David Ayer Promises His Suicide Squad Cut Will 'Change History'

Pop culture fans will recall that few controversies in the entertainment industry were as widely publicized over the last five years as the legions of fans pushing for the release of the so-called "Snyder cut." These DC fans fought for years to have director Zack Snyder's vision of "Justice League" restored and completed with re-shoots after Joss Whedon, who took over the film following a family tragedy for Snyder, made ample changes to how the movie was originally meant to unfold.

While we know that these fans were eventually successful, being that "Zack Snyder's Justice League" exists today, there's also been a push for another DCEU movie to receive the same treatment. David Ayer's "Suicide Squad" was also famously taken out of the director's grasp and recut with pretty banal results overall.

However, in the wake of the Snyder cut, Ayer is hopeful that "Suicide Squad" will be re-released as he intended. What's more, he's got pretty high hopes for it. In fact, in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), the writer-director suggested that not only will his cut of the much-maligned 2016 movie finally see the light of day but that it will "change the course of history."

While that might be a bit of a tall order, especially when you consider the film's abysmal Rotten Tomatoes critic rating of 26%, those who compared the two versions of "Justice League" generally conceded that the Snyder recut was much better than the Whedon version.

For fans who are unaware of the history behind "Suicide Squad," the movie originally was more or less under David Ayer's control until a viral trailer cut to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" dropped. From here, Warner Bros., fearing that Ayer's film wouldn't deliver on the hype, submitted his movie to be recut by the ad agency behind the trailer.

This, naturally, led to an uneven film that was far too focused on musical cues from popular songs and maintaining its wacky atmosphere to deliver much at all on the "Suicide Squad" director's vision. Still, far from holding a grudge after all these years, Ayer is calling for peace between fans of the original movies and the upcoming DCU.

"I absolutely can't wait to see Gunn's Superman," Ayer said of James Gunn on X. "I have to say this. Gunn is the bravest man in Hollywood these days. He's taking charge of the hardest ship to Captain in this industry. We make movies. We are entertainers ... Not elected officials leading a nation. Everyone, please chill."

Hopefully, fans who are still miffed that the Snyderverse is no longer moving forward can eventually let the issue lie, as it looks like the nails are well and truly in its coffin, regardless of what you think of it. As for Ayer's potential "Suicide Squad" recut, DC aficionados will have to decide for themselves if it meets the director's lofty praise.