The Suicide Squad Archives

Even with a ton of well-deserved attention being focused on his August-premiering The Suicide Squad, writer and director James Gunn doesn't have much (or any) time to rest- not when he's still working on his and HBO Max's spinoff series Peacemaker with John Cena returning to his "Suicide Squad" role But because the two worlds have[...]

One of those thrilling projects is the upcoming film The Suicide Squad by James Gunn, with a star-studded adventure that brings together some of DC's strangest characters together for a common goal — self-preservation. The film is something that has consistently maintained positive buzz (a major plus for the studio) and after Gunn's work on Guardians[...]

So we're taking a little detour with our coverage of HBO Max and series writer/director James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad" spinoff series Peacemaker and tracking John Cena as he undertakes an especially important and potentially dangerous mission: telling the truth about the sick psychological warfare going on between himself and HBO host John Oliver[...]

With the release of the trailer for The Suicide Squad, Gail Simone, comic book writer of Birds Of Prey, Batgirl and the Secret Six – the latter of which especially influenced this movie – tweeted her reaction "HOLY SH-T, @JAMESGUNN YOU MADE A MOVIE JUST FOR ME" She might not have expected James Gunn to[...]

Way back in November, The Suicide Squad director James Gunn teased that he was working with Sylvester Stallone, and he was in the movie in some capacity Gunn was playing coy about who Stallone was playing in the movie It seems that we finally know Stallone is playing, and it turns out that he's voicing someone[...]

The first trailer for The Suicide Squad dropped today, and boy, does the future of DC movies look like a ton of fun After a week of great announcements for various projects in development, DC decided to end the week on a high note by dropping the first red band trailer, and this movie looks bonkers[...]

We're ending this awesome week with the first trailer for The Suicide Squad This movie has been on the top of many people's most anticipated lists since it was announced, and the hype only got more real when we got a first look at the movie during DC FanDome Director James Gunn dropped a poster via[...]

in 2021, The Suicide Squad is pretty high on the list This is a movie that people have been insanely curious about since it was announced and sitting on the edges of their seats since we got a first look during the DC FanDome event back in August Well, we are finally getting the first[...]

So the last time we checked in with series writer/director James Gunn to see how things were going with production on HBO Max's "The Suicide Squad" spinoff series Peacemaker, he had taken to Instagram Stories to field some questions from fans ranging from what it was like working with series star John Cena ("great guy to[...]

We're back with a quick but interesting, down-n-dirty update on series writer/director James Gunn and HBO Max's "The Suicide Squad" spinoff series Peacemaker There's nothing better than the combination of some time to kill between things and an active social media life to yield some interesting updates and teases, and that came courtesy of Gunn[...]

Between casting announcements, John Cena flashing his crotch to Jimmy Fallon, series writer/director James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) answering our desperate Cheetos question, greetings from the set (and of course… The Spoiler Finger!), it's definitely not been boring covering production on HBO Max's "The Suicide Squad" spinoff series Peacemaker But this time, we've been[...]

A day after series writer/director James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise), and series stars John Cena, Steve Agee, Jennifer Holland, Danielle Brooks, and Chris Conrad offered greetings from the set of HBO Max's "The Suicide Squad" spinoff series Peacemaker, we're back to getting updates from Gunn on how things are going[...]

With production underway on James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) and HBO Max's "The Suicide Squad" spinoff series Peacemaker, we begin to get more and more casting news With more and more casting news comes the greater potential for spoilers and cool looks behind the scenes On Friday, fans got a small taste of[...]

With production underway on James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) and HBO Max's "The Suicide Squad" spinoff series Peacemaker and January 2022 the target premiere date, fans are learning the names of two new additions to the cast Variety is reporting that Alison Araya (Riverdale, Julie and the Phantoms) and Lenny Jacobson (Narcos: Mexico[...]

next year, but one that has been at the top of most anticipated lists is The Suicide Squad When Disney decided to fire director James Gunn Warner Bros was quick to step in and scoop him up According to Gunn, they let him pick whatever he wanted to work on, and he picked The Suicide Squad. So[...]

Okay, we're giving James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) and John Cena a break with this update on 'The Suicide Squad" spinoff series Peacemaker and going a little "corporate" for some eyebrow-arching news Yesterday, HBO and HBO Max CCO Casey Bloys offered updates on a number of projects coming up for the cable giant[...]

Who knew that Peacemaker series creator James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) was going to become so popular around Bleeding Cool that we'd have writers tripping over themselves to jump on the bandwagon (even if they were painfully ironic hit-pieces)? Thankfully, the fine folks here at BCTV have gotten things back under control (you know how[...]

"I'm excited to expand The Suicide Squad and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros is the icing on the cake." Gunn and The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran[...]

First, the level of interest there is their upcoming eight-episode series Peacemaker that finds John Cena returning to his The Suicide Squad role Second, our willingness to feed their dumpster fires of speculation any way we can while still be able to look ourselves in the mirror A perfect example? Today's Instagram Stories post from Gunn[...]

With production underway on James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) and HBO Max's upcoming eight-episode series Peacemaker series currently underway and star John Cena checking in with Jimmy Fallon via Zoom in full costume to talk about The Suicide Squad spinoff, Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that Nhut Le (Kroll Show) has been cast[...]

The Suicide Squad official synopsis was revealed by Warner Bros this morning, and it…gives us a little but not a lot. Directed by James Gunn and with a huge cast that includes Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Steve Agee as King Shark, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2, John Cena as Peacemaker, Flula Borg as[...]

"I'm excited to expand The Suicide Squad and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros is the icing on the cake." Gunn and The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran[...]

With production underway on James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) and HBO Max's upcoming eight-episode series Peacemaker, Gunn took to Twitter to announce Elizabeth Faith Ludlow (The Walking Dead) and Rizwan Manji (Perfect Harmony) have been tapped for the recurring characters of Keeya and Jamil, joining John Cena as he reprises his role from the[...]

It's been two weeks since James Gunn ("Guardians of the Galaxy" franchise) first announced that filming on HBO Max's upcoming eight-episode series Peacemaker was underway, and now we have a pretty unique look at how things are going on the set of the series that finds John Cena reprising his upcoming The Suicide Squad film[...]

We'll have to see what happens when it comes to those movies, but right now, they have released another new promo that has new footage from The Suicide Squad, The Many Saints of Newark, Mortal Kombat, and more. The whole HBO Max decision is fascinating in that there are certain movies that could benefit from a release[...]

We are really hoping that we get to see some cool movies in 2021, and one of the movies that we're really looking forward to seeing is The Suicide Squad A movie that was willed into being by sheer luck After Disney wrongfully fired director James Gunn over some problematic tweets that he made years ago[...]

That was near the end of November 2020, but we're in a new year now- and guess what? Gunn's checking in on Instagram from Vancouver, British Columbia, on the first day of shooting on the series that finds John Cena reprising his upcoming The Suicide Squad film role Peacemaker promo key art (Image: WarnerMedia) Here's a look[...]

The last time we checked in on James Gunn's upcoming eight-episode HBO Max series Peacemaker, we learned the names of four more who had joined The Suicide Squad spinoff series cast (updated below) Now, Gunn is giving us a sense of just how intense the series will be- just not in the way either he[...]

Now we're learning the names of four more joining The Suicide Squad spinoff series to take advantage of all of Gunn's hard work. Chukwudi Iwuji (When They See Us) is coming aboard a series regular, with Lochlyn Munro (Riverdale), Annie Chang (Shades of Blue), and Christopher Heyerdahl (Togo) tapped for recurring guest star roles[...]

Wonder Woman 84 hits HBO Max on Christmas Day, and other DC films like The Suicide Squad will also be on there Black Adam, The Batman, a Green Lantern TV show, Shazam 2, Aquaman 2, Flash whatever-it-is…it seems like they finally have their act together huh? Now, Plastic Man joins the growing list If they[...]