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

August 3, 2021 12:33 pm

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...

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‘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...

John Cena Admits Backlash To First ‘Suicide Squad’ Made Him Want To Do The New James Gunn Film Even More

Charles Barfield

July 6, 2021 1:01 pm

News

Sure, David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad” was a box office hit, earning nearly $750 million worldwide. But it’s not controversial to say that public opinion about the film is mixed, to say the least. Some find it a f...

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