The past week has been pretty great for The Suicide Squad fans, after the first full trailer and a slew of new posters were released last Friday. To add to the fun, a second trailer made its debut in theatrical showings of Godzilla vs. Kong earlier this week, before being released online on Thursday. Those who have already gotten to watch both trailers have definitely been intrigued by how wildly different they are, as opposed to just being R-rated “red band” and PG-13 “green band” versions of the same trailer. On Thursday, The Suicide Squad writer-director James Gunn took to Twitter to explain that decision, revealing that it “bugs” him when films release similar versions of the same trailer, and that he wanted the experience of watching both to focus “on different aspects of [the] film.”
I was firm in not wanting to make two trailers exactly the same. That bugs me when they do that. If we’re going to ask fans to watch TWO, let’s give them a reason to do so, focusing on different aspects of our film. #TheSuicideSquad https://t.co/PUM8vfpwG9
