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David Ayer is looking back on one of his biggest movies, which wound up being one of his biggest disappointments – Suicide Squad.

The director tackled the 2016 movie, which starred the likes of Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Viola Davis and Cara Delevingne. Despite being a box office hit, it was largely panned by critics. David was not involved with the sequel, which premiered in 2021 and was directed by James Gunn.

During a recent interview, the director opened up about the experience, explaining how it “broke” him.

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David Ayer is speaking his truth.

The Suicide Squad director spoke out regarding his 2016 effort, and the studio’s revision of his original vision, in an emotional letter on Thursday (July 29).
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WarnerMedia is not giving in to fan demands.

Following the release of Zack Snyder‘s Justice League cut on HBO Max, fans have been leading social media campaigns for Warner Bros. to release the David Ayer director’s cut of 2016′s Suicide Squad with #ReleaseTheAyerCut, as well as demanding Zack direct his own version of the comics with #RestoreTheSnyderVerse.

Execs are standing up to the social media campaign in a new interview with Variety after fans began harassing and even threatening the studio.

“We’re not tolerating any of that. That behavior is reprehensible no matter what franchise you’re talking about or what business you’re talking about. It’s completely unacceptable. I’m very disappointed in the fans that have chosen to go to that negative place with regard to DC, with regard to some of our executives,” WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff said.

“It’s just disappointing because we want this to be a safe place to be. We want DC to be a fandom that feels safe and inclusive. We want people to be able to speak up for the things they love, but we don’t want it to be a culture of canceling things that any small faction isn’t happy with. We are not about that. We are about positivity and celebration.”

She also shot down rumors of future projects for a Justice League trilogy with Zack Snyder, saying she’s “very thankful for his many contributions to DC,” but the release of his cut marks “the completion” of the director’s DC films.

“We’re very happy we’ve done this, but we’re very excited about the plans we have for all the multi-dimensional DC characters that are being developed right now.”

She added there are no plans to develop the demanded Suicide Squad cut.

“We wanted to give Zack the opportunity to complete his vision in a four-hour movie, which is impossible to do in theaters. We’re happy that we have HBO Max to let the rope out as it were and allow the fans to see all four hours of Zack’s vision,” she went on to say.

As it turns out, these actors shot their Justice League scenes separately.

Find out why Justice League is presented in 4:3 format.

After the release of Zack Snyder‘s cut of Justice League, fans have been asking Warner Bros. to release director David Ayer‘s cut of Suicide Squad.

Ayer, who directed the 2016 movie, has previously revealed that he shot more scenes with Jared Leto than what fans saw in the film.

Now, WarnerMedia Studios CEO Ann Sarnoff is shooting down any hope that the Ayer Cut will ever see the light of day. In a new interview about the success of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, she responded to the fan campaign for the Ayer Cut.

“We won’t be developing David Ayer’s cut,” she told Variety.

David responded to the news on Twitter by simply tweeting, “Why? 🥺,” with the sad-face emoji.

A reboot of the Suicide Squad franchise from director James Gunn is in the works and David responded to a fan who questioned why an Ayer Cut would be released at this time. He said, “That would be horrific brand management to do that. No one has suggested that. Let James crush it.”

Shia LaBeouf poses for a photo alongside his co-star Bobby Soto at a drive-in screening of their movie The Tax Collector on Thursday (July 30) at the Vineland Drive-In in City of Industry, Calif.

The guys participated in a Q&A with writer and director David Ayer after the screening, which was held as part of the ArcLight Advance Pop-Up series.

Here is the film’s synopsis: David (Soto) and Creeper (LaBeouf), are “tax collectors” for the crime lord Wizard, collecting his cut from the profits of local gangs’ illicit dealings. But when Wizard’s old rival returns to Los Angeles from Mexico, the business is upended, and David finds himself desperate to protect what matters more to him than anything else: his family.

The movie will be released in theaters, on VOD, and on Digital HD on August 7. Watch the trailer below!

Fans were concerned after seeing the debut trailer for Shia LaBeouf‘s new movie The Tax Collector that he may have been cast to play a Latino character when he is not of Latin descent.

One concerned viewer tweeted at the film’s director, David Ayer, and asked for clarification.

“Hey, really important question that I think you should answer publicly in 2020. Is Shia Lebouf playing a Latino character in Tax Collector? If so, why didn’t you cast a Latin actor?” the Twitter user tweeted.

David responded, “Really important answer – Shia is playing a whiteboy who grew up in the hood. This is a Jewish dude playing a white character. Also the only white dude in the movie.” David also added, “I grew up hood and I’m a whiteboy. Chicano culture is inclusive – I’ve seen whiteys, Asians, Blacks, Filipinos all putting in work for the hood. It’s part of street culture.”

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Shia LaBeouf definitely gets into some extreme method acting!

Director David Ayer recently spoke out in an interview about the 34-year-old The Tax Collector actor’s serious commitment to different roles.

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“He’s one of the best actors I’ve worked with, and he’s the most committed to body and soul. He had a tooth pulled on Fury, and then on Tax Collector, he got his whole chest tattooed. So he kind of goes all in, and I’ve never known anyone that committed,” David revealed.

The Tax Collector is scheduled to be released in August, and follows two tax collectors for a crime lord named Wizard whose business becomes upended, resulting in one of them desperately protecting his family from an old rival. Watch the thrilling first trailer!

Check out the latest photos we have of Shia‘s tattooed chest.