David Ayer has an odd reaction to fans' latest campaign for the release of his Suicide Squad director's cut. In the years since the release of 2016's Suicide Squad, Ayer has been open about how Warner Bros. interfered with his vision for the anti-hero film and altered a significant portion of it. Spurred by the success of Zack Snyder's Justice League, another DCEU director's cut that was finally released last year, fans have taken to calling for the release of the "Ayer Cut," or Ayer's original version of the film. So far, though, Warner Bros. hasn't made any indication it intends to release Ayer's Suicide Squad, and the director himself stated last summer he would no longer speak publicly about the matter.
Nevertheless, there have still been plenty of supporters of Ayer's cut. Many of them are those who are also calling for a complete restoration of Zack Snyder's DCEU. Several of Ayer's Suicide Squad stars have even supported the idea of a director's cut, with those like Will Smith and Jared Leto stating they hope it will one day be released. Aside from sharing some peeks at his Suicide Squad, though, Ayer hasn't commented much lately on fans' efforts to get the movie released.
Some of the most fervent Snyder and Ayer supporters have been stepping up their efforts to get Warner Bros.' attention, and one of the latest tactics has been to hire a plane to fly around with the message "SnyderVerse & Ayer Cut." A video of this caught Ayer's notice, and he responded on social media with one single blushing emoji. Whether this means he is flattered by the effort or taken off guard isn't clear.
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When Ayer issued his statement about Suicide Squad last summer, he alluded to the difficult experience he had with WB altering his film and said he would never share the full story. Nevertheless, he has indicated that he would like to see his cut of the DC film released at some point. In March 2021, Ayer shared his hope that it might happen someday even as then-WarnerMedia CEO Ann Sarnoff said the studio wouldn't be developing his Suicide Squad.
The DCEU has largely begun to move in a different direction that focuses more on standalone efforts like The Batman and the potential of the multiverse. Last year's release of The Suicide Squad effectively distanced the property from Ayer's film, and similar steps are being made to shift the DCEU away from Snyder's vision. Online, a group of dedicated fans remain staunchly attached to the world Snyder and Ayer set up, yet there is no proof that Warner Bros. has any interest in revisiting it. The Suicide Squad director's cut almost certainly exists somewhere, but until WB changes its mind, fans won't be seeing it any time soon, regardless of how many planes they hire.
Source: David Ayer/Twitter