One of the most ambitious superhero movies is the upcoming DCEU offering from James Gunn, The Suicide Squad.
When a fan asked the filmmaker on Twitter what makes The Suicide Squad different from his earlier films, Gunn provided a promising explanation.
It seems Gunn felt no such constraints while making The Suicide Squad, and was free to do pretty much what he wanted with the story and the characters.
[Later adding] No holds barred means I wasn’t constrained by the formulas of most tentpole films OR budget OR rating.