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Home»Suicide Squad Director David Ayer Comments on James Gunn Hiring

Suicide Squad Director David Ayer Comments on James Gunn Hiring

The Suicide Squad will have a big change for its sequel! Don’t worry all the characters will still be there. However, Davidย Ayer will no longer…

Jabari WalkerBy Jabari WalkerOctober 11, 20182 Mins Read
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The Suicide Squad will have a big change for its sequel! Don’t worry all the characters will still be there. However, Davidย Ayer will no longer be directing the sequel. Instead, James Gunn will now be writing and potentially directing the next Suicide Squad movie.

Here’s what David Ayer had to say on Twitter:

I think itโ€™s an incredibly brave and smart move by the studio. James is the right man for the job! https://t.co/KaVD3dQosR

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) October 9, 2018

The news that Gunn will be writingย and possibly directing the sequel to Suicide Squad came earlierย this week. Dave Bautista, who plays Drax in the Guardians of The Galaxy movies, showed his support via Twitter. Prior to this news, Bautista has gone on record stating his disapproval of how Disney handled Gunn’s termination. It looks like Bautista may even want to jump ship to the DCEU:

Where do I sign up! James Gunn Boards โ€˜Suicide Squad 2โ€™ To Write And Possibly Direct โ€“ Deadline https://t.co/OwdDbAm1Ks

— Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) October 9, 2018

James Gunn was fired from Guardians of The Galaxy vol. 3 shortly after a series of questionableย old tweets. They went viral and then went on to cost James Gunn his job. His representatives fought as hard as they could to get him back but Disney wasn’t having it.

Gunn was producing a horror film called, Brightburn but it was since postponed for a Memorial Day Weekend release in 2019. This is most likely due to Gunn taking on the job to write and direct for the Suicide Squad sequel.

He is definitely more than qualified for the position. James Gunn wrote and produced Guardians of The Galaxy of course, which has several very different characters on a team. This is very similar to the Suicide Squad team.

If he’s able to write and produce interactive and entertaining content for one movie, I’m sure the Suicide Squad sequel won’t be that much different for him. Needless to say, he has a DEADSHOT of getting this right.

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He may even do it better than Ayer. The original Suicide Squadย movie didn’t do so well. The movie only receivedย a six pointย one ratingย on IMDB, a 40 out of 100 on Metacritic and a 28% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

What do you think? Can James Gunn bring the DC universe movies back to life? Let us know in the comments.

For more news on the DC Universe and all things Suicide Squad, stick here on The Nerd Stash.

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Jabari doesn't usually talk in the third person but he's doing it for this bio. He's a Broadcast Journalism student studying at SUNY Plattsburgh and his interests go well beyond what's learned in the classroom. Of course, he loves video games but Jabari also enjoys watching films and dabbling in film making. One of his favorite shows is The Walking Dead and he's been watching the show since day one of its release! When Jabari isn't being a total nerd he's playing Ultimate Frisbee or hanging out with friends.

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