Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice worried many fans that Warner Bros don’t know what they’re doing with their super heroes, but it seems they do know what to do with their super villains.
Early buzz for the third instalment in the DC cinematic universe, Suicide Squad, has been overwhelmingly positive, which will no doubt come as sweet relief to those disappointed by Zack Snyder’s boring brawlers, The Independent reports.
Suicide Squad has always had a lot of potential, seeming fun and irreverent compared to DC’s usual po-faced films, which like a delusional teen, are usually too busy trying to seem grown up to realise how bad they really are.
We’ve heard a lot about the cast’s unusual methods of getting into character including Cara Delevingne wandering around naked, and of course Jared Leto’s infamous gifts, which has lent the film an aura of mystique.
Now, a lucky few have seen the film, and things look very promising.
Saw Suicide Squad today! It met my expectations! Can't wait for the actual release! #SuicideSquad #earlyscreening
— ULTRA starkiller (@StarkillerUltra) May 20, 2016
Saw a free first screening of #SuicideSquad last night! The movie was #amazing! All the characters were played incredibly well! #Recommended
— Alexis Harrold (@AllRealLex) May 20, 2016
got to watch an early screening of suicide squad and it was actually pretty great!
— nikongmer (@nikongmer) May 20, 2016
Just got out of a test screening for #SuicideSquad. THIS is the movie that shouldve launched the #DCEU. Perfection film making, breathtaking
— Arjun Lal (@ArjunFromTO) May 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/chribs001/status/733818882654228484
Hopefully, this will also dismiss the conspiracy theory that film journalists were being paid by Marvel to slam their rivals over at DC.
That said, the early buzz around BvS was good and look how that turned out…
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