The Suicide Squad: James Gunn proposes DC crossover with Scooby-Doo
The Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker is set to direct next year’s star-studded supervillain adaptation
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.James Gunn has proposed a crossover between Scooby-Doo and his forthcoming DC comics film The Suicide Squad.
Gunn, who previously directed Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, wrote the script for the live-action Scooby-Doo adaptation released in 2002.
The comments came in response to a fan on Twitter, who suggested a crossover between the goofy Great Dane and Rocket Raccoon, the CGI character voiced by Bradley Cooper in the Guardians franchise.
Gunn was quick to shut down talk of a Guardians/Scooby-Doo crossover, noting that Warner Bros owns the rights to Scooby-Doo, while Rocket falls under the umbrella of Disney.
Then the filmmaker added: “But, you know, an animated Mystery Ink/The Suicide Squad film is always possible.”
The Suicide Squad is scheduled to be released in August 2021.
The film will be a standalone sequel to David Ayer’s critically panned 2016 film Suicide Squad, which focused on the unlikely team-up between a group of DC supervillains, including The Joker (Jared Leto), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and Deadshot (Will Smith).
Many of the 2016 film’s cast are set to return, including Robbie and Viola Davis. A host of new additions have already been announced, including Idris Elba, John Cena and Peter Capaldi.
Gunn also recently confirmed on Twitter that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic had not brought production on the film to a halt. According to Gunn, filming has already concluded, and the filmmakers had ”set up editing from our homes” thanks to “a post production team & studio with foresight”.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments