David Ayer Says ‘Suicide Squad’ Broke Him: ‘Hollywood Is Like Watching Someone You Love Get F—ed by Someone You Hate’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director David Ayer appeared on the latest episode of Jon Bernthal’s “Real Ones” podcast and cited “Suicide Squad” as his biggest heartbreak in Hollywood.
The director has been vocal over the last several years about the 2016 theatrical cut of “Suicide Squad” not being his preferred version of the film.
That cut was widely panned by critics, but Ayer has long maintained that the studio changed the film’s entire tone from his original concept. “Hollywood — I tell people — is like watching someone you love get fucked by someone you hate,” Ayer said when asked about his biggest Hollywood heartbreak. “The big one is ‘Suicide Squad.’ That shit broke me.
That handed me my ass.” “Come right off ‘Fury,’ right? I had the town in my hand — could’ve done anything, and I did do anything,” Ayer continued. “And [I] go on this journey with [‘Suicide Squad’].
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