10 Suicide Squad Spinoffs That NEED to Happen
The success of Suicide Squad has opened the doors for many potential spin offs and sequels,
and there are tons of comic books which have the capacity to be adapted into movies, using
Suicide Squad as a jumping off point.
Despite getting a poor critical reaction, fans have helped make Suicide Squad one of
the biggest hits of the Summer, and are already anxiously waiting for what’s new on the
horizon.
Here are 10 potential Suicide Squad spin-offs that absolutely, positively NEED to happen.
And of course, if you haven’t Suicide Squad then beware, there will be major spoilers.
Deadshot Let’s start with the most obvious; Deadshot
was the main focal point in Suicide Squad alongside Harley and El Diablo, so it makes
sense to feature him in his own movie.
In more recent years Deadshot has behaved more like an anti-hero than a super villain,
and with him being introduced into the DCEU as a protagonist it would be cool to see him
fighting against rival assassins.
While Will Smith’s tendency to play himself certainly hindered his believability as Deadshot,
one thing that he cannot be accused of is phoning it in, and a full Deadshot movie may
give Smith some more time to focus on disappearing deeper into the character.
We just hope he wears the mask a bit more, because it is an extreme work of cool, and
we want to see it often
Harley and Ivy Outside of her traumatic relationship with
The Joker, the character Harley spends the most time with is her girlfriend, Poison Ivy,
and it’s kind of funny that she escapes the manipulative Joker to hang out with a
woman whose entire power is… manipulation.
Their relationship is a fan favourite, and introducing Poison Ivy and having the two
of them run around causing trouble for a slightly lesser known superhero like Nightwing or Azrael,
could be a great way to introduce new characters and make the DCEU feel more like a living,
breathing world.
It could even be used to explore Harley’s relationship with The Joker further, and possibly
even make her choose between Poison Ivy and her beloved Puddin’.
Arkham Asylum Suicide Squad introduced a lot of villains,
which is why it would be a perfect idea for the Ben Affleck directed Batman movie to be
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, which features The Joker in full drag,
Killer Croc, Two Face, and uses all of them.
The film could explain the dark story of Amadeus Arkham and the family he lost, and the shadow
that their deaths leave over Arkham Asylum.
Just imagine what combining the eerie tone from the first Suicide Squad trailer, coupled
with Ben Affleck’s great directing, and one lone screenwriter to give the movie a
proper pace could create.
It would be totally unique from any other Batman movie out there.
And we’re sure it’s something we would love to see.
Katana/Birds of Prey
With all the hype surrounding Suicide Squad, Katana kind of got lost in the fray.
We all thought she was cool whenever she was on screen and the few moments of character
development she received were very touching.
Her origin story deserves some cinematic justice.
A Katana solo outing would feature moments from those Squad flashbacks properly brought
to life, as she goes on her quest to hunt down her husband’s murderer.
We could even see her fighting the Yakuza, as she was known for doing early in her career.
It could also be a possible Birds of Prey storyline, something that has been attempted
in TV before but never fully realised in the movies.
It may even give the DCEU a chance to make a star out of a previously lesser known comic
book character.
The Killing Joke With the Joker firmly established and the
animated adaptation a little less than stellar, it only makes sense to attempt to retell this
story after Justice League.
The Joker attempts to do everything in his power to drive Commissioner Gordon crazy.
This storyline would give Jared Leto a real chance to make The Joker the crazed gentleman
we all love, as opposed to something that resembles a second rate pimp.
The Killing Joke is iconic, and generally considered to be the definitive Joker story,
already having served as an influence behind several interpretations of one of the greatest
cinematic villains ever created.
While it’s certainly not an unfamiliar story to comic book fans, it would be fairly new
to the average movie go-er and provide them with a Joker storyline unlike any other we’ve
seen so far.
The Red Hood We already know, thanks to Suicide Squad,
that Harley Quinn killed Jason Todd in this Universe.
So why not adapt the comic storyline in which Jason Todd is brought back from the dead and
takes the moniker of The Red Hood, the alias formerly used by The Joker himself?
This storyline could really be used to push Batman to the limit and make him question
his own choices as a superhero, especially after the amount of people he killed in Dawn
of Justice.
We could have Bruce reflect on his own shortcomings and failings, of how he let Jason Todd die,
and how all of this in some twisted way is his fault.
He could even see him question how he was potentially the creator of The Joker, and
Harley Quinn as a result.
These are the sort of questions that a Batman movie should delve into, and we really hope
that we get to see a more nuanced Batman in the DCEU.
Justice League Dark Just because Task Force X is being shut down
doesn’t mean Amanda Waller has to retire early.
Guillermo Del Toro had wanted to make his own Justice League Dark movie, but it never
came to fruition.
While it would deviate from the comics somewhat, maybe Amanda Waller is still trying to create
her own team behind Batman’s back.
Vertigo as an imprint has been kind of tricky, with some comics existing within the DC Universe
and other comics not, however, no one can deny that the idea of a superhero team featuring
John Constantine, The Swamp Thing, Raven and Zatanna sounds pretty awesome.
The movie could deal with black magic far more than the rest of the DCEU and the interactions
between the team would be incredible.
The best bit is these guys don’t need as much convincing to help as Task Force X did.
Batman It should come as no surprise that the upcoming
Batman movie could spin off from the events of Suicide Squad.
Perhaps we just follow Batman as he attempts to hunt down The Joker after he broke Harley
Quinn out of jail.
Or maybe we get to see him fight against a new villain that we haven’t seen adapted
from the comics yet, like Manbat, The Ventriloquist or even give The Riddler another shot at creating
mayhem
Maybe while Batman’s off fighting these bad guys, in the mean time Joker and Harley
could act out in…
Mad Love In what was until recently in the New 52,
the definitive Harley Quinn origin story, Mad Love shows us how The Joker and Harley
met and truly highlights the brutal, tragic nature of that relationship that DC shyed
away from showing in Suicide Squad.
It would be gutsy to show the audience the true nature of their volatile relationship,
and really get the audience to hate the Joker and sympathise with Harley Quinn, especially
given all the criticism Suicide Squad got for not showing the abuse, and making tweens
hashtag “relationship goals”.
The DCEU has already mixed three of Harley Quinn’s origins, Mad Love, The New 52 and
the graphic one shot “Joker”.
To be able to see it properly realised on screen rather than in poorly handled flashbacks
could be just what we need to give this movie franchise some much needed character and lore
depth.
Suicide Squad 2 Of course this is the most obvious choice
outside of a Deadshot movie.
Maybe Amanda Waller just doesn’t care enough about Bruce Wayne’s demand to “shut down”
Task Force X.
Maybe she just bands the merry men together and forces them to go on another mission.
We could get to see them work more cohesively as a team, have them actually get along with
Rick Flag given their newfound respect for him, or alternatively introduce a new character
such as Black Manta, a character who’s deeply strategic nature could come into conflict
with the herd of cats that is the Suicide Squad.
Suicide Squad left us with a lot of opportunities for spin offs thanks to its large ensemble
cast and cameo appearances.
These are just a few that we came up with.
If there are any others that you would want to see, let us know in the comments below!
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