The director of Blake Lively's 2016 survival thriller is the top choice to helm the upcoming DC antihero flick which will see the return of Will Smith and Margot Robbie.
- July 12, 2017
AceShowbiz -
"Suicide Squad 2" may finally have found its helmer in Jaume Collet-Serra. According to Deadline, the filmmaker behind Blake Lively's 2016 survival thriller film "The Shallows" is the frontrunner to helm the sequel to last year's DC antihero team-up movie.
According to the news outlet, after considering a numbers of directors including Mel Gibson, Warner Bros. has zeroed in on Collet-Serra as its top choice to direct the upcoming sequel, which will see the return of Will Smith as Deadshot and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.
Collet-Serra is a Spanish director who broke into Hollywood with his psychological thriller film "Orphan" in 2009. He's also known for directing action thriller movies like "Unknown", "Non-Stop" and "Run All Night", all of which starred Liam Neeson whom the helmer is re-teaming with for upcoming "The Commuter".
The first "Suicide Squad" film, directed by David Ayer, was released last year and earned more than $745 million worldwide despite the fact that it received a generally-negative reception from critics. Ayer has since admitted that if he could go back and do things differently, he would have made the Joker the main villain.
Meanwhile, the next "Suicide Squad" movie may start filming soon since it's close to tapping Collet-Serra to serve behind the lens. Joel Kinnaman, who will reprise his role as Rick Flag, has previously revealed that the script is being written by Adam Cozad and the movie may begin its production sometime next year.
