On Sunday, September 29, James Gunn started filming The suicide Squad, the new ensemble comic book movie he’s shooting for Warner Bros. house of rival comic world DC, one may expect marvel Studios to feel a bit jealousy that Gunn will lend his innovative eye to the other team. However, that’s not what occurred at all. The studio that assisted provide James Gunn his clout in Hollywood sent him a gift that the director stated made him cry. Of course, that isn’t the whole story. The reason James Gunn starts filming The suicide Squad at all is since Marvel’s parent company, Disney, terminated him. In this context, the gift really seems all the sweeter.
Why James Gunn Is Filming The suicide Squad instead of Guardians of the Galaxy 3
In July of 2018, a group of people on the internet rediscovered old tweets from James Gunn back when he thought about himself a “provocateur.” The jokes were deliberately offensive, the humor seemingly originated from the “shock jock” nature of what he wrote. As a vocal movie critic of president Donald Trump, a group of his advocates on the internet pressured Disney to terminate him. This was seen as a retaliatory move after Disney terminated Roseanne Barr for reverting to the stereotype of comparing people of color with apes. It’s all ugly stuff. Still, they terminated Roseanne, so Disney seemed pressured to terminate James Gunn for his Twitter statements. After some time, Warner Bros. scooped up the mastermind behind Guardians of the Galaxy to helm the next suicide Squad film. Recently, the director told the Associated press the firing made him “a much better person.”
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The last film, titled suicide Squad, made money as well as won an Oscar. However, the important reception from experts as well as fans left a great deal to be desired. Gunn took a lower understood comic residential property as well as made it one of the standout sub-franchises of the marvel Cinematic Universe. Warner Bros. desired him to do that for them. When James Gunn released the cast listing for The suicide Squad, only Viola Davis, Joel Kinnamen, Jai Courtney, as well as Margot Robbie stayed from the previous ensemble. Expectations for this movie are high. Still, Gunn’s great for work even if it flops. Disney rehired Gunn a long time later, enabling him to direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3, from a script he wrote. Thus, he’s ended up being one of the about two lots people who’ve been able to play in both the DC as well as marvel world on screen.
The gift marvel provided James Gunn
pictures via Twitter
There are storied rivalries: Yankees versus the Red Sox, the Penguins versus the Flyers, as well as marvel versus DC. many a geeky youngster spent hours arguing with frienemies about whether or not the Hulk might defeat Superman (probably) or whether Daredevil might defeat Batman (probably not). Yet, at the begin of filming for The suicide Squad, marvel Studios sent James Gunn a touching reminder of his time with them.
They sent him a scrapbook of his time working on both the Guardians of the Galaxy films, as well as Avengers: Infinity war as well as Avengers: Endgame. (Gunn consulted on the latter two for the Guardians’ scenes, including composing the bit about Drax believing he can be invisible.)
pictures via Twitter
In tweets, some embedded below, Gunn composes about what this gift meant to him.
He says:
“I got perhaps the coolest & sweetest start-of-production gift ever, together with a note of exactly how excited they are for the movie from Kevin, Lou, Victoria, Mary & Jonathan at (Marvel Studios). They made me this incredible scrapbook of our journey so far on (Guardians of the Galaxy). It’s a thick tome packed with memories that brought a tear to my eye.
“As I’ve stated so many times, at the end of the day, marvel & DC fans have a great deal more in typical than they do not. I am now & have been for almost all my life, both. perhaps you like one more than the other – that’s great – however that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them all or that you have to tear the other down. I understand I & my partners at both marvel & DC believe what’s great for one studio is generally great for all: spurring each other on everyday with heartfelt, spectacular & ingenious entertainment that keeps audiences around the world loving movies based on or influenced by sequential art.”
Now, to be fair, this is likewise a not-so-subtle reminder from marvel Studios to Gunn to not get as well comfy making movies for the competition. Disney was the one to terminate him, not marvel Studios themselves. So, they may be willing to forgive the line-crossing this once. however it’s definitely a power move to send that guy you were in a connection with heartwarming pictures of your time together just as he’s about to step out with somebody new.
They made me this incredible scrapbook of our journey so far on #GuardiansoftheGalaxy. It’s a thick tome packed with memories that brought a tear to my eye.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) September 29, 2019
What’s next for James Gunn After He’s Done Filming The suicide Squad?
James Gunn started filming The suicide Squad in Atlanta, however it doesn’t hit theaters up until August 6, 2021. So, fans will have to wait to see what he does with this franchise. Meanwhile, when he wraps this film, he likely has to move quickly to begin on Guardians of the Galaxy 3. There were three years between films last time. The very first one hit theaters in 2014 as well as the second came in 2017. provided exactly how congested the MCU phase 4 slate is his next marvel movie may not come up until 2022 or later. Yet, marvel likely doesn’t want to let one of their sure-fire franchises sit idle for as well long. since the script is already complete, James Gunn may go directly from filming The suicide Squad to the set of Guardians 3.
Which film are you more excited for? Do you believe of yourself as a bigger fan of DC or Marvel? We want to hear which ones you like finest in the comments below or on social media.
Featured picture by Gage Skidmore via Flickr