James Gunn Confirms “The Suicide Squad” Runtime & Post-Credits Scene
Writer/director James Gunn will often answer a fan’s or media outlet’s question (or two, or three) on Twitter, and end up revealing some pretty relevant information about his films. He’s done just that for The Suicide Squad, his upcoming foray into the DC Comics world for Warner Bros. Gunn confirmed both the exact runtime and the fact that there will be a post-credits scene. He also praised one of his actors, and threw a little good humored shade at one of his favorites.
So how long is Gunn’s film? It’s 2 hours and 12 minutes long, which, if you’re keeping score, is a few minutes longer than David Ayer’s 2016 film Suicide Squad (2 hours and 3 minutes). This also means that The Suicide Squad runtime is a little longer than the film that made Gunn’s name, Guardians of the Galaxy (2 hours and 5 minutes), and a little shorter than his followup, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2 hours and 18 minutes). The Suicide Squad‘s length gives Gunn’s antiheroes plenty of time for epic action sequences and untimely deaths.
2 hours and 12 minutes. #TheSuicideSquad That was a very inaccurate dream. https://t.co/vsW5NfW1rx
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 16, 2021
I hope this isn’t the most important question, as I think the movie itself is what matters most, but yes. #TheSuicideSquad https://t.co/hiieNqsJyK
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 16, 2021
Gunn also revealed that he loved working with Daniela Melchior, who plays Ratcatcher II, and that his Guardians of the Galaxy pal Michael Rooker revealed, to Gunn’s dismay, the fact he was playing Savant—but Gunn seems to have forgiven him.
Daniela. Rooker, of course, only because he once posted a picture of himself with his Savant hair in the muddle of filming (but if he weren’t a maniac we wouldn’t love him so much). And there are 3 or 4 improvised lines but most of it was in the script. #TheSuicideSquad https://t.co/SvskMZQQ4j
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) June 16, 2021
The Suicide Squad hits theaters and HBO Max on August 6.
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Featured image: Caption: (L-r) IDRIS ELBA as Bloodsport and KING SHARK in Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero action adventure “THE SUICIDE SQUAD,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures/™ & © DC Comics
