{"id":1959885,"date":"2025-08-14T11:32:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1959885"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:32:17","slug":"james-gunn-wants-beloved-suicide-squad-hero-to-return-in-dcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/james-gunn-wants-beloved-suicide-squad-hero-to-return-in-dcu\/","title":{"rendered":"James Gunn Wants Beloved Suicide Squad Hero to Return in DCU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_apckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>James Gunn<\/strong> recently gave a promising update on the prospective return of a fan-favorite character from 2021\u2019s <strong>The Suicide Squad<\/strong>. Gunn, the co-head of the <strong>DC Universe (DCU)<\/strong>, wrote and directed the movie, though it was part of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The Suicide Squad received widespread acclaim from critics, but it underperformed at the box office.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">James Gunn wants to bring Idris Elba\u2019s Bloodsport into DCU<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">James Gunn expressed interest in bringing Idris Elba\u2019s Bloodsport into the DCU during a new interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/james-gunn-addresses-margot-robbie-new-dc-universe-11790579\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>. \u201cI definitely am always looking for a place to put Bloodsport and figuring that out,\u201d the filmmaker said. \u201cSo we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Suicide Squad marked Elba\u2019s only appearance as Robert DuBois \/ Bloodsport to date. The Heads of State star was reportedly brought into the project to replace Will Smith, who played Floyd Lawton \/ Deadshot in 2016\u2019s Suicide Squad, helmed by David Ayer (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/idris-elba-replacing-will-smith-suicide-squad-sequel-1191349\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>). Although the movie experienced a poor outing at the box office, a considerable portion of the DC fanbase has been in favor of seeing Elba in the DCU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Elba\u2019s iteration of Bloodsport is part of the DCEU, he can appear in the DCU through the HBO Max series Peacemaker, which effectively connects the two franchises. In a 2022 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/idris-elba-beast-suicide-squad-1235336992\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a>, Elba said that he wanted to play the character again. \u201cI would definitely like to tell the Superman story. There\u2019s no doubt,\u201d the actor said. \u201cBloodsport versus Superman. It needs to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Golden Globe winner was referring to the explanation for why Bloodsport ended up in prison in The Suicide Squad. He apparently shot Superman with a Kryptonite bullet, leading to his incarceration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In DC Comics, the Robert DuBois iteration of Bloodsport first appeared in the fourth issue of Superman (vol. 2) in 1987. Writer and artist John Byrne created the character. Before Elba, David St. Louis portrayed a version of DuBois in the CW series Supergirl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways James Gunn recently gave a promising update on the prospective return of a fan-favorite character from 2021\u2019s The Suicide Squad. 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