The Butterfly Effect – DC Edition. Did the unscrupulous people who discovered James Gunn’s controversial (and, it must be said, tasteless) tweets suspect that they were going to make him the next architect of the DC Universe a few years down the line by promoting him (temporarily). Guardians of the Galaxy 3 release?
However, that’s what happened to the director, who officially left Marvel last May following the success of the final installment in his trilogy. and which will renew Superman in theaters in July 2025.
The spectacular turnaround was made possible when DC and Warner approached him to direct The Suicide Squad, which TMC releases on Monday, April 1, while Guardians of the Galaxy 3 was without a director. And we’re making his career take a big turn.
Released in French cinemas on July 28, 2021, the feature film still enjoyed mixed success. If the public and critics are delighted with the tone of the feature film, which is more like its author than the Guardians of the Galaxy and restores the image of the saga, which began in 2016 with David Ayer’s film, it is not a fake at the box office. really there And for good reason.
In July 2021, the health situation was still complicated in all countries of the world. And especially in the US, where, like all of Warner’s films of the year, it was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. We also have to count those who had a hard time understanding the film’s approach (sequel? reboot? both?) and had too bad memories of the first to give the second a chance, giving Arrival a worldwide box office haul of $168.7. million.
DC Universe in the middle of a reboot
Which is not so bad, in the context of the time. But it is not enough to cover the 185 million GEL in its budget. And that especially explains why no sequels have been announced, even when twenty or so projects were more or less advanced in the DC Studios offices a few years ago.
Most of them have been on the run since then, as the DC universe is being rebooted. Directed by James Gunn and producer Peter Safran. And not a single Suicide Squad appeared in the first round of feature films. Nor has it been said whether Margot Robbie will play Harley Quinn in this new version of the universe.
To be continued… on the small screen?
To get news from anti-heroes sent on secret (and risky) missions, you’ll have to look at the small screen. The Suicide Squad spin-off centered on the character played by John Cena, Peacemaker will definitely have a 2nd season which is currently being filmed. Another Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) show is also planned.
What are you waiting for to find new forbidden mission characters?
Source: Allocine
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