James Gunn Has Free Reign On The Suicide Squad & Almost Done Filming

In a recent Instagram Q&A James Gunn reveals that he has free reign on The Suicide Squad and they’re almost finished filming.

James Gunn is hard at work on The Suicide Squad but is still taking time to let fans know how the film is going, along with some of the behind-the-scenes happenings. In the recent Instagram Q&A, a fan brought up if James Gunn had trouble when writing The Suicide Squad due to it being apart of the larger DCEU. In a candid answer, he revealed that he was given “free reign” when it came to creating The Suicide Squad.

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James Gunn The Suicide Squad Instagram Q and A

James Gunn being given complete creative control on The Suicide Squad lines up with the studios new initiative to let directors focus on their vision as opposed to shoe-horning in ties to a cinematic universe. Recent examples of this include Joker, which was a stand-alone picture. While The Suicide Squad will certainly tie into the larger DCEU, we can imagine it’ll be reigned back when compared to films like Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

In the second question asked by a fan, James Gunn revealed that shooting for The Suicide Squad should almost be done. Judging by his response, perhaps the camera will stop rolling before the new year.

Over the past few months, James Gunn has done an exceptional job of letting fans know the ins and outs of what’s happening with The Suicide Squad. Granted, we don’t know much about the film, but James Gunn has shared a plethora of behind-the-scenes pictures of the cast out and about, along with tidbits like these that give us further insight into what it’s like to create a blockbuster.

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The first Suicide Squad followed a team of supervillains who were recruited by the government for a dangerous black ops mission in exchange for reduced sentences. The ensemble cast included Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker. James Gunn is expected to deliver on the fresh take on the Suicide Squad in his upcoming movie.

Written and directed by James Gunn, The Suicide Squad stars David Dastmalchian, John Cena, Jai Courtney, Joaquín Cosío, Nathan Fillion, Joel Kinnaman, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, and Michael Rooker.

The Suicide Squad is set to hit theaters on August 6, 2021. Stay tuned for the latest news regarding James Gunn and The Suicide Squad!

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