In the years following the release of Suicide Squad, director David Ayer has been extremely vocal about the 2016 movie, its legacy, and his original vision.
When responding to a tweet about the “I Started A Joke” trailer being the greatest piece of Suicide Squad content, the director revealed that the trailer nailed his original tone for the movie before Warner Bros. executives, shocked by abysmal Batman Vs.
Superman: Dawn of Justice reviews, saw the success of Deadpool and decided to go in a more comedic direction.
In May 2020, the filmmaker gave his followers another tidbit of information about the production (and reshoots) of his supervillain film when he revealed just how the February 2016 release of Marvel’s Deadpool impacted his DC project.