There were a lot of mixed feelings about the first Suicide Squad film.
Box office wise, it was a huge success for DC and Warner Brothers.
But among critics and fans, it was lack luster, offering up some potential that never really
paid off by the movie’s end, despite having a stellar cast that included Margot Robbie
and Will Smith.
Yet despite the criticism, a sequel film is slated to be in the works.
And now that DC is eagerly, and arguably haphazardly, rebranding their DC Extended Universe, now
called Worlds of DC, many are curious to see the ripple effect that will have on the upcoming
movie, and if the comics giant and Warner Brothers will up their game to something much
more coherent in quality.
So today, we’re diving into the rumour mill with our list of the top 10 Suicide Squad
2 rumours.
And, to be honest, some of these, if they turn out to be true, are really promising.
Let’s get to it!
10 Black Mask The rumours have been rampant about which
characters from the DCEU will make an appearance in the sequel film.
But perhaps the most intriguing rumour is that Black Mask will be joining the cast of
characters, and as the film’s main antagonist, operating a scheme to take over Gotham from
the Joker along with overthrowing the government.
Black Mask has yet to make an appearance in the DCEU, although has appeared in the television
show Gotham.
As to how concrete this rumour is, well, that’s up in the air.
Black Mask is supposedly set to debut in the Birds of Prey feature film, set to release
in early 2020, and was also rumoured to be an antagonist in the Gotham City Sirens upcoming
movie.
9 Location Back in 2017 when Suicide Squad 2 was still
being co-written by Todd Stashwick, it was allegedly leaked that in that version of the
script, the film took place in the Middle East, and will be a grounded, black ops style
film, gunning for a R rating in theatres.
The location is part of an attempt of the filmmaker’s to shift the tone and differentiate
the sequel from the original in hopes to entice Suicide Squad fans to come back and check
it out.
8 Black Adam Riffing off of our last point here, the main
reason why the film was meant to be set in the Middle East was so that the Black Adam
character could be integrated into it.
Black Adam is a part of the upcoming Shazam feature film and will be played by Dwyane
the Rock Johnson, and the character’s origins tell the story of a man who was the corrupted,
ancient Egyptian predecessor of Captain Marvel.
If the rumours are true, this could mean that depending on the character’s fate in the
upcoming Shazam movie, there’s a chance he might end up working with the Suicide Squad
if the script still has any similarities to its previous drafts.
7 Weapon of Mass Destruction If our last two numbers have any semblance
of truth to them, this rumour is what would tie them together; that the plot of the Suicide
Squad 2 movie is that the Squad is sent to the Middle East to hunt down and destroy a
weapon of mass destruction, and that weapon is Black Adam.
This has gotten some mixed reviews from critics, who feel that the Squad would work better
against a non-super powered individual like the Joker, making his character, who is confirmed
to be returning, the antagonist, rather than another over the top super powered individual
or being.
6 Ewan McGregor Sure there’s been plenty of speculation
regarding characters joining the film or making an appearance, but what about cast members?
Famous Hollywood actors matter too, you guys!
This rumour in particular pertains to Black Mask, one of the alleged baddies to be featured
in the upcoming film, and in Birds of Prey.
According to website Fitting the Wrap, I quote, “Ewan McGregor is in final negotiations
to play Gotham City mob boss and Batman foe Black Mask in Warner Bro’s Birds of Prey,
individuals with knowledge of the project exclusively tell The Wrap.”
5 El Diablo There are rumours that the El Diablo character,
played by Jay Hernandez, will be making a return in the sequel.
If you recall, El Diablo died in the climax of the film, sacrificing himself to denotate
bombs underneath Incubus.
According to Hernandez, he would love to come back for the sequel.
But rumours have been amuck about him actually returning to the franchise after his castmate
Joel Kinnaman, who played Rick Flag, posted a snap on Instagram of the two of them and
another cast member, Jai Courtney who played Boomerang, after a workout session together.
Could they be getting back into shape for the sequel?
Hernandez also hinted in an interview with comicbook.com that the first film wasn’t
the last of El Diablo, saying what the possibilities were of his return, I quote, “Of course
there is.
I’m not saying anything, just that it’s a possibility.”
4 Batgirl To some of you, it may be a shock that a Suicide
Squad sequel doesn’t already have a release date announced.
Turns out the production was actually delayed.
How come?
Well according to Variety reporter Justin Kroll, here’s why.
He tweeted out, I quote, “As for Suicide Squad 2, clearly moving out of 2018 shoot.
The move to go with BOP (birds of prey) not only had a lot to do with Hodson’s script,
but also the idea of doing with Batgirl what Marvel did with Black Panther in Civil War
by introducing them into universe before giving them own film.
It’s also been rumoured that Harley Quinn will be leading the Birds of Prey.
But it’s also been highly debated as to whether or not Birds of Prey was actually
in production, or if it was the film that’s the central point of our next number,
3 Gotham City Sirens A while back, it was announced that a Gotham
City Sirens film was in the works.
Personally, this fills me with both excitement and dread.
Excitement, because the Paul Dini Gotham City Sirens comics are one of my favourites, and
dread because DC and Warner Brothers have a history of ruining things that I love.
So, for context, Gotham City Sirens was a series that was released in June of 2009,
written by comics legend Paul Dini, who also happens to be the fella who wrote the good
Arkhamverse Batman video games.
Anywho, the story follows Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, all working together
and hanging out after Catwoman steals all of Hush’s money and splits it between them.
It explores the relationship between all three of them, along with Harley coping with her
previous experiences with the Joker, but after the New 52 reboot, it was wiped out of the
continuity, with Catwoman going solo, Harley becoming a member of the Suicide Squad and
Poison Ivy becoming a member of the new Birds of Prey group.
So, jumping back now, the film is rumoured to have connections to Suicide Squad, tying
in Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn into events that will impact or set up the Gotham City
Sirens movie.
2 Deathstroke Another popular theory concerning the film’s
antagonist is that it will be Deathstroke.
Deathstroke, who is largely known as an antagonist of the Teen Titans’, first hit the sceen
in December of 1980 in The New Teen Titans issue 2, and has made many a cameo in DC properties.
Joe Manganiello portrayed the character in the 2017 Justice League movie, and the actor
reportedly suggested at Oz Comic Con that the Suicide Squad would at one point be going
up against Slade Wilson.
Right now, all we have is the word of a redditor who swears that the actor confirmed it with
him, but no official announcement has been made.
1 James Gunn The biggest rumour on the interwebs about
Suicide Squad 2 is that James Gunn will be directing the movie.
James Gunn is recently most notable for directing and writing the Guardians of the Galaxy films
for Marvel; a job he was recently fired from due to old tweets that were deemed inappropriate
by Disney.
Enter the petitions, social media backlash and celebrity endorsements; people demanded
that Marvel Studios bring him back on, but it never happened.
So what did their biggest competitors DC and Warner Brothers do when they heard he was
canned for good?
They hired James Gunn!
While it hasn’t been set in stone yet, rumour has it that Gunn will be at least writing
the Suicide Squad sequel, and potentially directing it.
Gunn has said nothing on his social media, which might just be an attempt to lay low,
all things considered, but it seems quite likely that DC and Warner Brothers wouldn’t
skip out on the opportunity to have the man who made Guardians a huge success take control
of one of their floundering properties in all respects.
There we have it friends!
Which of these rumours do you think is the most likely to come true?
And if James Gunn isn’t directing the movie, what other directors would you want to see
take up the job?
Let us know all of your thoughts and feels in those comments below!
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