The “fighting” in and out of the DC and Marvel movie theaters is vividly reflected in the two directors.
One is Zack Snyder.
He is a world-class director and the founder of the DC Movie Universe (DCEU).
In 2012, Marvel’s “Avengers” collected $1.52 billion in box office worldwide, which made Warner executives red eyes.
After screening, Zack Snyder, who has directed the DC movie “Watchmen“, was entrusted with the important task of being responsible for the development of the DC movie universe and becoming the top ace of DC.
Zack Snyder has its own philosophy and plan.
However, in recent years, after his directed “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Justice League” both ended in failure, the differences between him and DC have become more and more obvious.
Now the two sides are drifting apart.
The other is Hollywood “controversial director”, James Gunn.
James Gunn was originally the core backbone of Disney Marvel. Under the leadership of Marvel President Kevin Fitch, he was mainly responsible for the development of the space line “Guardians of the Galaxy” series.
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Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014 and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 in 2017 have received good market feedback.
Douban scores 8.1 and 8.0 points respectively, which shows that fans have a high evaluation of it.
It can be said that James Gunn’s position in Marvel is as stable as his movie reputation, and Marvel has high hopes.
Unexpectedly, a network incident caused James Gunn to be “swept out” by Marvel.
In 2018, Rolling Gui and Star Wars fans fought each other on Twitter, which led to him being dug up by the other party for his previous dark history.
We all know that the “Star Wars” series is a powerful IP that has taken the world by storm, with a large group of hardcore fans.
They come from all over the world, covering the three generations of old, middle and youth, and many of them have the ability to “understand the sky” on the Internet.
And James Gunn’s always straight-forward character led him to forge a bond with the Star Wars fans.
The “Star Wars” series also belongs to Disney, James Gunn and Star Wars fans were originally a family.
But now that there is a contradiction, some people are reluctant. In this online world, is it not easy to dig up some dark history for you?
In addition, he insulted the then U.S. President on Twitter, and was retaliated by the American right, headed by Mike Senovic.
As a result, a large number of malicious remarks that James Gunn had published on the Internet in the past were dug up by those netizens. Among them, there is no lack of “high theories” on things like pedophiles and strong X.
Although James Gunn argued that these things he said before were just joking, but some extreme people were clinging to it, and the incident became more and more hyped.
Under the pressure of public opinion, Disney, which has always been “positive energy”, had to respond and issued an official announcement stating: “James Gunn’s inappropriate comments on social media conflict with our values, so we decided to terminate our relationship with His partnership.”
In this way, a dispute over “Internet spitfire” eventually led to the accidental dismissal of the “Meritorious Director” and became the “outcast” of Disney Marvel.
Disney’s “righteous extermination”, but let the DC next door smell the opportunity.
Soon, the president of DC Pictures extended an olive branch to James Gunn. They took a fancy to James Gunn’s comedic talent and sincerely invited him to take over the second part of “Suicide Squad“, which is “Suicide Squad 2“.
Not only were they invited in person, they also offered a series of favorable conditions that were “difficult to refuse”:
For example, with Xu’s investment of 200 million US dollars, the film is also built according to R grade.
In addition, James Gunn is given complete freedom from script creation to director and editing rights, allowing James Gunn to show his talents and shoot more freely than in Marvel.
Soon, the film “The Suicide Squad” directed by James Gunn was finally released and synchronized with the HBO Max streaming platform.
In recent days, we have finally been able to explore the true face of this new film.
1.As soon as James Gunn took over, he boldly abandoned 4 characters
In 2016, the first “Suicide Squad” in the “Suicide Squad” series brought together stars such as Will Smith and “Batman” Ben Affleck.
It also invested 175 million US dollars, but the audience’s reputation was very poor. DC and Warner executives were very dissatisfied.
Therefore, the addition of James Gunn undoubtedly injects a booster for DC, making people see the possibility of the “X Task Force” series turning over.
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James Gunn, who was “expelled” by Marvel, was obviously suffocated. We can feel the series of changes he made after entering the game.
First of all, in terms of roles, I boldly abandoned the 4 roles in the first part.
Will Smith is the biggest actor in the first movie. Due to the schedule conflict, his Deadshot was directly removed.
The Joker (played by Jared Leto) was also cleared because the script could not be written.
Killer Croc was replaced by King Shark.
Katana is optional.
The other members of the game are Harley Quinn, Rick Flag, Captain Boomerang and Amanda Waller.
In addition to the retention or changes of these original roles, James Gunn also introduced a number of other new roles, and also invited some big-name actors.
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For example, John Cena is invited to play Peacemaker, Stallone is invited to play King Shark, and other newly added roles include Bloodsport, Blackguard, The Thinker, TDK and Polder.
The story is actually very simple.
The Suicide Squad is officially called Task Force X and is a team composed of super villains.
They were recruited and led by Amanda Waller. After being implanted with a self-destructive chip that prevented them from escaping, they were sent to perform dangerous tasks in exchange for a reduction of their sentences.
Task Force X team members went to a small island called Corto Maltese for this mission.
There is a scientific research institution called “Jotunheim” on the island, which is carrying out a Project Starfish.
Since General Luna is anti-American, if this plan falls into his hands, it will pose a threat to the United States and the world.
Therefore, the mission of The Suicide Squad is to find Jotunheim and eliminate all traces of Project Starfish.
The Suicide Squad arrived on the island, after all kinds of difficulties, paid the price of most of the deaths and injuries, and finally destroyed Jotunheim and found the information of Project Starfish.
But a large starfish from outer space, Starro the Conqueror, was released, posing a serious threat to the residents on the small island of Kodomatis.
Amanda Waller ordered the task force to retreat with documents.
However, five task force members including Bloodsport, King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, Ratcatcher 2, and Harley Quinn decided to stay and fight Starro the Conqueror to the end.
2.Blood, violence, nonsensical and evil taste are the biggest features of the film
Compared with the previous work, this sequel does not have too much characterization, lengthy plot advancement and deliberate preaching, and it appears simple and clear.
Although there are many characters on the stage, they all have distinct personalities, and they didn’t bother to wash them off, but let the characters serve the main line of the plot, which is much better than the previous one.
Ratcatcher 2, which can summon rats, is paired with Bloodsport, which is afraid of rats, to create a lot of jokes.
The images of King Shark, Polka-Dot Man, Peacemaker and others are also very brilliant, and Harley Quinn’s stunning performances are as brilliant as ever.
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The portrayal of the characters is one of the highlights of this work, and even the character who suddenly received a lunch is full of joy.
The Suicide Squad could have been able to retreat, but when they saw Starro the Conqueror raging on the island, the islanders were facing a disaster, so they decided to stay and face Starro and rescue the islanders.
This is the character arc emphasized in the script creation. Because of this transition, the image of the character can stand up, and because of this transition, the theme of the story can be sublimated.
James Gunn added blood, violence, nonsensical and evil tastes to the film, making it humorous and vivid.
But in the grasp of the theme, I also know when to shape the characters, when to highlight the arc of the characters, and when to deepen the theme. This is the skill for an experienced director to survive.
As audiences, we certainly don’t need to study these, we just need to intuitively appreciate this movie with a relaxed mood and enjoy the 132 minutes of happiness.
That’s why the movie is loved by fans. Its high score of 8.3 on Douban proves that everyone is very satisfied with the movie.
3.Follow-up of off-court events: Rolling Gui’s performance in DC gave Marvel a new move
James Gunn buried two stinger at the end of the film, allowing the two task forces to survive, one is the weird Weasel and the other is the Peacemaker.
According to reliable sources, James Gunn will continue to take over the development of new characters in the “The Suicide Squad” series and DC.
Peacemaker, played by John Cena, is likely to launch a “Peacemaker” movie.
On the other hand, Marvel, who saw the wind passing by, was also anxious to recall James Gunn. The next Guardians of the Galaxy 3 will still be in charge of James Gunn. This is good news for fans all over the world.
At present, James Gunn has returned to Marvel and started the creation of “Guardians of the Galaxy 3“. In the next few years, he will have to run between DC and Marvel.
But a better news is that James Gunn, who is “two boats on foot”, intends to promote a collaboration between Warner DC and Disney Marvel on film.
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He broke the news that he had discussed with the executives of the two companies that a cross-universe film between DC and Marvel might be released in the future.
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