Actor Joel Kinnaman has admitted that the 2016 anti-hero ensemble film Suicide Squad didn’t stay as much as his personal expectations.
Directed by David Ayer, the DC movie, led by Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto, was a serious misfire with critics and audiences panning it for the story and performances.
During an interview with Variety, Kinnaman, who performed the position of Rick Flagg, mentioned the film began off nicely however misplaced observe halfway.
“I thought the first 40 minutes of the film was f**king great, and then there were conflicting visions and it just didn’t end up being what we all hoped it was. It didn’t feel like the movie that we hoped we were going to make,” he mentioned.
The actor now reprises his position in filmmaker James Gunn’s upcoming tackle the franchise, titled The Suicide Squad.
“This is something very different. …It’s just a different universe. It’s a James Gunn universe. It’s a very hilarious and depraved place,” Kinnaman teased.
The new film can even function Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and Peter Capaldi.
Kinnaman mentioned The Suicide Squad is among the most entertaining movies he has ever labored on.
“From A to Z, it’s so well paced, it has such a drive and such comedic timing. It’s funny along the way the whole time, effortlessly. But then I think what really surprised me was I was struck by was how well it flowed, but also how he (Gunn) was able to create these little bubbles, these little moments of emotional depth and visual and emotional poetry,” he mentioned.
The actor believes the movie “transcended the genre” and have become one thing larger.
“Then it’s also very silly, and ridiculous in many ways and super violent. Just gory almost at times. And it has shocking moments, but they are very comedic,” he added.
The Suicide Squad will launch within the US in August this yr.