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Suicide Squad’s David Ayer responds to #ReleaseTheAyerCut fan campaign

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After two and a half years of campaigning Warner Bros. to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut, Zack Snyder fans were overjoyed this week to hear that HBO Max will be bringing the filmmaker’s original cut of Justice League to the streaming service next year. While we’ll finally get to see what Snyder had in store for the DC Extended […]

David Ayer to direct adaptation of Harlan Coben’s Six Years for Netflix

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Having handed over directorial duties on Bright 2 to Louis Leterrier, David Ayer has now added a new Netflix project to his slate in Six Years, an adaptation of the 2018 novel from Harlan Coben (The Stranger). The Amazon blurb for Six Years reads: Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love […]

Suicide Squad director is heartbroken that most of Jared Leto’s Joker work won’t be seen

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David Ayer, the director of Suicide Squad, says that his “heart breaks” for Jared Leto as most of his “magnificent” work as the Joker won’t be seen. It’s fair to say that Jared Leto’s performance as the Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad didn’t live up to most people’s expectations. It’s true though that the […]

Suicide Squad director David Ayer confirms Joker fan theory

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David Ayer, the director of Suicide Squad, has confirmed a fan theory about Jared Leto’s Joker. The first attempt to bring Suicide Squad to the big screen certainly wasn’t a slam dunk, even if it did make some big bucks at the box office. One element fans didn’t respond too well to was Jared Leto’s […]

The Maze Runner screenwriter joins Netflix’s Bright 2

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With screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos kicking off production on his directorial debut Shrine, Discussing Film is reporting that The Maze Runner’s T.S. Nowlin has been brought in to co-write the script for Netflix’s Bright sequel. Along with all three instalments of The Maze Runner trilogy, Nowlin’s other screen credits include the sci-fi horror Phoenix Forgotten and […]

David Ayer offers an update on Netflix’s Bright 2

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The original Netflix fantasy film Bright debuted back in 2017 and even though it wasn’t praised critically, the streaming service announced that the film would be getting a sequel. However, more than two years of waiting for the film to enter production, director David Ayer has offered an updated on the upcoming sequel. In an interview […]

David Ayer says he had the opportunity the helm the Suicide Squad sequel

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Director David Ayer has revealed that after directing Suicide Squad back in 2016, he was offered the opportunity to helm the sequel but he decided to pass on the chance. “I had a chance to do it, but I went another way,” Ayer claimed in a recent interview with ComicBook.com after Fox’s presentation at TCA. However, […]

David Ayer shares new Suicide Squad wardrobe test photo featuring the Joker and Harley Quinn

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David Ayer has shared another make-up and wardrobe test photo from his 2016 DC supervillain team-up movie Suicide Squad, once again featuring Jared Leto’s Joker alongside Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Jared Leto’s “days as the Joker are likely over” https://www.instagram.com/p/B5N3Ocngbn9/   It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of […]

Suicide Squad director shares new image of deleted Joker and Harley scene

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Suicide Squad director David Ayer has revealed another image from his 2016 DC supervillain team-up, which offers a fresh look at a deleted scene from the movie’s third act featuring The Joker (Jared Leto) holding a gun to Harley Quinn’s (Margot Robbie) head. As previously revealed by Ayer, the original plan for The Joker would […]