There are a lot of questions surrounding the future of the DC Comics cinematic franchises and what
Warner Bros. Pictures has planned for these superhero characters. And while there have been questions about what's going on with characters like Superman and Green Lantern, the studio has instead turned its focus toward a surprising sequel with
The Suicide Squad helmed by director
James Gunn. But this wasn't a mandate from Hollywood executives;
Gunn chose to reboot the concept with some characters from the original movie returning instead of taking on something else.
While answering fan questions on his
Instagram Story feed, Gunn was asked if he was "offered another movie along with"
The Suicide Squad when Warner Bros. approached him.
"I was basically offered whatever I wanted," Gunn explained.
"I most wanted to do Squad."
Gunn's offer from Warner Bros. came during the period in which he was fired from making
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 by Walt Disney Studios, just after he finished the script for the
Marvel Studios film. But instead of working on that project, which was tentatively planned for a 2020 release date, the filmmaker was taken off the project for the following year as Disney dealt with the fallout of Gunn's controversial jokes made on social media before his time in the franchise.