After the disaster that was 2016’s Suicide Squad defied odds and made almost $750 million at the box office, execs at Warner Brothers knew they wanted to return to the property. What they weren’t so sure of is if they wanted to bring original director David Ayer back to fulfill his vision.
Then, the gold nugget known as James Gunn became available after an old tasteless tweet he made resurfaced and he was fired from the Mouse House before he could complete his Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. So, seeing a scenario where grabbing a Marvel guy could result in golden box office, DC nabbed him to do their new Suicide Squad film. Though even if the cast was excited about what Gunn could bring, there were more hurdles to clear. Disney wanted him back, and a little thing called the corona virus caused a pandemic that put the film’s release date in jeopardy. What do the guys think of the result?
Join Garrett, Adam, and Matt as they indulge their completionist ways and talk The Suicide Squad, resulting in perhaps the most combative podcast they’ve done so far for their new site.