James Gunn Picks ‘The Suicide Squad’ As His Favorite Screenplay

The Suicide Squad director James Gunn revealed which of his screenplays is currently his favorite.

Director and writer James Gun has penned several screenplays throughout his career, many of which have become beloved and acclaimed by moviegoers. During a Q&A session on his official Instagram Stories feed, James Gunn revealed which of his screenplays is his favorite, to date at least.

In the response, James Gunn noted that while he loves the films he has worked on equally, his script for The Suicide Squad is currently the screenplay that he loves the most. In addition to The Suicide Squad, James Gunn also listed Dawn of the Dead, Super, and The Specials as some of his favorite screenplays.

Check out James Gunn’s full comment on his script for The Suicide Squad below!

What’s your favorite James Gunn screenplay? Are you excited to hear The Suicide Squad is James Gunn’s own number one pick? Let us know in the comments section below!

The first Suicide Squad followed a team of supervillains who were recruited by the government for a dangerous black ops mission in exchange for reduced sentences. The ensemble cast included Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Jared Leto as The Joker. However, James Gunn is expected to deliver on the fresh take on the Suicide Squad in his upcoming movie.

Written and directed by James Gunn, The Suicide Squad stars David Dastmalchian, John Cena, Jai Courtney, Joaquín Cosío, Nathan Fillion, Joel Kinnaman, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Peter Capaldi, Julio Ruiz, Jennifer Holland, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, and Michael Rooker.

The Suicide Squad will be released in theaters on August 6, 2021.

Source: James Gunn (via Reddit)