When James Gunn was let go by Disney, there was no one expecting him to stay unemployed for very long. Well, the time has already passed as Warner Bros. and DC have made their move to help catch up with Marvel Studios by hiring Gunn to write and possibly direct a sequel to Suicide Squad. All of this comes after Disney released Gunn for some controversial old tweets that had resurfaced and brought into the spotlight.
Deadline is reporting that Gunn has indeed been confirmed as the writer of the script for Suicide Squad 2. Gavin O'Connor had been attached to direct the movie but he's since moved on to direct Torrance which will star Ben Affleck and is also under the Warner Bros. banner.
Earlier this year, Disney released Gunn after the tweets from almost a decade ago had come back up. It was quite surprising that he was let go or at least not brought back, after his two Guardians of the Galaxy movies brought in more than $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office.
The tweets were no secret as they had already been something brought into the picture many years ago and Gunn had already apologized for them. After they came back around again, Disney parted ways with the successful director and writer which led to Warner Bros. swooping in.
