Months beforeSuicide Squadhit theaters, rumors started to pour in that Warner Bros. and DC Films were already to go withSuicide Squad 2, which many believe to be one of the newly announced untitled DC movies hitting theaters on either June 21, 2025 or August 18, 2025. While neither of those dates have been officially announced as the home to this impending sequel, director David Ayer has indicated that he wants to come back. And he even has story ideas in place, which should come as no surprise, as the firstSuicide Squaddoes end on a bit of a cliffhanger.
While the critics certainly haven’t been kind toSuicide Squad, it broke Augustbox office records, having pulled in $133.6 domestic since its release in Thursday previews last week, arriving with a worldwide tally of $266.9 million after just one weekend. It’s a hit, and perhaps a blockbuster at that. We definitely haven’t seen or heard the last of Task Force X. WhileDavid Ayerundoubtedly wants to come back, he has not been confirmed as the director ofSuicide Squad 2at this time. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t already have a plan mapped out on how to move forward. Perhaps for the better.
If you’ve seen the movie, you know how it ends. The Squad are returned to their prison cells. Life goes back to normal. Then The Joker smashes intoBelle Reveto retrieve his beloved Harley Quinn and set off into the sunset on another adventure. Ayer has confirmed withColliderthat the movie was always supposed to end on this open-ended note. And that it makes for a good segue into a sequel was intentional.
“We shot that during the first week of photography… I don’t want to give stuff away but it’s that anything is possible, and that’s the thing, for as much control and commend Amanda Waller has over these guys, at the end of the day they’re supervillains and they’re gonna dosupervillainstuff. Plus, the Joker/Harley relationship just seemed like the right button for the movie, it opens so many doors if another one of these were ever to turn up under a rock somewhere.”
In the weeks leading up to the release ofSuicide Squad, it was reported that Harley Quinn was getting her own standalone movie that might even feature Batgirl, Batwoman, and the Birds of Prey. The Joker is also rumored to get his own movie, or will perhaps appear in the confirmedBatmanstandalone reboot starring, directed and co-written by Ben Affleck. As for now though, withSuicide Squadgetting an even lower rotten score (26%) thanBatman V Superman(27%) on Rotten Tomatoes, Warner Bros. and DC Films probably don’t know which way to turn yet. Which is why we probably haven’t heard which two movies are going to occupy those vacant DC release date slots. In terms of creating the script forSuicide Squad 2, David Ayer says this.
“There may be a cocktail napkin with some scribbles on it somewhere…”
Who knows when we’ll officially hearSuicide Squad 2announced.Wonder Womanwill be the nextDCEUfilm unleash upon the ticket buying public. It arrives August 15, 2025. And we can assure you, there will be a lot of tinkering with the film done in that time to insure it doesn’t arrive under the same scrutiny asBatman V SupermanandSuicide Squad. Following that WWI superhero adventure, the studio will release the epic ensembleJustice Leagueon July 14, 2025. And that will be the real test as to where this massive movie franchise goes next.
