Last night, The DC Extended Universe accomplished something no movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been able to do, whenSuicide Squadtook home the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Interestingly enough,Mel Gibsonwas also in the audience as his movieHacksaw Ridgewas nominated for several awards, including Best Director. Why is this interesting? Well, because there have been reports that Warner Bros. is trying to court the Australian director to helmSuicide Squad 2. Before the ceremony happened, he finally addressed the rumors publically.
Entertainment Tonightcaught up withMel Gibsonon the red carpet before the 89th annual Academy Awards ceremony.Gibsonhad been in director’s jail for quite some time, following some horrible PR incidents in the early 2000s that had to do with him getting arrested for a DUI and saying some racially insensitive things, which is putting it lightly. ButHacksaw Ridgeput him back on the map and now Warner Bros. wants in on it. He addressed theSuicide Squad 2rumors last night and though he didn’t rule it out, he certainly didn’t seem as though he was super committed to it at this point. Here is what he had to say.
“I don’t know. I just met some guys about story points. It’s not a done deal or anything, but it’s just fun to shoot the pool, you know, when it comes to stories. I love doing it. And if we can elevate any type of concept, it’s good. We’ll see”
Despite quite a bit of divisiveness, the firstSuicide Squadhas enjoyed a tremendous amount of success. It most recently picked up the Oscar for Hairstyling and Makeup, and that is just the latest accomplishment the movie has been able to claim. The movie also crushed at the box office, bringing in a grand total of $745 million. The third movie in theDC Extended Universealso managed to have a very successful soundtrack, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media in addition to being certified platinum for shipping over 1 million copies. All of that seemingly in spite of the fact thatSuicide Squadcurrently holds a measly 26 percent approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. So it is no wonder Warner Bros. is going after big name talent likeMel GibsonforSuicide Squad 2.
David Ayer, who directed the firstSuicide Squad, will be busy directing the Harley Quinn spinoffGotham City Sirens, so that is why he won’t be returning to the director’s chair for the sequel. Assuming Warner Bros. can’t getMel Gibsonto sign on,Daniel Espinosa(Safe House) is reportedly the studio’s next choice. At the momentGibsonis also working on a sequel toPassion of the Christ, but that movie doesn’t seem quite ready yet, so he could do theSuicide Squadsequel while things get buttoned up on that project.
Will Smith,Margot Robbie,Jared Letoand the rest of the core cast from the first movie are expected to return forSuicide Squad 2. We will have to wait and see how this all shakes out but, at least right now, it is most definitely true thatMel Gibsonis at least considering entering the world of modern superhero movies. you may check out the full interview clip for yourself below.
