Suicide Squad

[Custard]

The "extended edition" is OUT

Finally gonna watch this tonight. ALREADY HATE IT

(I do kinda love that even this extended jobby has no extra Joker, yet more Killer Croc. What a slap in the nuts for Jared Lego)

[Kelvin]

The "extended edition" is OUT

Finally gonna watch this tonight. ALREADY HATE IT

(I do kinda love that even this extended jobby has no extra Joker, yet more Killer Croc. What a slap in the nuts for Jared Lego)

It does have more Joker, but not much, and certainly nothing that leaves much more of an impression than what was already in the film.

I've had the opposite experience with this film than I had with BvS and Civil War. With the latter two, the more I thought about them and the more I rewatched them, the more I liked them despite their flaws. With Suicide Squad I've gone from thinking the film was okay, to thinking it was a total mess I never want to watch again, and that Leto's Joker just doesn't seem like a big enough threat. He's just a happier Dappy from Ndubz.

[Custard]

I can't wait!

It sounds like a spectacle, if nothing else

[Custard]

Amazingly, I found myself quite enjoying that. I don't know how it improves on the theatrical cut, as I didn't see it, but this version wasn't as bad as I'd imagined it'd be

Good things:
It's quite funny in places, the cast are mostly excellent, Harley Quinn is done pretty well, it zips along, the bar scene

Bad things:
Cara Delivinge is awful, as is her villain. Some of the dialogue is really bad. The third act is honking. The faceless enemy army is completely disposable, and easily beaten. Amanda Waller wasn't written very well. Leto's Joker is very uninspired and easily the worst interpretation to date. Of course, following Ledger was never going to be easy, but Leto really fluffs it

Not the disaster I was expecting, and I enjoyed parts of it, but it definitely has its flaws and is a bit of a mess. Could've and should've been so much better

[Custard]

Oh, and the music choices are really lazy and on the nose, so I guess that's one for the negatives pile too

[Custard]

A short round-up of some of Joker's deleted scenes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49My5fAinh8

Not really essential stuff

[Glebe]

A short round-up of some of Joker's deleted scenes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49My5fAinh8

Not really essential stuff

Yeah, just saw this. Not a whole lot going on, for sure.

[Glebe]

A Naked Jai Courtney Terrorized The Director Of "Suicide Squad" - CONAN on TBS.

How the Joker could have looked.

[Glebe]

Honest Trailer.

'Heath Lesser', heh!

Will Smith explains why he chose Suicide Squad over Independence Day: Resurgence.

Oh, also the soundtrack has gotten five Grammy nominations.

Still haven't seen the Extended Cut. Not that I'd be expecting any improvement...

[Glebe]

David Ayer, Margot Robbie Reteam for All-Female DC Villains Movie 'Gotham City Sirens' (Exclusive).

David Ayer on Twitter.

Hmmm, cashing in on the 'strong female stars' thing? I just hope he's learned some - no scratch that - a lot of lessons from Suicide Squad... oh yeah, and:

Is Megan Fox Planning To Play Poison Ivy In Gotham City Sirens? Speculator Corner...

[Glebe]

Everything Wrong With Suicide Squad In 20 Minutes Or Less.

I know Cinema Sins is pretty annoying (not least the guy's voice), but given that the film turned out to be utter cack, I have to agree with him on numerous points (Although slagging off the domino scene in the V for Vendetta?!).

Jared Leto just shared these photos on Snapchat. What does it all mean?!

It means he's coming back for the Batman solo movie, or Justice League, or whatever, probably.

Also, this:

[Spiteface]

David Ayer, Margot Robbie Reteam for All-Female DC Villains Movie 'Gotham City Sirens' (Exclusive).

David Ayer on Twitter.

Hmmm, cashing in on the 'strong female stars' thing? I just hope he's learned some - no scratch that - a lot of lessons from Suicide Squad... oh yeah, and:

Is Megan Fox Planning To Play Poison Ivy In Gotham City Sirens? Speculator Corner...

Hendricks or GTFO.

[Glebe]

David Ayer on Twitter:

Well the movie's out there as it is, but at least he acknowledges that it has problems, and is clearly somewhat regretful about how it turned out.

[Glebe]

Some concept art.

[Glebe]

Haley Bennett on Instagram.

Haven't actually seen her in anything... anyway, just to state the bleedin' obvious, she appears to be suggesting that she's been cast as Catwoman. Or maybe she's just interested in doing it?

[Small Man Big Horse]

Turns out Mel Gibson might direct the sequel:

He's been more or less blacklisted in Hollywood for a long time, but does anyone really remember what Mel Gibson did that turned everyone against him? Warner Bros. apparently doesn't, because The Hollywood Reporter says that the studio is "courting" Gibson to direct a sequel to David Ayer's Suicide Squad. These talks are still early and no real offer has been made, but Gibson is apparently considering it and is "familiarizing himself" with the material. Getting this gig could be a big comeback for Gibson, since this is not only a huge studio film, but a huge studio sequel based on a relatively popular and successful superhero property. They don't usually hand those things off to just anybody these days.

This comes after Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge grabbed six Oscar nominations, after a story came out that he was in negotiations to join a Daddy's Home sequel, and after he signed on to star in a police brutality movie with Vince Vaughn. In other words, it seems like Warner Bros. isn't the only studio that forgot about the time he said that "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Meanwhile, female directors who never went on drunken, anti-Semitic tirades still have a hard time finding work.

UPDATE: Variety is now reporting that a handful of other directors are also in the running, specifically Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer, Safe House's Daniel Espinosa, and Warm Bodies' Jonathan Levine. Gibson is still the biggest name here, though.

[Glebe]

It's fucking mental news... I dunno if he'll actually do it, though.

[Glebe]

Suicide Squad Won An Academy Award And It Actually Deserved It.

Weird... a box office smash and now Oscar-winner.

[Glebe]

Here's a teaser for Ayer's Bright.

Didn't expect to see any footage from this for a while yet... didn't know it was a Netflix production, either. Fingers crossed.

Some Suicide Squad concept art.

Check out that Scarecrow!

New Harley Quinn 'Suicide Squad' image reveals another possible deleted scene.

Did David Ayer Just Reveal Who Gotham City Sirens' Villain Will Be?

EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson Responds to Rumors He'll Direct 'Suicide Squad' Sequel.

[Glebe]

Bright: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton on their gritty LA cop fantasy