Suicide Squad Director’s Cut Would Be ‘Easy to Complete,’ Says David Ayer

Suicide Squad director David Ayer says that a director’s cut of his DC universe movie would be “easy to complete.” The comment stands in contrast to the news of the infamous “Snyder Cut” of Justice League releasing in 2021 and costing $20 - $30 million.

Ayer made the comments in a tweet Monday, responding to a Collider editor asking why DC didn’t release his cut of Suicide Squad on a service like HBO Max.

“This is a good question,” Ayer responded. “My cut would be easy to complete. It would be incredibly cathartic for me. It’s exhausting getting your ass kicked for a film that got the Edward Scissorhands treatment. The film I made has never been seen.”

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Ayer made similar comments about other footage cut from or left in Suicide Squad. When asked about a scene from a trailer featuring Katana’s eyes being suddenly filled with a murky black liquid, Ayer said he’d filmed a scene where Enchantress uses a tendril to take over Katana and attack her allies.

Ayer also seemingly criticized the cuts that were made to Suicide Squad for ignoring some of the fundamentals of good storytelling and editing.

 “Good screenwriting means complete arcs culminating with some kind of closure for each main character,” Ayer said. “It’s not rocket science. When you cut the joists the building sags.”

Ayer says that the “only battle I won” was keeping in a bit where the character Diablo references that he’s killed women and children.

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“It was the only battle I won,” Ayer said. “Decision makers were allergic to Diablo killing his family. Look at my films - death, guilt, redemption and emancipation from toxic relationships are themes I explore as a filmmaker. The human soul is beautiful and complex.”

Ayer added that an impressive shot of Enchantress’ hand gripping June Moon and transforming her was his idea, and that he had more footage fleshing out their relationship.

Yes - Enchantress / June Moon were more solidly arced out in my cut. https://t.co/Zoaaug3cTU

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) May 24, 2020

 

With the news of Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League being revived, some DC fans have taken to calling for a similar director’s cut of Suicide Squad, which was originally supposed to end with a different villain and a much bigger Justice League connection. Ayer appears to still hold some complicated feelings on the matter, given how open he’s been to commenting on the difficult process of getting Suicide Squad to theaters.

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Ayer responded to fan questions about cut footage of Jared Leto’s Joker, saying that his “heart breaks” for the actor that much of his work never made it into the theatrical release. Leto himself also said in 2016 that a large amount of Joker footage never made it into the film.

Some fans have sinced started the hashtag “#ReleaseTheAyerCut,” a direct parallel to the “#ReleaseTheSnyderCut” that eventually got its way. It’s possible that a similar fan movement may get its way as well. Meanwhile, we're still getting James Gunn's reboot of the Suicide Squad, and last we heard, Gunn said there's no reason for his film to be delayed due to COVID-19, since it wrapped filming earlier this year. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer for IGN.

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