Suicide Squad: General Discussion and Speculation - Part 1

[malnat11]

So will this movie be set in Gotham or Metropolis?

 

[TheNextNolan22]

http://comicbook.com/2014/12/06/who-is-the-villain-in-suicide-squad-/

 

[Dr. Evil]

http://comicbook.com/2014/12/06/who-is-the-villain-in-suicide-squad-/

Will Smith + The Rock + Same Movie = Internet explosion

 

[TheNextNolan22]

 

[Doc Ock]

So do you guys want them to break into Arkham? Personally, I think Arkham should be saved until a solo Batflick. Belle Reve Penitentiary would be perfect for the Suicide Squad. Not only does it give the movie a chance to give other villains that aren't Batman-centric cameos, the prison has also housed most of the confirmed members, served as the Suicide Squad's HQ and even debuted in Suicide Squad #1. Here's some info on it.

I would love for them to go nuts with Arkham and just fill it with cameos to ridiculous levels. Or just a Freeze cameo really would be enough for me...but the more supervillain crazies you show the more excited I would probably get about the future of the DCCU.

 

[Fallen Angel]

So will this movie be set in Gotham or Metropolis?

Neither.

I'd presume with Waller in the film we'll get a lot of scenes in DC.

 

[Guts]

I wonder what will Waller be in charge of in the movie. In Arrow it's ARGUS, in Justice League Unlimited it was Cadmus, in the comics and Young Justice she's the warden of Belle Reve.

 

[Fallen Angel]

ARGUS or Checkmate.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

I would love for them to go nuts with Arkham and just fill it with cameos to ridiculous levels. Or just a Freeze cameo really would be enough for me...but the more supervillain crazies you show the more excited I would probably get about the future of the DCCU.

That's why I wanna see other villains of the DCCU that aren't centered around Batman, it gets me excited for the larger universe. Plus, Freeze could cameo in Belle Reve since he's been an inmate there before. But honestly, I'd love either location.

 

[Mad Love]

I wouldn't say that WB are making this film in response to GotG, because, like you said, it's been in development for a while. I do, however, think that GotG prompted them to put more money into it and go after big names. Back when we first heard talk of this film, I believe it was intended to be a smaller, lower budget film. I think that was when DC still had the mentality that that only big names like Superman and Batman could draw in huge crowds. However, I think GotG proved to everyone that you could take characters most people have never heard of and make a really successful movie with them, as long as said movie was good and featured some recognizable faces (and voices).

I think, at that point, WB got more confidence in Suicide Squad, and began fast-tracking it, pumping more money into it, and targeting some big names. I mean, it is a bit unusual that out of DC's entire library of characters, Suicide Squad is the first film that will hit theaters after BvS, when much more recognizable characters also have films in the works (Wonder Woman, The Flash). But I think it's a good move, because it helps WB with their world-building concept and yet manages to do something different than what Marvel is doing by having a film with mostly villains come early on in the process.

GotG didn't go for A-list actors. Suicide Squad has nothing to do with that movie. The only thing from Marvel that has motivated WB is Avengers. That spurred on the DCU initiative. It's not unusual for DC to do Suicide Squad if you understand the DCU which has strong villain characters. They're playing to their strengths. It also ties into and mirrors the expansion of heroes in BvS. It's like people can't acknowledge that DC has a plan on their own.

WB has a history of getting A-listers in ensemble movies. Donner and Nolan both got top talents. Not everything is under Marvel's shadow just because they're the most successful right now.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

I wonder what will Waller be in charge of in the movie. In Arrow it's ARGUS, in Justice League Unlimited it was Cadmus, in the comics and Young Justice she's the warden of Belle Reve.

Checkmate or A.R.G.U.S.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Metropotham! Gothopolis?

 

[Boy Scout]

ARGUS or Checkmate.

Or CADMUS.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Or SPECTRE

 

[Rapunzel]

Or SPECTRE

S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

[Rodrigo90]

M.A.D (Inspector Gadget)

 

[Boom]

The American Dodgeball Association of America.

 

[Fallen Angel]

The AAA.

 

[Rapunzel]

CONTROL or KAOS? :Get Smart joke due to the Rock:

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I don't see Black Adam being in this too. If they had him locked for this I think we'd have been told already. Besides which, by rights the only character that might stymie him at best is Enchantress, and even then I'd say she'd end up a smear sooner than later. Adam alone could wipe out every character we know of in this line up as of now without breaking a sweat.

 

[The Sage]

Black Adam, if he appears before the Shazam film, would be likely be in one of the Justice League films.

 

[Doc Ock]

So I thought it was announced Shazam! wasn't part of the DCCU, did that change or was it a ridiculous rumor?

 

[Pickleweasel]

So I thought it was announced Shazam! wasn't part of the DCCU, did that change or was it a ridiculous rumor?

Just a rumor, people are assuming because its gonna be produced by New Line but that doens't matter at all.

 

[Doc Ock]

Just a rumor, people are assuming because its gonna be produced by New Line but that doens't matter at all.

So it will be part of the DCCU? Awesome! I was excited but then had it extinguished at in not being part of the same universe.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

If it was announced on the DC slate, it's going to be part of the Universe.