David Ayer, the director of the original Suicide Squad, has once again teased that a director's cut of the 2016 film is in the works. In the wake of the whole Snyder Cut hype, fans have been clamoring for a "true" version of the embattled DC villain ensemble flick.
A few days ago, the writer and filmmaker released a new image of one of the film's characters, Katana, to his social media platform. Ayer didn't say much but the image and its caption "Masks" was enough to set the internet agog and get fans talking.
When Suicide Squad arrived in 2016, many people thought it would give the flailing DCEU a much-needed shot in the arm. The film went on to gross $750 million at the box office against a $175 million budget. Suicide Squad's gross tells us that audiences loved the film. Unfortunately, critics felt different and gave the film overwhelmingly negative reviews.
In the intervening years since Suicide Squad's release, the director David Ayer has revealed the theatrical version we all saw was not his vision for the film. Apparently, the studio changed the tone and direction from what Ayer originally envisioned.
Why did Warner do this? The studio wasn't confident that Ayer's grim tone would drive audiences to theaters, especially since Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which towed a similar line, had flopped at the box office and drew ire from both audiences and critics alike.
