Regardless, leaping from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies to Task Force X’s is a huge rebound, and while Michael Rooker made it clear that it was a shame that Gunn was forced off Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the Yondu performer also noted during his appearance at Walker Stalker Con in Atlanta, Georgia over the weekend (via Comicbook.com) that he’s glad that Gunn has found such a new, high-profile job so quickly.
It’s worth noting that it hasn’t been confirmed yet that James Gunn will direct Suicide Squad 2 for Warner Bros and DC.
Right now, all he’s set for is penning the new script.