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For a certain section of comic book movie fans, the rivalry between the MCU and DCEU is super-serious business, even though the actors and filmmakers working for both companies have mostly insisted there is no bad blood between the two entities. Recently, filmmaker James Gunn corroborated this sentiment when he revealed MCU showrunner Kevin Feige had visited him on the sets of his upcoming DCEU film The Suicide Squad . "I told Kevin Feige before I took [The Suicide Squad] and he was very cool and supportive as he always is. He just wanted me to make a good movie. He and Lou D'Esposito even came to visit the set and watched us shoot. There isn't the enmity behind the scenes like there is in the fan community." RELATED: WandaVision Production Designer Was Wowed by Insane Sets for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad Kevin Feige and James Gunn go way back, and Gunn had first become comic book movie royalty after making Guardians of the Galaxy in the MCU under Feige. … [Read more...] about The Suicide Squad Set Got a Visit from Marvel Boss Kevin Feige

A great deal of the mystique around method acting lies in the bizarre lengths that an actor can go to while method acting. But this approach to acting can sometimes backfire. While playing the Joker in 2016's Suicide Squad , Jared Leto's preparations to play the Clown Prince of Crime grew to ridiculous proportions, with some claiming he mailed used condoms to his co-stars and gifted Margot Robbie, who was playing Harley Quinn, a dead rat. In a recent interview with GQ, Leto firmly denied the latter claim. "It's also interesting how this stuff all takes on a life of its own. But I never gave Margot Robbie a dead rat, that's just not true. I actually gave her a lot of... I found this place in Toronto that had great vegan cinnamon buns, and that was a very common thing." RELATED: WandaVision Production Designer Was Wowed by Insane Sets for James Gunn's The Suicide Squad Suicide Squad was not the first time that Jared Leto went to extreme measures to inhabit his … [Read more...] about Jared Leto Denies Ever Sending Suicide Squad Co-Star Margot Robbie a Dead Rat

Warner Bros. has always been hailed for being a director-led studio, working with auteurist filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Matt Reeves. Unfortunately, their slate of DCEU movies has been dogged by accusations of heavy-handed studio interference, from Suicide Squad to Justice League . So much so that when director James Gunn recently told a fan on Twitter that his upcoming movie The Suicide Squad is complete, Gunn went out of his way to assure fans that his film has not been interfered with in any way. "#TheSuicideSquad is fully finished and cut and I made every single choice and they never once even slightly interfered. They gave very few notes - they were usually good and minor and I took them if I wanted to and didn't if I didn't want to. Warners was creatively amazing." RELATED: DC & Marvel Director James Gunn Assures He's Not Dead After Viral Obituary Mix-Up From the start of his engagement with Warner over The Suicide Squad , James Gunn has … [Read more...] about The Suicide Squad Is Finished, James Gunn Praises Warner Bros. for Never Interfering

As you surely know by now, Suicide Squad is currently in production in Toronto, with director David Ayer bringing this team of merciless villains to life on the big screen. While there have been several photos and videos taken from the set already, we haven't seen much of Jared Leto , except for the official photo of The Joker and all of his crazy tattoos. Today we have a new rumor from the set, claiming that the actor is staying in character all day long. Take a look at what El Mayimbe had to say below. "HOT RUMOR! Sources are telling me that Jared Leto is going all out for his portrayal of the Joker in Suicide Squad & that he is staying in character behind the scenes on set. I'm also told his performance will rival if not surpass Heath Ledger 's portrayal of the Joker." RELATED: Jared Leto Denies Ever Sending Suicide Squad Co-Star Margot Robbie a Dead Rat Of course, Heath Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for his legendary portrayal of The Joker in … [Read more...] about Suicide Squad: Leto’s Joker Goes All Out, May Surpass Ledger

One of the most ambitious superhero movies is the upcoming DCEU offering from James Gunn, The Suicide Squad . After the breakout success of Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, fans are expecting big things from the filmmaker's first foray into the DCEU. And it looks like Gunn intends to oblige. When a fan asked the filmmaker on Twitter what makes The Suicide Squad different from his earlier films, Gunn provided a promising explanation. " 100% more shark (and no holds barred in any way). [Later adding] No holds barred means I wasn't constrained by the formulas of most tentpole films OR budget OR rating. YES sometimes those constraints can be a help, so I was committed to first & foremost telling a tight story about unlovable characters we could love." RELATED: Jared Leto Denies Ever Sending Suicide Squad Co-Star Margot Robbie a Dead Rat That reference to not being constrained by the formula of a tentpole feature might be seen as a knock against the MCU. … [Read more...] about The Suicide Squad Is No Holds Barred with 100% More Shark Promises James Gunn