10 F*ck Ups That Made Suicide Squad A Disaster

10. Not Having A Firm Direction Immediately

If there's one message that comes out of all of the plans that almost changed Suicide Squad, it's that David Ayer started without a very clear plan for where he was going. He initially planned more Enchantress at the start, more Joker at the end, more backstory for Killer Croc... And all were dropped or re-envisaged on the fly.

Not sticking with one idea and one approach - including the weird sway in tone - was catastrophic.

What Should Have Happened

Don't just hire a director because; hire a director who pitches with an idea of how to make your film. For all the criticisms of Marvel employing directors who will adhere to their over-arching model for the MCU, there is value to their rigid structure.

Having a firm idea of where the film was going would have made it feel less disjointed, would have negated the need to cut so much and would have actually allowed the film to feel like it belonged to Ayer.