James Gunn has confirmed that The Suicide Squad is now "fully finished," and praised Warner Bros. for not even slightly interfering with the movie.
Taking to Twitter, Gunn replied to a fan who asked whether the studio was heavily involved with The Suicide Squad. In response, the director explained how he was given total creative freedom on the project, making "every single choice" himself, as Warners gave "very few notes" and it was his choice whether to take them on board or not. He also confirmed that the movie has now reached completion.
The Suicide Squad, for the DCEU, is one of several major Warner Bros. movies that will be released in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously this year — and with "carte blanche" to kill off any Suicide Squad members he wanted to (even Harley Quinn), Gunn has loaded up the movie with cannon fodder obscurities like Blackguard, Javelin, Polka-Dot Man, Savant, and more.#TheSuicideSquad is fully finished and cut and I made every single choice and they never once even slightly interfered. They gave very few notes - they were usually good and minor and I took them if I wanted to and didn't if I didn't want to. Warners was creatively amazing.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) February 5, 2021
In the DC comics, the Suicide Squad gained a reputation for having an increasingly high body count — a trend that continued in the antihero team's various other incarnations and adaptations.
With every member of the squad being expendable once again, no one can be sure who will survive Gunn's soft reboot, though there are plenty of contenders. The movie stars Idris Elba as Bloodsport, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, John Cena as Peacemaker, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher II, Steve Agee as King Shark and John Economos, Sean Gunn as Weasel, Flula Borg as Javelin, Nathan Fillion as TDK, Peter Capaldi as The Thinker, Pete Davidson as Blackguard, Alice Braga as Sol Soria, Mayling Ng as Mongal, Juan Diego Botto as Luna, and Michael Rooker as Savant.
The Suicide Squad will debut in theaters and on HBO Max on August 6, 2021. There's no trailer yet for the movie, but Warners did include some footage in a sizzle reel of upcoming releases. Gunn is also writing and directing a Suicide Squad TV series spinoff starring John Cena's character Peacemaker. No release window has been given for that yet, though it is expected to premiere after The Suicide Squad.
Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
