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‘The Suicide Squad’ Has The 2nd Most-Viewed HBO Max Opening Weekend, As The Film Struggles At The Box Office

August 9, 2021 10:48 am

There’s a lot of uncertainty (again) as we enter the end of the summer movie season in theaters. With COVID cases rising and renewed mask mandates in some locations, some were worried this might lead to people...

James Gunn Reinvents ‘The Suicide Squad’ By Giving DC’s Misfit Losers A Dose Of Humanity [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

August 6, 2021 12:13 pm

News, Podcasts

David Ayer, who? If you’re the folks at Warner Bros. and DC Films, that’s the exact question they want audiences to ask after seeing James Gunn’s latest film, “The Suicide Squad.” Though Ayer did, technically,...

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James Gunn Will Be Back For More DC Films Says WB Exec: “We Have More Planned”

Christopher Marc

August 6, 2021 11:28 am

News

Filmmaker James Gunn seems to be making quite the impression over at Warner Bros. and DC Films with his latest DECU installment, "The Suicide Squad," which has seemingly been hyped-up for what feels like ages ...

James Gunn Would Have Considered Making A ‘Batman’ Film If Matt Reeves Wasn’t Already Doing One

Charles Barfield

August 5, 2021 11:21 am

News

A lot has already been made of James Gunn’s decision to make “The Suicide Squad.” We already know the opportunity came about because Disney executives fired the filmmaker from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” ...

James Gunn Says He Pitched A 'Ravagers' Show To Kevin Feige & Wants To Do 2nd 'Peacekeeper' Season

James Gunn Says He Pitched A ‘Ravagers’ Show To Kevin Feige & Wants To Do ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2

Edward Davis

August 4, 2021 2:35 pm

News, Television, Trailers

So, as you probably saw earlier today, "The Suicide Squad" writer/director James Gunn was on the Happy Sad Confused show, dumped a little bit on Martin Scorsese and his criticism of superhero films; that's gon...

James Gunn Calls Martin Scorsese’s Criticism Of Marvel Films “Awful Cynical” Even Though He Does Agree Somewhat

Charles Barfield

August 4, 2021 11:55 am

News

First, it needs to be said that a lot of time has passed since Martin Scorsese took aim at Marvel Studios and superhero films, basically calling them trash and not real “cinema.” So, perhaps in that time, Scor...

James Gunn Talks ‘The Suicide Squad,’ ‘Peacemaker’ & Reinventing Task Force X [The Fourth Wall Podcast]

Griffin Schiller

August 3, 2021 12:33 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

A great comic book movie requires a lot of elements to fall into place. You need a great special effects team, at least one compelling hero or antihero to rally behind for two hours, and a snappy script pepper...

‘Peacemaker’: James Gunn Explains Why He Loves Writing The “Alt-Right Douchebag” In The New HBO Max Series

Charles Barfield

August 2, 2021 12:13 pm

News, Television

With James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” arriving in theaters and HBO Max this weekend, there’s going to be a lot of talk about the new villains (or anti-heroes, if you prefer) that show up in the DC superhero fi...

James Gunn Denies “Bullsh*t” Claim That Anyone Could Have Played Iron Man In The MCU: “I’ve Seen The Screen Tests”

Charles Barfield

August 2, 2021 11:17 am

News

Over the weekend, The Times posted an article about the career of Matt Damon and how the idea of a “leading man” taking over the box office is dead. People love Matt Damon (well, until he offered up his story ...

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David Ayer Blasts The Theatrical ‘Suicide Squad’ Again: “The Studio Cut Is Not My Movie”

Rodrigo Perez

July 29, 2021 4:42 pm

News

Following a tweet by film journalist Tim Grierson about loving James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad" and suggesting that director "David Ayer should just abandon the idea of director's cut," Ayer, the director of ...

‘The Suicide Squad’: James Gunn Inspires The DC Universe With Gnarly Irreverence, Superhero Subversion & A Big Beating Heart [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

July 28, 2021 11:59 am

Features, News, Reviews

How do you make a superhero film for a multi-billion-dollar corporation feel like a personal endeavor? (please refrain from laughing at least until the very end) For filmmaker James Gunn that’s leaning into th...

James Gunn Says He’s Talked To Marvel & DC About A Harley Quinn/Groot Spin-Off Movie

Kambole Campbell

July 27, 2021 12:38 pm

News

With the release of “The Suicide Squad” on the horizon, James Gunn looks to be batting successfully for both of comic books’ ‘Big Two,’ having made two “Guardians of the Galaxy” films (with an upcoming third) ...

James Gunn Says Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige Is “Way More Involved In Editing” Than The People At WB

Charles Barfield

July 14, 2021 1:27 pm

News

James Gunn holds a rare distinction in the modern superhero filmmaking world. He’s the only director to receive credit for helming films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (“Guardians of the Galaxy” and its sequ...

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James Gunn Thinks Recent Superhero Films Are “Mostly Boring”

Charles Barfield

July 12, 2021 1:30 pm

News

James Gunn isn’t the type of filmmaker that is willing to bite his tongue when it comes to having an opinion on film. Gunn, like so many other directors, is a fan of the medium and has just as much of a take o...

‘Peacemaker’: James Gunn Confirms Director Jody Hill Has Joined The DC Comics Series On HBO Max

Christopher Marc

July 11, 2021 9:28 am

News, Television

Director James Gunn has a brand new DCEU film coming out next month, the R-Rated assemble action-comedy, "The Suicide Squad." And as you likely already know, the filmmaker has expanded upon that worl...

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