David Ayer Jokes That Joker Vs. Superman Was Cut From ‘Suicide Squad’

Suicide Squad director David Ayer joked about a scene between Joker and Superman being cut from the DC film.

Although the Suicide Squad was a box office success and earned a legion of passionate fans, the film received mixed reviews from critics and general audiences, leading many to believe that the lukewarm reception was due to studio interference with director David Ayer’s vision. Fans have since become curious about the material that was cut from the film and one question from an inquisitive fan prompted David Ayer to joke about a Superman and Joker fight being deleted from the theatrical release.

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, all three of whom were expected to reprise their roles in the sequel before James Gunn became involved in the project. Although Suicide Squad earned mixed reviews, at best, the film became a box office hit for DC with a worldwide gross of $750 million.

Suicide Squad 2 is one of many projects currently being developed by Warner Bros. and DC Films, including The Batman, The Flash standalone film, Green Lantern Corps, Birds of Prey, Black Adam, Cyborg, Nightwing, Supergirl, New Gods, a Deathstroke film, and a Joker origin movie set outside of the DCEU.