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The Suicide Squad wraps filming as director James Gunn opens up on father’s death before production


James penned a heartfelt message to celebrate wrapping (Picture: Getty/Instagram)

James Gunn has confirmed that The Suicide Squad has wrapped filming, opening up about dealing with the death of his father during production.

The director penned a heartfelt statement to celebrate production wrapping, alongside a full cast and crew snap.

‘And that’s a wrap on #TheSuicideSquad. My father died two weeks before we started filming and my dog died two weeks before the end,’ he wrote.

‘It was a hard, hard time in my life and yet the most fulfilling time I’ve ever had making a movie. The professionalism, talent, compassion and kindness of this cast and crew inspired me every day.

‘Thanks to everyone involved in this film, in every stage of development, in every department – I am grateful from the bottom of my heart for you all. You are why I make movies.’

The movie, which stars Idris Elba and Margot Robbie, hasn’t had the smoothest journey after James was fired from Disney last year when he was found to have joked about rape and paedophilia in historic tweets.

Speaking about the axing, Gunn told Deadline: ‘That first day, I’m going to say it was the most intense of my entire life… It happened, and suddenly it seemed like everything was gone.

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‘I just knew, in a moment that happened incredibly quickly, I had been fired. It felt as if my career was over…’ Although he was re-hired for Guardians 3, the director maintains that Disney ‘totally had the right’ to fire him and insisted he still does not blame anyone.

By March this year, it was revealed that his script was still being used for the project and two weeks later, a statement from Gunn confirmed his return to directing.

Meanwhile, Gunn has revealed that he’s aiming to unite Marvel and DC fans, being one of the only directors to work on both franchises.

Margot Robbie stars in the upcoming movie (Picture: Getty Images)

‘As I’ve said so many times, at the end of the day, Marvel & DC fans have a lot more in common than they do not. I am now & have been for almost all my life, both,’ he previously said in a sweet Instagram message.

‘Maybe you like one more than the other – that’s cool – but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them all or that you have to tear the other down.

‘I know I & my partners at both Marvel & DC believe what’s good for one studio is generally good for all: spurring each other on daily with heartfelt, spectacular & innovative entertainment that keeps audiences around the world loving movies based on or inspired by sequential art.’

Finishing up the post, the 53-year-old wrote: ‘#marvel #dc Let’s go, team(s).’

The Suicide Squad is set for release in 2021.

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