With David Ayer off directing Gotham City Sirens, Sui💟cide 🌄Squad 2 needs someone to step into the breach for its own unique brand of wackiness:
Having cut his teeth on critically-acclaimed movies Warrior and, back in 1999, Tumbleweeds, as well as Pride and Glory, O’Connor is moving up to the superhero big-leagues. He’s sure to bring with him h🅺is own brand of intense, visceral style and, hey, he’s worked with Ben Affleck before too. Get your tin foil hats on.
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Not only is O’Connor on board to helm the Suicide Squad sequel, Variety is reporting that he’s also slated to write the project, having also penned Warrior back in 2011. The internet, though, 🥀are a fickle bunch – so what have they made of the news? Do they even know who he is? And will the movie be any good? (Answers: Positively, kinda, and who knows!)
Here are the best reactions to the new Suici♉de Squad 2 director…
Wait, who?
#SuicideSquad2 pic.twitter.com/hCRSv4i63i
Gavin O' Connor for Suicide Squad? Tbh i don't 🅘know who that is but i hope he does goo♋d with it.
Gavin 🎐O Connor to direct #SuicideSquad2 What other film🎃s he directed!!!
Director's chair today, gone tomorrow
Today Gavin O'🎉Connor is directing Suicide Squad 2. Cant wait to see who's directing it tomorrow.
BEN AFFLECK MEMES
Me getting ready to like the #Sui🔯cideSquad director news pic.twitter.com/tB4Wj8weGn
Gavin O'Connor is doing Suicide Squad 2!?! pic.twitter.com/5Xඣ8KysAB2c
Some are excited...
I think O'Conner can do for SuicideSqua🌠d what Mangold did for the Wolverine franchi⛄se. Maybe not to the same degree, but hes a good director
Gavin O'Conn𝓰or on Suicide Squad 2? pic.twitter.com/hkUfDBdt9i
Gavin O'Conꦏnor is s൲o gonna double down on Suicide Squad's pulpy military adventure angle.
Others are (wisely) tempering expectations
Gavin O’Connor isn’t a bad choice for #SUICIDESQUAD2. The Accountant, Warrior & Jane Got A Gun all have merits tℱhat lend themselꦰves to Squad
Can't make Gavin O'Connor #SuicideSquad2 v🥂i✤deo until tomorrow afternoon, but will say wish was only directing. Little too Ayer-esque IMHO...
Poor Gavin. Ouch.
Ther💯e was a big fight over who was going to direct 'Suicide Squad 2' and it looks like Gavin O'Connor lo💜st cuz he has to do it. #PoorGuy
And, finally: a Mel Gibson reference. Because reasons.
I'm a massive fan actu𓆏ally⭕ (especially 'The Accountant'), but.... I was promised Mel Fucking Gibson.What gives?
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