James Gunn in Talks to Write Suicide Squad 2 for DC, May Also Direct

James Gunn, director of Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy films, is in talks to write Suicide Squad 2 for DC with an eye toward directing the next installment. (TheWrap)

Disney fired Gunn from directing the third installment of the Marvel franchise in July after old tweets from 2008 and 2009 resurfaced in which he made insensitive and controversial jokes about topics like rape and pedophilia. (THR / Heat Vision)

Far-right media figures had surfaced the tweets, likely as retribution for Gunn’s outspoken criticism of President Trump. (HuffPost)

Warner Brothers had been developing Suicide Squad 2 with The Accountant director Gavin O’Connor, who came on board a year ago but is no longer attached. (Variety)