I didn't think anything could make BVS or Justice League better ... Like nothing
But the extended version of BVS and the Snyder Cut have both shown me that WB is behind a lot of butchering...
David Ayer had a completely different version ... Just like Snyder
David Ayer Says His "Soulful Drama" Cut of 'Suicide Squad' Was "Beaten Into a Comedy"
BY ALLIE GEMMILLPUBLISHED MAY 30, 2020
Director David Ayer remains vocal on Twitter in highlighting the differences between his Suicide Squad cut and the theatrical cut we saw back in 2016. Since it was revealed Zack Snyder's cut of Justice League would finally be released via HBO Max in 2021, Ayer — in similar circumstances to Snyder after his version of Suicide Squad was edited significantly ahead of release — has been answering a large number of fan questions daily about his director's cut and advocating for its release on HBO Max, too.
Among a slew of new tweets shared on Saturday morning, Ayer addressed the 2015 Comic-Con trailer (which you can revisit below) and how, tonally, it starkly contrasts with the theatrical cut. The topic came up after a follower of Ayer's on Twitter shared their opinion the Comic-Con trailer was the "greatest isolated piece" of content from the movie. This led Ayer to respond, seemingly agreeing and going on to explain how the trailer encapsulated the tone he wanted, but which never came to fruition.
"This trailer nailed the tone and intention of the film I made," Ayer tweeted, going on to say, "Methodical. Layered. Complex, beautiful and sad. After the [Batman v Superman] reviews shell shocked the leadership at the time, and the success of Deadpool, my soulful drama was beaten into a "comedy.'"
Here, Ayer's argument seems to be that the darker, moodier tone of Snyder's
Batman v Superman, which was shared in part by
Suicide Squad, was something that needed to be changed and the tone of the more gleefully R-rated
Deadpool was the template upon which Ayer's cut was edited to match. Ayer stuck to these guns as he continued to reject
Deadpool's example and its effect on comic book movies (referred to as "CBM" in the below tweets) overall, ultimately arguing DC movies work better as "darker, more psychologically realistic" entities.
yer's other comments on Saturday morning (and which seem to be ongoing at time of reporting) also go more in-depth on his
vision for Jared Leto's Joker and
Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn, the
mask worn by
Will Smith's Deadshot, and
challenging anyone who saw his cut in an effort to vouch for his version. The director's continued efforts to make the case for his
Suicide Squad cut are intriguing, to say the least. It will be interesting to see what he reveals next.
Here's the 2015
Suicide Squad Comic-Con trailer, in case you wanna refresh your memory. Get even more updates about the new
Suicide Squad movie directed by James Gunn
here.
In new tweets from director David Ayer on his cut of Suicide Squad, he tackles the original Comic-Con trailer and how it nailed the tone he was going for.
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