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James Gunn Talks Peacemaker’s Fate In ‘The Suicide Squad’ & Why It Leads To “The Most Incredible TV Show People Will Ever See”

September 13, 2021 2:11 pm

**Spoilers for “The Suicide Squad” below. But let’s be real, if you haven’t seen it by now, you’re probably not going to be terribly upset by spoilers, right? You’ve been warned.** Before the epic third act...

Gavin O’Connor Says Warner Bros Regime Change Killed His ‘Suicide Squad’ Movie: “They Wanted A Comedy”

Matthew Monagle

September 12, 2021 9:33 am

News

With Gavin O’Connor’s “Warrior” recently celebrating its tenth anniversary, we recently sat down for an interview on The Playlist Podcast to talk about the writer-directors standout sports drama. And while the...

James Gunn Considered Using Superman As The Villain In ‘The Suicide Squad’ But It Was A Continuity Nightmare

Charles Barfield

August 16, 2021 11:56 am

News

After watching James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad,” you really can’t imagine the team fighting any other villain than Starro. The giant, colorful, frankly ridiculous alien starfish fits perfectly with the tone se...

James Gunn Says He & Margot Robbie Have Discussed Working Together Again, But ‘Gotham City Sirens’ Not Under Consideration

Christopher Marc

August 13, 2021 12:21 pm

News

Warner Bros. might not be jumping up and down about the box office return of "The Suicide Squad," however, WarnerMedia seemed happy enough to give James Gunn his own spinoff HBO Max series "Peacemaker" and hav...

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

Charles Barfield

August 9, 2021 10:48 am

Box Office, News

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...

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