Now he has his chance to tell the story of bad guys doing good for bad reasons, and according to the new trade report “the project is also very much rooted in Gunn’s vibe.”
While James Gunn’s involvement with the DC Extended Universe has only officially existed for a few months now, the filmmaker’s interest in this kind of storytelling goes back a few years, as he expressed that the existence of Suicide Squad prevented him from working with Marvel on a Thunderbolts movie – which is a title from the comic book company with a similar premise to the DC property.