While the coronavirus pandemic has heavily impacted the film industry,
director James Gunn is promising that two of his highly anticipated films are scheduled to be released on time.
Gunn, 53, said on Twitter Sunday that The Suicide Squad, a sequel to the 2016 film, is moving along as planned for its release on August 6, 2021.
“Right now there’s no reason for #TheSuicideSquad release date to move,” Gunn said. “We are on or ahead of schedule. We were extremely fortunate to wrap shooting & set up editing from our homes (due to a post production team & studio with foresight) before quarantine.”
Right now there’s no reason for #TheSuicideSquad release date to move. We are on or ahead of schedule. We were extremely fortunate to wrap shooting & set up editing from our homes (due to a post production team & studio with foresight) before quarantine. https://t.co/URRFXX58r3
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 12, 2020
In another tweet, Gunn shared the same update for the third Guardians of the Galaxy film, which does not yet have a release date.
“Right now the plans with Vol 3 are also exactly the same as they were before coronavirus,” he said.
Right now the plans with Vol 3 are also exactly the same as they were before coronavirus. https://t.co/cVHe31gtPQ
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 12, 2020
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The Suicide Squad, a Warner Bros. film, features returning cast members Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, and Viola Davis, with newcomers John Cena, Pete Davidson, Idris Elba, and more. Filming wrapped in early March.
Gunn was originally fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 by Disney after past controversial tweets resurfaced, but was eventually rehired after stars Chris Pratt, Zoë Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, and Dave Bautista wrote an open letter defending Gunn. He agreed to shoot the film after completing The Suicide Squad.
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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many films have had their release dates postponed, including Marvel films Black Widow, The Eternals, Thor: Love and Thunder, Captain Marvel 2, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Other films postponed include No Time to Die, Top Gun: Maverick, Indiana Jones 5, Morbius, Mulan, Wonder Woman 1984, and A Quiet Place Part II.
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