Oh, and for the record, if nobody ever read the comics, this is what Bloodsport looked like when he was introduced.
His only trick was that his bullets were Kryptonite tipped, which was referenced in the movie. That was all. If they changed him later after I stopped reading comics, I have no idea.
according to this interview with a german outlet superman was the main villain in the first draft
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Superman as an opponent: Harley Quinn & Co. were originally supposed to fight the DC hero in "The Suicide Squad"
Superman as an opponent: Harley Quinn & Co. were originally supposed to fight the DC hero in "The Suicide Squad"
08/06/2021 at 3:00 p.m.
Julius Vietzen
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How would that have turned out? In an interview, director James Gunn revealed that at the very beginning he planned to pit his Suicide Squad against the mighty hero Superman of all people. With us you can find out the whole story
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Suicide Squad " received a lot of criticism in 2016. One of the reasons for this is that the team of forcibly recruited super villains and antiheroesses is used against a villain duo, against whom Deadshot's firearms, Harley Quinn's baseball bat and Killer Crocs sharp teeth can't do much anyway: namely the overpowering Enchantress (Cara Delevigne) and Incubus (Alain Chanoine).
In "
The Suicide Squad ",
James Gunn only apparently makes the same mistake as his predecessor David Ayer when he takes Task Force X with firearms (Bloodsport, Peacemaker), spears (Harley Quinn) and teeth (King Shark) against the overpowering giant starfish Starro can compete. But then Starro turns out to be the perfect addition to the fireworks of madness that Gunn is burning down here.
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OF ALL PEOPLE, SUPERMAN!
Would it all work just as well if Gunn had actually stuck to his original plans? This is of course difficult to judge. In any case, Gunn wanted to send the Suicide Squad into the fight against an out of control Superman at the very beginning of the project, as he reveals to us in an exclusive interview:
"When I started writing The Suicide Squad, one idea was that they would fight Superman."
Gunn continues: “The Suicide Squad has to catch Superman for some reason. That was all, just a vague idea. It's gotten out of hand or is being controlled by someone.
And then this group of lousy super villains has to face the most powerful hero in the world. I like this idea and if DC does this sequel, then please not without me. "
THERE IS STILL A REMNANT OF SUPERMAN
In November 2017, a fairly reliable source said that the Suicide Squad had to track down and eliminate a weapon of mass destruction in its second adventure , which would then turn out to be Black Adam - played by
Dwayne Johnson , who was already engaged for the role at the time , who is now finally instead gets his own "
Black Adam " movie.
In between, at least in James Gunn's head, Superman was the central threat before he finally decided on Starro. But a remnant of Superman can still be found in the final script, after all in "The Suicide Squad" we learn that Bloodsport is in Belle Reve prison because he seriously injured Superman with a kryptonite bullet ..