…
When I think about the movie, I don’t have a memorable scene. Signature moment. Not even the needle drops.
When I think of all the hallmarks of his style, none really stuck out, except… The R2 and Sebastian stuff (oh, Sebastian) and the cameo. That’s textbook Disney though, so it’s kinda artificially sweet.
Raven73
08-20-21, 11:49 PM
I was surprised when some of the bigger names like Michael Rooker's Savant character died at the beginning, and they started off with like 10 Suicide Squad members and ended up with about 5... And that's what makes them really a suicide squad: outcomes are less-predictable, and that's what makes it more fun. The combination of humour and the right amount of serious tone worked overall.
"Num num"!
Iroquois
12-02-21, 11:31 AM
It's garbage.
what, why
I thought it was pretty fun, though how much of that was me thinking "wow this is so much better than the other one" is maybe a little difficult to parse.
Iroquois
12-02-21, 12:07 PM
I think my main issue is that it's still fundamentally the same as the 2016 film to the extent that simply redoing the same idea with a firmer execution and a relative amount of freedom being granted to its main creative does not guarantee that the end result will be good. It has the same issue as Deadpool where its attempts at edginess are not only not enjoyable on their own terms but a transparent attempt at masking how much this still feels compelled to play by the genre's rules (to say nothing of how Gunn's recycling of the whole found family/parental issues stuff from the Guardians films does not yield worthwhile variation here despite how much of its extensive runtime it burns on trying to develop these characters in a way that seems counter-productive to a film titled The Suicide Squad). Also the action, comedy, and whatever else doesn't work for me.
Guess there's no accounting for that last bit, particularly since that's basically the entire point of the film: creative gore and adult (well, for some definition of the word) humor. I think "MCU stuff, but R-rated!" is a fairly self-justifying thing, though, even if I expect it'll get old pretty quick.
Iroquois
12-02-21, 12:21 PM
I mean, if the Alien vs Predator films taught me anything, it's that upgrading from PG-13 to R doesn't automatically guarantee an improvement.
Nah, not automatically. There's definitely a lazy version of all this. But Gunn's a pretty talented director and definitely "gets" fun, and I think he came up with some pretty fun stuff for this one. But that's super idiosyncratic and it's a total impasse if one person finds something fun and another doesn't.
But surely you liked Nathan Fillion's flying detachable arms, if nothing else.
Iroquois
12-02-21, 12:32 PM
If anything in this film is an agreed-upon source of charm, it's the shark.
I actually wondered if you'd find that too easy/obvious to actually enjoy. It is kind of cheap, the comedy equivalent of giving a character a dog to make you like them, but yeah I think it worked anyway like so many cheap things do when done well enough.
Rockatansky
12-02-21, 12:40 PM
This was the first movie I watched in a theatre since the pandemic began, so there was a baseline of enjoyment I got from the experience and wasn't thinking too critically about what was happening onscreen. (Also surreal to see it in an almost empty IMAX theatre that's normally packed.)
I found Gunn's style a bit leaden and smug for my tastes, and found the climaxes a bit drawn out. I also found the characterization of Polka Dot Man a bit mean spirited. But I suppose people will differ on these. I also am not in love with how the genre increasingly evokes real life geopolitical issues, but I suppose this is more tactful than some others in this respect (*cough*WW84*cough*).
I did like that I didn't have to do any homework to understand or appreciate what was happening (which was one of the factors behind me opting out of the MCU). And I guess I liked most of the cast and found it moved along nicely enough.
doubledenim
12-02-21, 02:53 PM
Needle drops are dead to me meow.
Rockatansky
12-02-21, 02:57 PM
Needle drops are dead to me meow.
You don't want to listen to "People Who Died" right after a bunch of people die?
JPRetana
09-12-22, 11:31 PM
0.5
The Suicide Squad is to Suicide Squad what McDowell's is to McDonald's. Suicide Squad had Deadshot, The Suicide Squad has Bloodsport. Suicide Squad had a computer generated anthropomorphic crocodile, The Suicide Squad has a computer generated anthropomorphic shark. Suicide Squad had a Latino character who could control CGI flames, The Suicide Squad has a Hispanic character who can control CGI rats. Et-****ing-cetera.
These minor differences only serve to emphasize that the only real difference between this movie and its predecessor is a definite article in the title. Even the quote-unquote new characters serve to preserve the status quo, as their introduction allows writer/director James Gunn to repeat David Ayer's formula from the first film: Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), who is clearly a bigger sociopath than any member of the Suicide Squad, scrapes the bottom of the DC barrel for characters who go from feeling sorry for themselves to feeling sorry for each other.
But there is something that The Suicide Squad has that Suicide Squad doesn't: an odd habit of unnecessarily doubling down. Thus, we have Peacemaker, who is interchangeable with Bloodsport does. Or Weasel, a humanoid weasel who is interchangeable with Pete Davidson, a weasely human (Davidson is possibly the only person more annoying than Margot Robbie; thankfully, his character gets his face shot off early on, which actually makes Davidson less grotesque to look at than usual).
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