Suicide Squad
Summary
With Bill Skarsgård star in a reboot of the 1994 superhero fantasy The Crow , social media is abuzz with comparisons to theDCEUJoker , andSuicide Squaddirector David Ayer has a take of his own . Thirty year since the late Brandon Lee take on the role of a vengeance - seeking undead rockstar , Vanity Fairrevealed the first lookat Skarsgård ’s rendering of Eric Draven , aka the Crow . snuff it in line with Draven ’s peasant aesthetic , theItandBarbarianstar dons a ghostlike visual aspect with his body scribbled with tattoos all over . The eyeliner is heavy , too , with his eye smudged in raccoon - like war paint .
The roughly drawn , randomized set of tattoo , the eye composition , and the bare - chested look from these stills of The Crow have drawn comparisons with Jared Leto ’s controversial Joker , who sported a similar picket - face flavour in his polarizing DC Extended Universe debut . David Ayer take aim toXto fall in the discussion with a tweet represent just a raised eye emoji . The similarity is n’t lost on the American filmmaker whose most late work includes the 2024 Jason Statham - led thrillerThe Beekeper .
Why David Ayer Is Still So Active In Suicide Squad Discussions
David Ayer never directed a DCEU movie after the critically pannedSuicide Squad . But over the old age , Ayer has explicitly go on the record to state how pressure level from Warner Bros prevent him from execute his sight . Much like the public imperativeness to releaseZack Snyder ’s Justice League , some DCEU fans have involve Ayer ’s original undercut with online campaigns like # ReleaseTheAyerCut . Ayer revealed on Jon Bernthal ’s podcastReal Oneshow DC release his movie into a " comedy " while he require to balance light and dark elements with more backstories for characters like the Joker .
Some of theSuicide SquadAyer cutting off scenes , like Joker ’s desire to become the King of Gotham and Batman ’s blue fundamental interaction with Deadshot , confidential information at how different Ayer ’s original labor was . He ’s expressed bitterness about WB not have test screenings forBatman v Ubermensch : Dawn of Justice . When the latter began garnering minus reviews , Ayer claim the studio pressurized him into reducing the drear elements and focalise on a more light-headed - hearted tone . Despite fan backing , it seems unbelievable the Ayer abbreviate ofSuicide Squadwill see the light of the day at this point .
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Suicide Squad is available to stream on Max .
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