Tag: James Gunn
REVIEW: The Suicide Squad (2021)
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” When a movie about supervillains in a comic book world opens with “Folsom Prison Blues” playing over bad guy Savant (Michael Rooker) tossing a bouncy ball around, you know you’re in for something different. The first 15 minutes of James G...
Read MoreThe Suicide Squad Trailer Knows Lots of Bad Words
As director James Gunn promised on his Twitter feed, a red-band trailer for The Suicide Squad arrived online today. Also joining the advertising campaign are some individual character posters – and one outstanding ensemble one. A sequel to David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad (though minus a number i...
Read MoreDC FanDome: The Suicide Squad
Thank Squad the wait is over. James Gunn and the cast of The Suicide Squad joined DC FanDome to give some insight into the much-anticipated DC adaptation. Prior to revealing the cast – which, among many others, includes Idris Elba as Bloodsport, Nathan Fillion as TDK, and Doctor Who’s Peter Capa...
Read MorePeter Capaldi Joins Suicide Squad
A doctor is about to join the Squad. Deadline reports that Peter Capaldi is set to join James Gunn’s Suicide Squad movie, The Suicide Squad. The exact nature of the role is currently unknown. Additionally, Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson is filming a cameo for the film. While I’m a big...
Read MoreNathan Fillion Joins Suicide Squad
It looks like a former fictional writer is ready to squad up. Deadline reports that Castle star Nathan Fillion – best known in geek circles for his work in various Joss Whedon productions, such Captain Hammer in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog and, of course, as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Firef...
Read MoreReview: Brightburn (2019)
I was initially interested in Brightburn because of James Gunn’s credit as a producer, and the presence of his brother Brian and cousin Mark as writers. The trailers were intriguing, but in general, I’m not big on modern horror movies. Brightburn’s premise centers around a simple question: wha...
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