Suicide Squad Director Nails How To Save DC Movies (& Admits 1 Big Problem)

David Ayer, the director of Warner Bros’ divisive but financially successful Suicide Squad, knows how to save DC movies. After a run of seven underwhelming box office performances in a row (exacerbated, in part, by the global pandemic that sparked a pivot to HBO Max releases), the question of what went wrong with the WB’s DCEU shared universe looms large. And with James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU reboot set to arrive after James Wan’s Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom eventually lands in cinemas in December, what comes next is even more fascinating.