With James Gunn announcing that no character is safe in his new DC epic ‘The Suicide Squad’, there are only a few options of what that means for the DCEU. The main two are – No character is important for now and since anyone can be killed off, there is a good chance no character is set to return to the big screen anytime soon, including Harley Quinn and Amanda Waller; or the entire movie could be set in a parallel universe, or be some kind of an alternate ending.
Of course, you could also argue that Warner Bros. is allowing Gunn to do this so that they can bring a character back to life, based on popular demand. Since it is fiction and not real, it is pretty easy to bring back a dead character easily, especially in superhero films. In fact, this troupe has become common in the superhero genre, especially in superhero television series such as the ‘Flash’, ‘Arrow’, ‘Agents of Shield’ and ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ among many others.
This is also seen in superhero comic books, where they explore the ideas of time-travel, interdimensional travels and parallel worlds concept to justify such an event. So, when James Gunn says that no one is safe, there is a very good chance that everyone is safe. But still, it would be brilliant to see all these amazing anti-heros on screen. Also seeing some of them getting killed (possibly all of them) would be almost cathartic in some sense. Mainly because no one would be really expecting it and it would be a good watch.
And it is good that Warner Bros. has given Gunn carte blanche over the entire situation. Although, if Warner Bros. decide to be brave and not bring anyone back, that too would be a new approach and it should be commended. James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ is set to arrive in theaters on August 6th 2021.