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The DC Extended Universe is an interesting place, with a mixture of peaks and valleys. The property struggled to get its footing with the first few entries, including David Ayerâs 2017
Suicide Squad. A number of actors are reprising their roles for James Gunnâs
The Suicide Squad, including Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag. And Kinnaman recently addressed what went wrong with that infamous original movie.
The original
Suicide Squad had a ton of hype surrounding is, as the first Queen-infused trailer showed off a killer cast. But the theatrical cut left something to be desired. While the franchise could have died there, luckily James Gunn will have his own take on Task Force X. Joel Kinnaman explained what went awry with David Ayerâs movie, saying:
For All Mankind and
In Treatment, Kinnaman who plays Squad field leader Rick Flag in both versions of the DC Comics antihero team was willing to acknowledge the issues surrounding Ayer s version of the movie. Due to a combination of studio concern over tone, conflicting cuts of the film, and trailers that didn t seem to agree on what kind of movie they were promoting, Ayer s film arrived as a somewhat mixed bag in the summer of 2016, and in hindsight Kinnaman can definitely see that. I thought the first 40 minutes of the film was f ing great, and then there were conflicting visions and it just didn’t end up being what we all hoped it was, Kinnaman said. It didn’t feel like the movie that we hoped we were going to make, and this is something very different. It’s just a different universe. It’s a James Gunn universe. It’s a very hilarious and depraved place.
Joel Kinnaman Addresses Harsh Reviews of First ‘Suicide Squad’ Movie Joel Kinnaman is looking back on the release of the first Suicide Squad movie. Back in 2016, the first Suicide Squad movie directed by David Ayer was released…