{"id":2004515,"date":"2025-09-07T19:40:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2004515"},"modified":"2025-09-07T19:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:40:51","slug":"after-rewatching-the-suicide-squad-for-the-first-time-now-i-really-want-to-see-one-of-its-killed-off-characters-reimagined-for-the-dcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/after-rewatching-the-suicide-squad-for-the-first-time-now-i-really-want-to-see-one-of-its-killed-off-characters-reimagined-for-the-dcu\/","title":{"rendered":"After Rewatching The Suicide Squad For The First Time, Now I Really Want To See One Of Its Killed-Off Characters Reimagined For The DCU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back in 2021, <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> was released as DC\u2019s lone movie of that year, playing in theaters and being available to stream with an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/hbo-max-subscription-know-price-130351204.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:HBO Max subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">HBO Max subscription<\/a> simultaneously. Although there are a few scenes I\u2019ve rewatched in the years since, it wasn\u2019t until recently that I finally <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/rewatched-suicide-squad-know-want-090500566.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:rewatched The Suicide Squad;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">rewatched <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em><\/a> in its entirety, and it was alongside someone who\u2019d never seen the movie at all. Now that this full series of events is fresh in my mind again, I\u2019m hoping that one of the characters killed off in the James Gunn-written and directed feature will be reimagined in the DC Universe franchise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m talking about Peter Capaldi\u2019s Gaius Grieves, a.k.a. The Thinker, the scientist who spent 30 years experimenting on Starro and was promptly ripped in two by the gigantic alien starfish once it was freed from captivity in J\u00f6tunheim. Capaldi played an original take on Thinker rather than an adaptation one of the characters who\u2019ve gone by that supervillain moniker from the comics. Frankly, there wasn\u2019t anything in <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> to distinguish Grieves as superintelligent rather than just a gifted scientist other the electronics in his head, which made him resemble the New 52 version of The Thinker.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Peter Capaldi's Thinker in The Suicide Squad\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tv4TJHK4bkzTb3X_XKgysQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/717684bbd9199fba457d2f0721e9dd26\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before going further, I should remind everyone that <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> is technically set in the now-defunct DC Extended Universe. So while certain events from the movie are also canon to the DC Universe, like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/superheroes\/the-suicide-squads-james-gunn-defends-why-john-cenas-peacemaker-killed-rick-flag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacemaker killing Rick Flag Jr.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Peacemaker killing Rick Flag Jr.<\/a>, the movie as a whole is not considered to be part of the DCU. This means that aspects of the events in <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em> can be tweaked to fit within the DCU lore. So I\u2019m envisioning an alternate version of that movie where a different super-smart character, or even just any generic scientist, is substituted in for Thinker, and Gaius Grieves not involved in the story at all.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The Suicide Squad\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HyZgBpyE.ry0dxoRYp7N1Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/cfa1b54336e480b8e30df6fd67dbb7c2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Suicide Squad<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/peacemaker-latest-episode-delivered-quite-020000993.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacemaker\u2019s Latest Episode Delivered Quite The Suicide Squad Throwback, And It Turns Out James Gunn Has Had This Planned Since Season 1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Peacemaker\u2019s Latest Episode Delivered Quite The Suicide Squad Throwback, And It Turns Out James Gunn Has Had This Planned Since Season 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/suicide-squad-jai-courtney-suggests-210600571.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Suicide Squad\u2019s Jai Courtney Suggests James Gunn Is Open To Him Returning As Captain Boomerang, And I Have Some DCU Questions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">The Suicide Squad\u2019s Jai Courtney Suggests James Gunn Is Open To Him Returning As Captain Boomerang, And I Have Some DCU Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clifford DeVoe, the original incarnation of The Thinker, is one of DC Comics\u2019 oldest supervillains, having debuted in 1943\u2019s <em>All-Flash<\/em> #12. <em>The Flash<\/em> TV show featured DeVoe as the main antagonist of its fourth season, where he was played by Neil Sandilands, and I\u2019d like to see the DCU put its own spin on him. Specifically, I\u2019d like to see him depicted as a supervillain who was active decades before the present-day DCU events, harkening back to when he was a major antagonist to the Jay Garrick Flash during the Golden Age of Comics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Metahumans have been known to the world for 300 years, when <em>Superman<\/em> begins, and Golden Age heroes like Sandman (the Wesley Dodds version), Max Mercury, Bulletman, Bulletgirl and Zatara are confirmed to have existed in the DCU thanks to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/james-gunn-reveals-superman-full-221015242.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:mural in the Justice Gang\u2019s headquarters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">mural in the Justice Gang\u2019s headquarters<\/a>. Even if Jay Garrick is potentially off limits from being used in the DCU in order to avoid confusion when the more familiar version of The Flash, be it Barry Allen or Wally West, eventually appears, that doesn\u2019t mean Thinker couldn\u2019t have still been an adversary to one of these other heroes during the 1940s. It\u2019d be great to see him as a villain in some kind of Justice Society project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">None of this is meant to disrespect Peter Capaldi\u2019s performance in <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>; I just don\u2019t think Gaius Grieves added much to the story. I don\u2019t want his death to prevent a more faithful version of The Thinker from being utilized someday, as he\u2019s way too good a villain to keep on the proverbial shelf.<\/p>\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>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Warner Bros. Back in 2021, The Suicide Squad was released as DC\u2019s lone movie of that year, playing in theaters and being available to stream with an HBO Max subscription simultaneously. 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