Good Lord, Suicide Squad was an awful film, wasn’t it? Ah, but it was so promising. We all had such high hopes based on the source material, the cast, the director. But we won’t make that mistake again, will we? We won’t get unreasonably hyped up before the movie comes out!
Just kidding, we will! Well, I will. Because Suicide Squad’s sequel, the brilliantly-titled The Suicide Squad, is going to be good, dammit! It’s got a terrific director in charge, James Gunn, and it’s pretty much throwing the first film in the trash. This is a fresh, new start. So all the potential the first Suicide Squad had is back! The Suicide Squad hype is real — and deserved.
And Gunn is proving he isn’t messing around, based on his casting choices. Of course Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis and Joel Kinnaman are returning. But everyday it seems like we hear of a new cast member who makes us shiver with delight. First we heard that comedian Flula Borg was joining. Awesome. Then we caught wind of comedian Steve Agee signing on to play King Shark. King Shark?! Yes fucking please. Then James Gunn mainstay Nathan Fillion hopped on board to play an unknown character. What a fun surprise! Finally we are now hearing that Thor: Ragnarok and What We Do In The Shadows director/star Taika Waititi will appear in the film. Okay, Mr. Gunn, now you’re just toying with us. The goods just keep on coming!
Waititi’s casting is exciting because 1) he’s a lot of fun in everything he appears in and 2) it’s nice to see more crossover between Marvel and DC films. See, it’s just the fans who get so territorial and possessive about these cinematic universes. The directors and stars don’t mind supporting both sides of the aisle.
I will no longer keep my excitement for The Suicide Squad secret. I am hyped and, dammit, I am proud of it. Let’s just see what other casting surprises Gunn has up his sleeve.