SUICIDE SQUAD Director David Ayer Sees DC Fan Negativity as a "Testament to the Power of These Characters"
Earlier this week, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn addressed "uproarious & unkind" DC Trolls, saying that their "disrespectful outcry will never, ever affect our actions." He shared his feelings forward the fan community saying that the decisions they are making in regard to their DC plans “are made with sincere hearts & integrity & always with the story in mind.”
Now Suicide Squad director David Ayer is sharing his thoughts on the negative DC fandom, and he has a very different take on it. In response to Gunn’s statement, Ayer seems to commend DC fans for their negativity. He said:
“I always saw the negativity as a testament to the power of these characters. There’s something deeply mythological in them that ignites passion on both sides.”
Ayer has a frustrating relationship with Warner Bros. because his Suicide Squad movie is not the one that he envisioned. I can see why he would support some of the negative fandom because many of the fans fought for him and the true vision of his film. In regard to his cut of Suicide Squad, he previously said:
"I put my life into Suicide Squad. I made something amazing. My cut is intricate and emotional journey with some bad people who are shit on and discarded (a theme that resonates in my soul). The studio cut is not my movie. Read that again. And my cut is not the 10-week director's cut – it's a fully mature edit by Lee Smith standing on the incredible work by John Gilroy. It's all Steven Price's brilliant score, with not a single radio song in the whole thing. It has traditional character arcs, amazing performances, a solid third-act resolution. A handful of people have seen it."
It’s still a shame that we’ll never get to see Ayer’s cut of Suicide Squad. It’s interesting to see how different filmmakers see and handle the fans of big franchises like these. For better or worse, fans are freakin’ passionate about the things they love!