After months of hype (and countless stories about Jared Leto sending weird gifts to his costars), Suicide Squad has finally hit theaters. This, of course, counters speculations that it was Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) who had done the deed, whether she was alone or not. Or, perhaps, these could just be words in the end, and it’ll be more of the same.
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“They probably realized that the emotional through line of the story had to be the mission we were on, and kind of explaining The Enchantress’s position and all of that kind of stuff”. “I’m trying to make that happen”, Robbie, 26, said with a grin. Armed with this knowledge, the Australian actress is actively campaigning for a spin-off movie while Fox is angling to incorporate the unhinged anti-hero into Gotham’s storyline.
A disgruntled fan of Suicide Squad is planning to take legal action against Warner Bros for “false advertising” after they deleted scenes from the movie that were included in the trailer.
The fact that Suicide Squad has made good collections at the box office suggests that fans are happy with the film, even if critics are not. “I think when we were filming, maybe we got too engrossed in the flashbacks”. Then The Joker smashes into Belle Reve to retrieve his beloved Harley Quinn and set off into the sunset on another adventure.
There are also notes on how the filmmakers “repaint the Joker’s relationship with Harley as more loving rather than abusive”, fitting in with reports the entire helicopter sequence was redone. Because it’s so fulfilling and so creative and it’s so imaginative. It’s still a little jarring to think about the Joker looking at his wreckage of a face and deciding to go with a tattoo that’s so on the nose.
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In Batman: Endgame, the Joker was semi-immortal, thanks to a special serum he used to heal himself. This scene was used in nearly all promotional material but failed to materialise in the film. “But that would be fun”.
