SUICIDE SQUAD: Geoff Johns & David Ayer Hint At The Movie's Plot

On the heels of some massive casting announcements/confirmations for David Ayer's Suicide Squad, we have Tweets from both the director & Johns which might just give us an idea which comic arc the movie will be taking inspiration from. More past the jump..

By MarkCassidy - Dec 02, 2014 05:12 PM EST

Filed Under: Suicide Squad

I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that Warner Bros. and DC have put together one of the best CBM casts of all time (and Jai Courtney) for their Suicide Squad movie, but of course we still don't know what the plot will be. Director David Ayer has previously described the film as being similar to The Dirty Dozen, and that certainly fits in with the DC Comics team's MO, but the following Tweets from both Ayer and DC Entertainment CCO Geoff Johns might allow us to get a bit more specific with our speculation.

Could not be more excited for the cast of Squad! @jfostrander 's run is one of the best and underrated in comics history IMO. Start reading.
— Geoff Johns (@geoffjohns) December 2, 2014

Can bad people do good things? #SuicideSquad
— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) December 3, 2014

First let's address Ayer's Tweet. The Suicide Squad are a team of supervillians; many of whom are generally depicted as vicious, sadistic killers -- but they have been known to take on certain missions that allowed for some heroics from time to time. Ayer certainly seems to be suggesting that his Squad might be fighting the good fight when they debut on the big screen. Could we see the Jared Leto's Joker play the role of antagonist perhaps? Next, Johns implores us to "get reading" John Ostrander's run on the comic which lasted almost 70 issues between the late '80s and early '90s. This run kicked off with the "Trial by Fire" arc, which saw Amanda Waller gather together her Task Force X for the first time and put them to the test. This would definitely serve as a great starting point for the movie's first act anyway. What do you guys think?

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Shazam - 12/2/2014, 5:57 PM

Hmmmmm

Lazarusreborn - 12/2/2014, 5:58 PM

hmmm

BlackPhillip - 12/2/2014, 5:58 PM

Will Deathstroke be in this? I thought Hardy would be him.

Shazam - 12/2/2014, 5:58 PM

This should be a very edgy movie with some twist.......And by the way....FIRST!!

TheePeterParker - 12/2/2014, 5:59 PM

not.. 1st... but stoked

Nick56 - 12/2/2014, 5:59 PM

Really hope they draw some inspiration from Assault on Arkham especially if Joker will be the villain

Deschain99 - 12/2/2014, 6:00 PM

h . . . . m

Shazam - 12/2/2014, 6:00 PM

@ramiel

I was hope that he would be but I still think he would out shine them all.

PunkD - 12/2/2014, 6:01 PM

DC's Enchantress is appearing on the he big screen before Marvel's. Marvel dropped the ball. Excited though for this lineup. Great cast. Should be a great movie.

Deschain99 - 12/2/2014, 6:01 PM

I really hope for an "R" rating.

SpiderFraud - 12/2/2014, 6:01 PM

It's going to weird seeing Jared Leto destroy in his role beside Jai Courtney being bland as usual.

Shazam - 12/2/2014, 6:01 PM

Deathstroke is just kick ass....plain and simple! He would just downplay everyone else in the movie unless is was written in just right.

DPeterParker - 12/2/2014, 6:02 PM

well duh, they can't go around killing innocent people for 90 minutes...but would be an interesting film tho...

Shazam - 12/2/2014, 6:02 PM

@Deschain99

Probably PG 13 but a with a Unrated edition on Blu-Ray.

Shazam - 12/2/2014, 6:03 PM

But it better be "R" though!

Lazarusreborn - 12/2/2014, 6:03 PM

This is just really good news. Good or bad, I am loving the effort. With Snyder being an Executive Producer, I am sure he will have his costume designers come up with some sick uniforms.

DoctorDoak - 12/2/2014, 6:03 PM

So excited to see Leto as the Joker. Can you believe he's older than Ben Affleck?/

Deschain99 - 12/2/2014, 6:03 PM

@Shazam

You don't know that mann!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shazam - 12/2/2014, 6:05 PM

I bet the trailer for this will be off the chain though! B V S will be too. Always something to top Disney's trailers (Marvel & Star Wars).

Deschain99 - 12/2/2014, 6:05 PM

Its gonna be R its gonna be R its gonna be R . . . . .

Kurne - 12/2/2014, 6:07 PM

"wahhh. wahhh. nobody wants to watch a villain movie." - collective silly-butts not too long ago

"wahhh. wahhh. nobody wants to watch a sony villain movie." - collective right-butts now

Emblemmaniac - 12/2/2014, 6:07 PM

@DIAMNDZ

.... I didn't thought about that.... Yeah you are probably right

Shazam - 12/2/2014, 6:07 PM

@Deschain99

Trust me, I want...no. NEED a "R" rating for this movie! LOL

Kurne - 12/2/2014, 6:07 PM

Watching Flash/Arrow right now. Gon be gud.

Deschain99 - 12/2/2014, 6:08 PM

Amell can kiss Amanda Waller ass for all I care. I have a DVR.

ComicBookNerd - 12/2/2014, 6:08 PM

Vadakin - 12/2/2014, 6:08 PM

I actually think the recent animated film would be a good starting point for a Suicide Squad film.

Amanda Waller gathers a group of villains and forces them to work for her or face immediate execution but their mission, which will see them come up against the Joker, isn't quite what it seems. Meanwhile, Batman is also on the case, hunting Joker for his own reasons. As Joker's plan comes to fruition, the Batman and the Suicide Squad must put their differences aside to stop Joker and expose Waller. But then, a chance to kill Batman isn't something a team of villains turned anti-hero may be able to turn down....

There's your plot. If Joker is the villain, Batman has to show up at some stage. So why not integrate him fully into the plot, not necessarily as the lead, but as the B story that intersects and eventually combines with the A story.

Batman52 - 12/2/2014, 6:08 PM

This film doesn't need to be "R"!!!!!

Reasonnnn - 12/2/2014, 6:08 PM

@JumpingSpider Is DC ready to introduce magic to their "DARK" "GRITTY" NO JOKES universe?

Kurne - 12/2/2014, 6:09 PM

Tom Hardy's lips would have made a beautiful Apocalypse.

BlackIceJoe - 12/2/2014, 6:10 PM

I guess this team then doesn't have Vixen. It would have been cool to see her, but she is more of a hero then villain. Also does this mean Jessie isn't in the film? I guess he could still be in it and just hasn't been named yet. I can totally see Lex paying the bills so Task Force X can exist.

zippiesdrainage - 12/2/2014, 6:11 PM

An all star cast will cost them an arm and a leg and cut into the profits and make justifying a sequel more difficult. It's why Marvel goes with B list actors after RDJ.

Shazam - 12/2/2014, 6:11 PM

@DIAMONDZ

Oh Snap! That is messed up. I don't see the logic for announcing it during this event. Maybe on Thursday but today of all days???

JoJo1982 - 12/2/2014, 6:12 PM

flash/arrow episode was great

Flash vs arrow was a well done fight scene, but they SHOWED FIRESTORM!!!!!!!!!'mm

Deschain99 - 12/2/2014, 6:12 PM

@Batman52

Arlight man you gotta go. You have got to go! . .You are f*cking up my Qi mannnnnnnnnnnnnn!

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