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David Ayer remains “hopeful” for his cut of Suicide Squad

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When you’re passionate about something, you want to keep it alive. That’s what seemingly fuels David Ayer and his lasting hunt for a Suicide Squd Ayer Cut. As many know, the DCEU was in a rocky state upon the release of 2016’s Suicide Squad, which left Warner Bros. with the decision to recut the film […]

Jason Statham and David Ayer to reteam for Sylvester Stallone-scripted Levon’s Trade

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David Ayer and Jason Statham are set for a quickfire reunion with the news that they are teaming up for Levon’s Trade, an action movie which has been scripted by Sylvester Stallone.  The director/star duo have just worked on The Beekeeper, which is set for release in January 2024, and now Deadline report that they […]

Jason Statham is The Beekeeper in red band trailer for David Ayer-directed action thriller

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MGM has debuted the first red band trailer and a poster for director David Ayer’s upcoming action thriller The Beekeeper which stars Jason Statham as a former operative of a powerful organisation who sets out on a brutal campaign for vengeance. Joining Statham in the cast of the film are Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby […]

David Ayer is upset over his Fast and Furious legacy: “I got nothing to show for it”

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With the conversation in Hollywood shifting to the mistreatment of writers, one filmmaker is adding his voice to the rally cries. David Ayer, writer of films like Training Day, Suicide Squad, and End of Watch, is opening up about his forgotten place in the history of The Fast and the Furious. Ayer penned the script […]

David Ayer isn’t giving up on Suicide Squad Director’s Cut, teases James Gunn blessing

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Suicide Squad came out in the summer of 2016, and believe it or not, it changed DC Studios forever. The film’s reception, along with the now infamous-studio meddling, led to a very polarizing film and shifted the course of all things DC for many years. For fans and filmmakers, this is a film we can’t […]

David Ayer opens up about his one Jared Leto Joker regret: “It’s the one aesthetic choice I wish I hadn’t made”

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We’ve known that 2016’s Suicide Squad had significant studio interference for quite some time. After the reception of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the film’s intense aesthetic, Warner Bros got quite nervous and changed things at the very last minute.  That has never sat well with director David Ayer, and he’s often spoken […]

James Gunn says DC Studios is open to David Ayer’s Suicide Squad and other DC fan requests

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As James Gunn enters the new era as the chief of DC Studios, he is looking to make friends with all sides of the fandom. During a Twitter thread on Sunday, Gunn took the social media platform to express that he plans on giving DC fans an experience like never before. With so many corners […]

David Ayer to direct Jason Statham in action flick The Beekeeper

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As we approach the 75th Cannes Film Festival, expect plenty of announcements regarding new films being shopped up-and-down the croisette, one of which is the intriguingly titled The Beekeeper, which will see Suicide Squad‘s David Ayer directing Jason Statham in a “fast-paced action-thriller”. Deadline report that the Miramax film will come from a spec script […]

Netflix not moving forward with Bright 2

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As the fallout from ‘the slap’ continues to see Will Smith’s future projects cancelled, you can now add the sequel to David Ayer’s Bright to the pile, because it has been revealed that Netflix have cancelled plans to move forward with a follow-up to the 2017 action-fantasy. One Netflix’s first big-hitters, Bright was critically mauled […]