James Gunn Will Reportedly Revamp Suicide Squad For His Guardians Follow-Up

James Gunn is saying goodbye to Marvel and hello to DC! The former Guardians of the Galaxy director is in talks to helm the upcoming Suicide Squad sequel, countless outlets report.


The tentatively titled The Suicide Squad is scheduled for a August 2021 release, which, as The Hollywood Reporter points out, means that the follow-up to the 2016 flick will be his next project — seemingly indicating that any hopes for Gunn's speedy return to the Guardians franchise are gone. (Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 was originally slated for a 2020 release, nevertheless Marvel boss Kevin Feige recently told MTV News that the current fate of Vol. 3 is up in the air.)


Disney fired Gunn from the hit Marvel franchise in July 2018 right after a series of his old problematic tweets resurfaced, for which he swiftly and sincerely apologized. Encouraged by the outpour of support from fans, the complete core cast — including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, and others — signed an open letter standing by their director. Some vocally supported his un-firing.


Nevertheless in spite of the fact that the public backing didn't help Gunn return to his beginning post, it can have given Warner Bros. More confidence in their hiring decision. Mere months immediately after Disney determined to take Guardians in a new direction, the competing studio tapped Gunn to write The Suicide Squad. His script is mentioned to revamp the franchise with new characters, making it distinct from the critically panned however Oscar-winning!) David Ayer-directed movie.


It sounds like we're about to usher in a brand new era of superheroes straight from the mind of James Gunn.