The Jared Leto-led “Suicide Squad” will not follow in the R-rated footsteps of Ryan Reynolds‘ “Deadpool”: The upcoming Warner Bros. film has officially landed a PG-13 rating from the MPAA.
The Motion Picture Association of America assigned it the rating for “sequences of violence and action throughout, disturbing behavior, suggestive content and language.”
Generally speaking, box office opportunities are far greater for films more inclusive of the general public, though “Deadpool’s” “R” didn’t seem to hurt it too much. Still, studios highly prefer the “PG-13” — especially for comic book films, which tend to skew younger.
It is possible, however, that a “Suicide Squad” sequel could go darker — all the way to an “R” rating. Director David Ayer has even said as much.
“For an R movie, you have to decide to do it right out the gate, and that was never the case here,” he said at April’s CinemaCon. “We were always going to hit the PG-13 rating. But the film is meant to be that. It’s got edge, and it’s got attitude. And it’s got its own voice … There’s a lot in the film that’s going to surprise people.”
In "Batman v Superman," these superheroes were Serious Business. In "Suicide Squad" they seem to be more about not taking things seriously. Sure, it's probably still very dark humor (I don't know that David Ayer could make a movie that wasn't tinted black). But try imagining somebody in this eyeball mask popping up in "Batman v Superman." You can't!
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2. Villains having a drink.
Just a bunch of bad guys having fun together killing other bad guys and maybe getting drunk. Almost makes you forget that time the Super Friends couldn't get along at all two weeks ago.
When the Fresh Prince shows up in a summer blockbuster, you can usually count on him to deliver some memorable one liners ("I make these look good," "Now that's what I call a close encounter"), and he did just that in the new "Suicide Squad" trailer after he goads El Diablo into shooting flames out of his hands. "I was just trying to get you there. No hard feelings right? We good." His take on Deadshot feels like Vintage Mike Lowry from "Bad Boys."
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4. Batfleck.
Fans really enjoyed Ben Affleck as Batman in "Batman v Superman," but the movie dragged him down with its terrible Superman angst and uncomfortably self-righteous vibes. In "Suicide Squad," he's riding on top of the Joker's neon pink car. Pretty good, ahem, contrast.
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5. Leto's Joker.
This guy has been growing on me, in large part because each trailer shows a new part of what seems like a really goofy wardrobe.
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After "Batman v Superman," we were concerned about the future of the DC movieverse. But this new ad for "Suicide Squad" gives us hope.