James Gunn offers a candid update on the next DCU spinoff of The Suicide Squad and why the show is taking longer than he originally expected.

Gunn described his Suicide Squad as "gory." " [The] movies that it's somewhat based on, those 1970s war movies, those are hardcore movies," Safran explained.

It isn't the same old Task Force X folks might have seen before, however. In 2016, director David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad” was a hit at the box office though got hit by bad reviews. Gunn’s ...

"The Suicide Squad" writer-director James Gunn on his film's politics, Margot Robbie's rampage and the fallout from getting fired by Disney.

James Gunn is opening up about cancel culture in light of the release of his looming movie “The Suicide Squad,” set to be released Aug. 5. Getty Images

Gunn also reinvents characters featured in the 2016 "Suicide Squad" movie. Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) wasn't very impressive in the earlier film, but he's a bonafide hero in this one.

In a new Superman behind-the-scenes clip, James Gunn shares the touching story of how he fell in love with a new rescue dog after losing his dog Wesley during the making of Suicide Squad. He didn’t feel ready “for many years,

James Gunn has built a reputation as one of the most recognizable names in the comic book movie world, thanks to his work on Guardians of the Galaxy , The Suicide Squad , Peacemaker , Creature Commandos ,