Published 18:18 IST, January 29th 2021

James Gunn explains why he's had 'the most fun' writing and directing 'The Suicide Squad'

James Gunn, the writer/director of 'The Suicide Squad' has been enthusiastic about making this film, calling it the "best film" he's ever made. Read more here!

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Film maker James Gunn is an active social media user, especially on Twitter ever since HBO Max released a trailer that featured some new foot from his upcoming film,  Suicide Squ. On Wednesday, James Gunn promised that  full trailer will be worth wait and assured fans that y don't have to see Suicide Squ (2016) in order to understand new film.

Today, director posted a thre on Twitter explaining why  Suicide Squ was most fun he's h while making a movie. This is especially intriguing considering he also helmed Guardians of  Galaxy and Guardians of Galaxy Vol. 2 for Marvel Studios. Take a look at his tweet updates here:

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Behind scenes of James Gunn's  Suicide Squ (2021)

Gunn is both writer and director of upcoming film which is tenth instalment in DCEU. On January 28, a Twitter user asked Gunn, "Out of all films you've worked on which would you say has been most fun to do? And are re any you wish you could go back and change?", to which Gunn replied in a series of tweets corresponding fan's query. James Gunn said that he was in tune with his film-making abilities, as film-making was never a "fun process" for him. He ded that he chose best film crew he h worked with in his past films such as  Guardians of Galaxy and its sequel which released to critical and commercial success in 2014 and 2017, respectively. He said that he was fortunate to have a supportive studio, highly talented cast and crew backing his project. In same tweets, he said that he felt in a better place "emotionally and mentally". He also stated that film was a result of making "creativity" his ultimate priority. 

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About Suicide Squ cast and crew

On August 23, 2020, Warner Bros released behind scenes sneak peek of Suicide Squ (2021), which followed official "Roll Call" confirming cast of series.  Suicide Squ is bringing back a few fan-favourite characters from previous instalment like Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman), and Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney). This provides a small connection to previous film while allowing director James Gunn to fill out rest of roster with new characters that have connection to prior film's venture. new characters that audiences will meet for first time include Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian), Ratcatcher 2 (Daniela Melchior), and Peacemaker (John Cena).

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With a focus on new characters, and with a Peacemaker spin-off series for HBO Max on way, Warner Bros. is positioning this as a new starting off point for audiences. James Gunn is also writer and director of upcoming Guardians of Galaxy Vol. 3 which will release in 2023.  Suicide Squ is currently scheduled to release in atres and premiere on HBO Max on August 6, 2021.

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18:18 IST, January 29th 2021