10 Movie Moments That Were Almost WAY Darker
6. The Whole Thing Nearly Ended With Some More SHOCKING Deaths And Twists - The Suicide Squad
Back before now-Chairman of DC Studios James Gunn had officially handed in his final draft for The Suicide Squad, the writer/director actually had a rather different ending in mind for his latest team of ragtag anti-heroes.
When speaking to Cinemablend back in 2021, the Guardians of the Galaxy director explained that he actually initially landed on a conclusion that would've seen Ratcatcher 2 getting her head blown up by Amanda Waller after trying to sneak away some information about the Jötunheim laboratory.
And if that wasn't dark enough for you, Gunn also noted how after the team were all then sent back to prison, a devastated Bloodsport opted to fire a combustible bullet into Waller's chest before threatening to blow her up if she didn't do what he wanted.
Gunn himself confessed that this was "just too dark for (him)" and wasn't really the story he was trying to tell. The director was more focused on the characters' emotional journeys, and having Bloodsport finally stroking one of the rats he'd feared throughout was "the perfect ending" in his mind.
Sure beats watching their commander getting her head blown to bits, I guess.