Fans of Arrow were introduced to the Suicide Squad partway through Season 2, when the DC Comics property made an appearance in the show. Now Warner is moving forward with bringing them to a wider audience, with the news that David Ayer is the top pick to direct a Suicide Squad film, according to Variety.
It doesn’t appear a deal has been signed with the Fury and End Of Watch director yet, but it seems he’s interested.
Warner/DC has been thinking about a Suicide Squad film for quite a while, but had put it on the backburner as they pieced together plans for a large, interconnected superhero universe based around Justice League characters. However with the studio planning at least nine DC movies over the next few years, it appears it’s found space for the Squad to be one of those films.
The basic idea of the Suicide Sqaud is that they are captured supervillains who are given a chance to redeem themselves by taking on missions that may kill them all. There have been various incarnations of the squad, involving such characters as Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Bronze Tiger and Harley Quinn.
It appears Warner may also want to include some better known villains, as Variety suggests there may be room for the likes of The Joker and Lex Luthor. There will also be the opportunities for characters to appear in other DC movies.
Justin Marks is writing the script, although at the moment it’s not clear which of the nine announced DC/Warner movie release dates Suicide Squad is likely to slot into.
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