Did Warner Bros Panic and Hire Guardians Editors for Suicide Squad
“The suits at Warners saw Guardians of the Galaxy, took a look at the in development Suicide Squad, and absolutely PANICKED. So they did the most logical thing a bunch of suits could think of, and hired the people who made the Guardians trailer to re-edit Suicide Squad”
Summary
Warner Bros. did bring in the marketing firm that created the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer to re‑edit the in‑development Suicide Squad after the initial cut was rejected. This hiring aligns with the reported studio reaction, though the claim that executives “panicked” is not specifically documented.
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- The Suicide Squad (film) - Wikipedia
Jennifer Ouellette at Ars Technica ... main cast of the film in a marketing stunt where they pretended that they were leaking the trailer early. Gunn and Warner Bros....
- James Gunn - Wikipedia
After he was briefly fired from ... Batman, he would have said affirmatively), but Gunn ended up choosing to do a Suicide Squad film, which ended up becoming The Suicide Squad....
- The Suicide Squad Summary, Trailer, Cast, Where to Watch and More
The Suicide Squad we deserved in the first place. Ironically for a series whose initial movie banked itself way too hard on being Guardians of the Galaxy, Gunn's soft reboot feels distinct from his MCU team, even as the movie covers familiar themes from his filmography.
- How The Suicide Squad is Different from Guardians of the Galaxy | Den of Geek
James Gunn outlines all the dramatic and tragic ways DC's The Suicide Squad is very different from Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy movies. ... Photo: Warner Bros.
- R-Rating Isn't the Only Big Difference Between The Suicide Squad & Guardians of the Galaxy
The Suicide Squad ain't no Guardians of the Galaxy according to dirctor of both James Gunn. ... At first glance, it is easy to understand why Warner Bros. wanted filmmaker James Gunn to helm the upcoming DCEU project The Suicide Squad. Gunn shot to blockbuster stardom with the MCU's Guardians of the Galaxy, about a lovable group of criminal misfits who end up saving the day.
- Warner Bros. Beat Disney in Reaction to James Gunn's 'Suicide Squad 2' - Business Insider
A social-media analysis from Talkwalker made for Business Insider showed that people had a stronger negative reaction to Disney firing James Gunn from "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" than when Warner Bros. hired him for "Suicide Squad 2."
- Why the Editing of Suicide Squad Was Its True Failure – A Place to Hang Your Cape
Some suggested it was to enforce ... the Galaxy. It turned out after the first cut of the film was dismissed, the studio hired Trailer Park, who had edited the marketing, to make a new cut of the film....
- Warner Bros scrambles to release The Suicide Squad trailer after a copy leaked online | Daily Mail Online
The Suicide Squad: The new trailer for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad leaked ahead of schedule on Tuesday and was later officially released by Warner Bros
- Irony: Warner Bros. May Hire James Gunn To Direct DC Films' 'Suicide Squad 2'
However, it’s no secret that the film was heavily altered in response to the first trailer’s rapturous reception and audiences rejecting Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. With a crew of likable anti-heroes, a few redemption arcs, plenty of rock songs on the soundtrack and a toning down of the film’s darker subtexts, we ended up with a Suicide Squad that was very much intended to play like DC’s answer to Guardians of the Galaxy.
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