After years of DC Comics fans clamoring for a "Snyder Cut" of the 2017 film Justice League without the content re-shot by Joss Whedon following Zack Snyder's departure due to a family tragedy, it was announced this version of Justice League will come to HBO Max. Now Director David Ayer seems interested in having a similar treatment for his 2016 movie Suicide Squad.
Suicide Squad was infamously tampered with by studio executives, who allowed a second version of the DC Comics film to be cut by a trailer house. In response to Collider Editor in Chief Steven Weintraub asking about the possibility of an Ayer Cut on Twitter, the director said it would be "incredibly cathartic" because his film "has never been seen."
According to Ayer, "It's exhausting getting your ass kicked for a film that got the Edward Scissorhands treatment." The theatrical cut of Suicide Squad was so reviled by critics and audiences that a reboot is being produced by James Gunn.
The Justice League Snyder Cut has become one of the bigger selling points for HBO Max, which will launch on PS4 and Xbox One. If Suicide Squad sees a similar treatment, it could make for an interesting double feature.