Oh, DCU, You Shouldn’t Have: Suicide Squad 2016

[divider type=”space_thin”] Well, well, well…what do we have here? The DCU (DC Comics Universe), in their attempt to convince us all that they have a plan and allegedly a good one, released a full schedule of movies that are coming to theaters through 2020. The list is robust and new and…well, we’ll let you decide. Hang with us as we share our thoughts on the new info on coming attractions. “Seriously?” This was my first thought. When I saw this assignment come across my email, I thought it was a joke. No, I’m not kidding just so I have something cheeky to say in my introductory paragraph. I’d just written a blog article about Harley Quinn and I thought perhaps the BNP gang was just screwing with me. Alas, after some extensive research (by that, I mean checking Twitter), this is actually happening. As a part of Warner Bros. initiative to create their own cinematic universe for DC Comics, the Suicide Squad is getting their own movie in 2016. On one hand, this could very well suck. After all, we’re talking about a movie based on a comic book that, despite having an apparently substantial fanbase, can’t find enough readers at any given time to fill a TGI Fridays to capacity. In fact, the only time I remember the Suicide Squad truly prospering outside of the comics is on Justice League Unlimited, under the supervision of the late Dwayne McDuffie. On the other hand, this has the potential to be awesome. I mean, let’s think about it. A bunch of supercriminals tasked by the gove…