The Suicide Squad may have failed to live up to its box office potential but it's easily one of the best films Warner Bros. has produced in the DC Extended Universe. Certain factors affected the film's box office standing but the rave reviews alone would be enough for the studio to greenlight a sequel which I'm pretty sure James Gunn would have no problem helming in the future.
Before its release, The Suicide Squad has dropped hints that Superman would make a cameo appearance but obviously, that never happened. Now, director James Gunn has confirmed that there were actual plans to cast Henry Cavill in the film but he ultimately rejected it and instead chose Starro the Conqueror as the DCEU flick's main attraction.
In a recent interview with Script Apart, the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker revealed his reason for not including, despite his apparent DCEU history with Robert DuBois aka Bloodsport. According to Gunn, he wasn't sure at first whether the film would take place in the DCEU or not. Secondly, Cavill's intriguing status in the franchise was also one of the factors that prevented him from appearing in the film.
Gunn explains: "There was a time when I thought The Suicide Squad should fight Superman. At the time, there were a lot of questions like, 'Who is Superman in the DCEU? Is this movie outside the DCEU?' I just didn't want to deal with it all that much."
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I gotta say, a cameo from Henry would've made the film 10 times better than it already is but on the other hand, it didn't really need any cameo appearance from "established" DCEU characters. That's not to say though that I wouldn't be interested in seeing the Man of Steel in an R-rated flick because his clash with Bloodsport that led to him being sent to the ICU still has me intrigued.
The Suicide Squad is now showing in cinemas. It's also available for streaming on HBO Max.
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