Director James Gunn took to Twitter to firmly deny rumors about his upcoming sequel to Suicide Squad. Referring to a news post about a possible appearance of Batman villain Poison Ivy, Gunn criticized the site for reporting baseless forum posts.
James Gunn’s reaction comes after speculation about a supposed series of leaks posted on popular forums 4chan and reddit. The “leaks” included a full cast list with Alice Braga as Poison Ivy, Peter Davidson as Savant and Taika Waititi as Copperhead as well as a full outline of the plot. However it’s fair to assume that James Gunn’s response means none of these details are true.
Set for release in 2021 The Suicide Squad, a follow up to the 2016 film, was originally to be directed by David Ayer with Will Smith returning as Deadshot. However Ayer left the project to work on Gotham City Sirens, a team up feature with Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn, but production is currently on pause. After initially being fired by Marvel Studios in 2018 after a campaign by prominent conservative commenters over tweets he made several years prior, James Gunn was snapped up by Warner Bros and was offered a number of DC properties to direct before he chose Suicide Squad. Gunn was also reinstated by Marvel Studios after a campaign that included the Guardians of the Galaxy cast asking Disney and Marvel to reconsider their decision.
Though no story details are currently known for The Suicide Squad, previous cast members Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang and Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag are set to return with David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher and Steve Agee providing the voice for King Shark joining the fray.
The Suicide Squad is set for release on Aug 6 2021.
Source: Digital Spy
