David Ayer grateful for Suicide Squad
Despite the superhero movie Suicide Squad being critically panned, its director David Ayer says that he has no regrets for helming the film, and is “grateful” to the producers for giving him chance.
Ayer adds that whether someone likes it or not, the movie is “halfway to cult status”.
It happened, after a fan asked the screen writer filmmaker on his Twitter account if he regrets doing the movie altogether. Ayer instantly responded with a “No.”
He wrote, “Not for a second. Not for one second. I got to work with amazing people. It won an Oscar, did incredible business. Launched a franchise and spinoff. And like it or not it’s halfway to cult status. I grew as a person, grew creatively. Warners [Bros; the production company] took a chance on me. I’m grateful.”
Ayer did get to work with a star-studded cast for Suicide Squad, including actors such as Jared Leto, Will Smith, and Margot Robbie. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. On an estimated budget of $ 175 million (R1126.5 crore), Suicide Squad made $745 million (R4796.6 crore) worldwide. The sequel of the film, directed by Gavin O’Connor, is slated for a 2019 release.
As for Ayer, the 49-year-old Fury director is all set to produce and direct the spin-off Gotham City Sirens, which will see Robbie’s Harley Quinn return and be joined by fellow Gotham City villains, Poison Ivy and Catwoman.
A FAN ASKED DAVID AYER ON TWITTER IF HE REGRETS DIRECTING THE MOVIE. THE FILMMAKER REPLIED, ‘NOT FOR ONE SECOND... IT DID INCREDIBLE BUSINESS, AND I GREW CREATIVELY’.