Warner Bros. and DC's Suicide Squad is going to be a turning point for the DCEU, whether it's intentional or not. What do I mean? Well, it's going to be a more upbeat movie than the Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And they're not doing this because of the "dark tone" from these two movies, but because of the amazing response that the trailer for Suicide Squad got that had Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody playing in the background. It was peppered with jokes from the movie, and fans loved it. The problem was that they put every joke from the movie into that trailer. So how do you fix that? You go back for reshoots.
According to David Faraci from birthmoviesdeath.com, an unnamed source reported to him that after the release of the trailer and the excitement that it produced with people, Warner Bros. requested reshoots for the film that would alter the tone of the film and giving the fans what Warner Bros. feels they want from the movie. Reshoots for a film are not uncommon, they happen all of the time. Sometimes that spells early trouble for the film (Fantastic Four reboot) but in this case it's good news. Injecting more humor into the film, and at the same time the DCEU, will help take some of the criticism off of them from people who don't like the dark and brooding tones of their DCEU films. I know that they want to separate themselves from Marvel's movies, but going dark doesn't separate you from them. It's your characters and storytelling that should separate you from the other superhero films. Give us a good story and we will show up. But you still have to be true to the character when telling that story.
Even though the name Suicide Squad doesn't really sound like a light-hearted title (I mean, it's got "suicide" in the title, right?), the comics and even the animated feature that WB Animation put out always had a hint of comedy in them. Because that's who the characters are. They joked and killed and did their job in the hopes that they wouldn't die, and maybe even escape or get released earlier than they would have before. They're a fun group to follow, as messed up as they are. I think that Warner Bros. has finally figured that out.
What were your reactions to the trailer? Are you looking forward to seeing this? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below, and if there's anything that you are curious about or want to know more about, let me know and I'll look into it for you. Either leave the questions down below, or you can contact me at comconocave@gmail.com.
Suicide Squad hits theaters August 5, 2016.
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