On X, Ayer was asked what his thinking was when having Batman arrest Deadshot (Will Smith) in front of his daughter and what the motivation behind it was. Ayer responded:
“Wish you could see the scene as shot. There’s a lot going on. It’s rich and emotional. Perhaps by arresting her father, Batman believes he’s sparing her worse trauma. Or perhaps with his own traumatic past Batman is doing what many hurt people do: he’s leaving wreckage behind him without being aware. Batman has always operated at the edge. Does he fight and arrest bad guys to protect his wounded inner child? Is he just reenacting the past from an unhealthy place? I love this kind of debate.”
The new interaction from Ayer continues to show that the director has never really left his DC past too far behind him, and he is always open to sharing his view on Suicide Squad. What is more is that fans are always looking to share their own take on some of the events of the movie, and as long as Ayer continues to appraise their thoughts, the movie will never be too far from the public consciousness.
Will the Ayer Cut of ‘Suicide Squad’ Ever Happen?
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It is incredible to believe how long the subject of Suicide Squad’s Ayer Cut has been discussed online. Even before Zack Snyder’s Justice League became the pinnacle of DC social media conversations, Ayer’s fabled version of the movie that was sliced and diced in many ways before it finally made it into cinemas was the subject of several petitions and demands to Warner Bros.
Over the years, the likelihood of the film being released has been ebbing and flowing back and forth from non-existent to almost guaranteed. Ayer has spoken to James Gunn since the latter’s arrival as the head of DC Studios, and after initially suggesting that the new cut of Suicide Squad could be on the cards, Ayer has since dropped the bomb that he now doesn’t believe it will happen.
Last week, Peacemaker Season 2 dropped several lines that almost categorically undid Suicide Squad as canon. For many fans, this seemed to be the final nail in the coffin of the Ayer Cut, but is that really the case? Next year, Suicide Squad will be 20 years old, which seems like the perfect time to close the book on the lost chapter of its history and allow everyone to move on. Will it happen? Who knows anything these days?
