James Gunnhasrevealed on Twitterthat the red band trailer forThe Suicide Squadhas already broken the record for most views accumulated by an R-rated trailer in its first week online, just a few weeks afterMortal Kombatset the new benchmark.
The soft reboot of the titular team of comic book antiheroes has notched up over 151 million views since debuting, blasting pastMortal Kombat’s 116 million, which by itself shattered the previous tallies set by Fox’sLoganandDeadpool 2. Now, all we need is to see Harley Quinn and the gang face off against Liu Kang, Raiden and the rest in the crossover to end all crossovers. Speaking of Liu Kang,Mortal Kombat’sLudi Linacknowledged the news ina tweet of his own, saying “Can’t make a Suicide Squad without a few “fatalities” along the way. Congrat[sp] @JamesGunn. But we’re keeping the title of Best Bromance of the year!”
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Having two in-house trailers set records so quickly is yet another win for Warner Bros. in 2021, with the studio looking increasingly vindicated in thedivisive decisionto release its entire slate of movies on HBO Max the same day they arrive in theaters. Not only isGodzilla vs. Kongon track tosmash pandemic-era box office records, but hybrid releasesThe Little ThingsandTom & Jerryboth managed to top the domestic charts during their respective opening weekends, and you may have heard about theintimate dramacalledZack Snyder’s Justice League.
The firstSuicide Squadmay have made a lot of money, but it’s hardly regarded as one of the best DC Comics adaptations. Gunn’s built-in popularity from helming theGuardians of the Galaxyduology for Marvel Studios and thewild red band trailerpromising all sorts weird, wild, wacky and wonderful shenanigans has seen the second outing for the mismatched misfits generate plenty of buzz.
The promise ofSylvester Stallonevoicing King Shark and the surprise cameo of Starro at the end of the first promo sawThe Suicide Squadseize the zeitgeist, and given his background in the realm of R-rated genre insanity, Gunn is clearly pulling out all of the stops to ensure that the movie is the ideal distillation of his insane vision.
The Suicide Squadis scheduled for release in theaters and HBO Max on August 6. You can check out the filmmaker’s reaction below, and obviously, he used the trailer’s breakout star to celebrate the news.
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