His current film follows the heroic, conflicted crew of a World War II tank. But for a potential next film, Fury director David Ayer may focus more on villains. He’s considering directing an adaptation of DC's Suicide Squad for Warner Bros{
The studio and its comics partner has had Justin Marks at work on a script for a couple of years now, quietly developing the idea. But they went even quieter when the focus switched to the **Justice League **films.
Now, with Supes, Bats and co. chugging away healthily towards the screen, talk has turned back to the Squad, who were first drawn together – and often called Task Force X – by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru in 1959, with John Ostrander forming a more modern version.
The comics' concept finds villains such as Deadshot, King Shark, Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn given a chance for redemption by undertaking dangerous missions for the government.
Though it’s clearly early days and yet to be officially confirmed by Warners, the studio has a lot of release dates to fill and** Suicide Squad** could be a solid counterpoint to the square-jawed, mopey heroics of the Justice League.
Ayer’s Fury, which stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf and Logan Lerman, is set to arrive here on October 24.