Suicide Squadstar Jai Courtney addressed recent reports that he may return to the DC Universe as Digger Harkness/Captain Boomerang. The actor first portrayed the role in 2016's Suicide Squad before reprising it in 2021's The Suicide Squad, the latter of which was directed by DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn. Other notable cast in these films include Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, John Cena as Peacemaker, and Idris Elba as Bloodsport. Despite surviving the first movie, Captain Boomerang was killed off in the opening scene of The Suicide Squad. 2s1b2j

The DCEU's lowest-rated film also has one of the best casts in the franchise, and I still can't believe how it all went wrong. The DCEU had plenty of major stars attached to its universe, including Ben Affleck, John Cena, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, and Henry Cavill. However, these stars didn't save the DCEU in the long run, as it slowly lost interest from audiences, eventually ending with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Suicide Squad could have had a sequel that felt more in line with the original movie than what James Gunn ended up creating. At the moment, there are no plans for the team to come back in the new DC Universe. That is not surprising, as 2021's The Suicide Squad became a major box office bomb, grossing a measly $168.7 million (via Box Office Mojo). I was disappointed by the movie's performance, as I quite enjoyed the direction the sequel went in, as well as The Suicide Squad's cast of characters.

Writer Gavin O'Connor explains why a direct sequel to David Ayer's Suicide Squad was replaced by James Gunn's DCEUThe Suicide Squad reboot. Suicide Squad introduced Margot Robbie's extremely popular Harley Quinn and Viola Davis' superbly-portrayed Amanda Waller. However, David Ayer's Suicide Squad was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews. Five years later, James Gunn wrote and directed the soft-reboot The Suicide Squad, which barely referenced the events of the first movie.

David Ayer has made a name for himself in Hollywood with is gritty Los Angeles-based crime movies, but his filmography shows his strong resume that continues to grow. Ayer got his start in the movie business as a screenwriter, finding success as a writer on films like The Fast and the Furious and Training Day. However, with his writing having its own distinct style, it wasn't surprising that he eventually sought to make his own movies that further let that voice be heard.

With fans still hoping to get David Ayer's Suicide Squad cut released nearly a decade after the theatrical version of the DC film, the director shares a new update about those possibilities. While Zack Snyder's Justice League cut got released after years of campaigning, fans of the DCEU movie timeline still want another director's cut to get its time to shine when it comes to Ayers's Suicide Squad movie in 2016. However, DC Studios is currently building its new DC Universe, with James Gunn and Peter Safran paving a new era for DC in live-action and animation.

Margo Robbie’s Harley Quinnhas demonstrated some impressive skills across her three DC movies. Throughout Suicide Squad (2016), Birds of Prey (2020), and The Suicide Squad (2021), she has showcased an incredible mix of agility, intelligence, and unpredictability. Harley has proven time and again that she can hold her own against some of the most dangerous adversaries in the DCU timeline. Whether taking down monstrous creatures, elite fighters, or even supernatural beings, Harley has repeatedly demonstrated why she is so much more than just the Joker’s ex.

If David Ayer's Suicide Squad 2 had gone forward, the DCEU sequel would have included a big surprise for one of the remaining 2016 cast . Despite being one of the few financially successful movies in the DCEU movie timeline, a proper sequel to Suicide Squad never came to fruition with Ayer at the helm. Instead, James Gunn's The Suicide Squad went forward, using elements of the original 2016 film while incorporating many new characters, but some have wondered what Ayer had potentially planned for his sequel.

James Gunn's DCU can still bring back Will Smith's Deadshot and give him the Suicide Squad spinoff the actor originally wanted. From David Corenswet's Superman and Milly Alcock's Supergirl to The Brave and the Bold's Batman and a yet-to-be-cast Wonder Woman, the DCU will introduce a new set of DC characters in both animation and live-action. However, various DCEU characters have survived the DCU reboot — mostly those related to James Gunn's The Suicide Squad: John Cena's Peacemaker, Freddie Stroma's Vigilante, Viola Davis' Amanda Waller, Sean Gunn's Weasel, among others.

The first Suicide Squad was not one of the most beloved DC Universe films, although the extended franchise has worked hard to redeem several of the film's characters in projects since, with another looking set to reappear in 2025. While the main characters of The Suicide Squad, James Gunn's semi-sequel, semi-reboot, saw certain figures like Harley Quinn and Rick Flag used more meaningfully, other characters have not had this treatment. Fortunately, one of them will be appearing again, and sooner than expected.