David Ayer may direct new Suicide Squad movie.
The existence of a Suicide Squad movie has been something of an open secret over the last year, with a screenplay penned by Justin Marks (who has done some fine geek-centric work on the unproduced Greyskull: Masters of the Universe and Green Arrow: EscapeFrom Supermaxscreenplays) having made the rounds. Things have quieted down since then ... until now.
Reports surfaced that David Ayer (Fury) is now being eyed for the directorial chair. While these may not come to anything, it confirms that DC and WB are getting aggressive about the team of comic book mercenaries, who have a recently relaunched comic book series and recurring appearances on Arrowon their resume.
We did a detailed analysis of the upcoming slate of DC superhero movies, which includes Suicide Squad, here.
If you want to know more about the Suicide Squad, we took a look at their many, many members and deaths in this fun little piece.
SOURCE: Variety
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