James Gunn on Playing in the DC Sandbox in ‘The Suicide Squad’ and Taking Big Risks
positively freaking out on Twitter after, calling it “hilariously violent and heartfelt,” an “epic all-out war story,” “weird and wonderful,” and “complete mayhem” with real “emotional stakes.”The screening was followed up with a live Q&A with the director and Gunn addressed being given free rein to play inside the DC sandbox of characters and take chances.“I mean, the amount of film directors or more specifically writer/directors, writers, or directors who have been able to come and play in a sandbox like this, as big as it is, with these classic characters, from a classic comic book company, and being given full reign to do whatever I wanted to do, I wanted to take as many risks as I possibly could,” Gunn said.“I may not be able to do