EXCLUSIVE: One day last summer, James Gunn was busy writing to direct the third installment of Marvel's blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy franchise until, suddenly, he wasn’t. Disney abruptly fired him and his entire career was upended. Though he would finish that script, the corporation pulled the plug after being…

Idris Elba, who had been in talks to take over Will Smith’s Deadshot role in Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad 2, instead will play a new character in the sequel to the DC movie. Deadline has confirmed that the character played by Smith will not be a part of the next pic, which James Gunn wrote and will direct. Smith had bowe…

Days after news broke of Will Smith’s departure from Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad 2, Deadline has confirmed that Idris Elba is in talks to play Deadshot in the upcoming DC sequel, which is being helmed by James Gunn. No other casting info has been made available, though it has been reported that Margot Robbie is…

Deadline has confirmed that Will Smith will not reprise his role as Deadshoot in Warner Bros.’ James Gunn-directed Suicide Squad 2.  Word is that Smith’s exit was amicable, he wasn’t officially set to do the sequel, and it came down to scheduling in regards to his backing out. Deadline hears that Gunn is looking to…

As we reported back in October, James Gunn was not only aboard Warner Bros.’ The Suicide Squad to write, but he was also in talks to direct. The only new news today regarding the DC sequel is that the studio dated the title for an Aug. 6, 2021 release. Disney let Gunn go over the summer for his controversial Tweets…

It didn’t take long for Dave Bautista to respond to the news that James Gunn will be writing and possibly directing Suicide Squad 2, as Deadline reported. The wrestler-turned-actor retweeted Deadline’s story shortly after it was posted and said “Where do I sign up!” Bautista worked with Gunn on the first two Guardians…

James Gunn has been hired by Warner Bros and DC to write with an eye to direct the next installment of the Suicide Squad franchise. It’s the first job he’s taken since he parted ways with Disney, which let him go from the lucrative Guardians of the Galaxy franchise in July in the wake of old controversial tweets that…

Oscar-winning producer Michael De Luca has come aboard to produce Suicide Squad 2 alongside lead producer Charles Roven. The DC Universe follow-up has Gavin O’Connor aboard to direct that sequel, which has Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto and the rest of the gang of villains returning from David Ayer’s 2016…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros and DC have chosen Gavin O’Connor to direct Suicide Squad 2, the sequel to the hit that will bring back Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto and the rest of the gang of villains. The decision was made today. O’Connor most recently directed the hit The Accountant for the studio, and he is working…

EXCLUSIVE: Jaume Collet-Serra has been set by Disney to direct Dwayne Johnson in Jungle Cruise. This means that Collet-Serra will withdraw from Suicide Squad 2, the Warner Bros sequel for which he was top choice. After directing a bunch of hit movies that included last summer’s sleeper The Shallows, Collet-Serra has…

EXCLUSIVE: The Shallows director Jaume Collet-Serra has emerged as frontrunner choice to direct Suicide Squad 2, the next installment of the 2016 Warner Bros DC film that grossed $745 million worldwide. The studio looked at a number of filmmakers — Mel Gibson among them — but sources said the studio is focused on…