THE SUICIDE SQUAD 2021

THE SUICIDE SQUAD

When the original Suicide Squad was released in 2016, it was an absolute mess, thanks to studio meddling, numerous reshoots, and various issues on set. On paper, it had everything to be a huge hit for D.C. yet it never truly hit its full potential. Now in 2021, we are seeing a soft reboot of sorts, with a new cast, and one or two familiar faces from the 2016 release, and a brand new director/writer with a strong voice of his own. Can the 2021 The Suicide Squad capture the unique humor and action that the comic book requires or will it be one comic book movie too far?

ONE GUNN

One of the smartest moves Warner Brothers and D.C. did for their second attempt at the Suicide Squad flick was to enlist the help of writer/director James Gunn, the man behind the hugely successful and critical darling Marvel movies, Guardians of the Galaxy. Gunn has always been a director with a strong voice and clear vision for his projects, something desperately missing from the 2016 Suicide Squad. And who better than to write and direct a movie about a bunch of social outcasts than the man who wrote and directed Super and Guardians